Thanksgiving…A Day of Mourning?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnCKG5yRuqw
• The Native Americans of New England have been
hosting an annual protest in Plymouth, Massachusetts
on Thanksgiving since 1970, calling it the National Day
of Mourning. While there are several different stories
describing the first Thanksgiving, according to the
protestors, in 1637, Governor John Winthrop hosted
the first Thanksgiving to celebrate the return of soldiers
who had massacred 700 native people.
• The protests are intended to highlight the myth that
Native Americans and pilgrims lived together
peacefully.
Thanksgiving – Myths vs Facts
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFfREh7
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• Today our celebration is a mixture of myth and
fact
• What’s most important is spending time with
friends and family and celebrating all we have
to be thankful for!
What utensils did the pilgrims eat
with at the first Thanksgiving?
A – Their hands
B – Spoon and knife
C – Forks
D – Both B and C
A spooked turkey can run…
A – 50 miles an hour
B – 5 miles an hour
C – 20 miles an hour
D – 60 miles an hour
What foods were served at the first
Thanksgiving?
A – Deer, Codfish, boiled pumpkin
B – Bread, milk, and pastries
C – turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes
What native tribe helped the Pilgrims?
A – Sioux
B – Wampanoag
C – Comanche
D – Iroquios
According to popular legend, where
did the male “tom” turkey get its
name?
A – The popular show Tom and Jerry
B – Ben Franklin named it after Thomas
Jefferson when he would not allow it to be the
national bird
C – A tom cat. Wild turkeys were just like cats
back then
How many degrees can a turkey see
with its eyes?
A – 360
B – 90
C – 180
D – 270
What is a baby turkey called?
A – chick
B – squab
C – poult
D – goblet
Plymouth colony is now part of what
state?
A – New York
B – Virginia
C – Massachusetts
D – South Carolina
Which US president officially declared
Thanksgiving a national holiday?
A – George Washington
B – John Adams
C – Franklin Roosevelt
D – Abraham Lincoln
Who wanted to make the turkey the
national bird instead of the eagle?
A – John Adams
B – George Washington
C – Ben Franklin
D – Thomas Jefferson
What drink did Pilgrims bring with
them on the Mayflower?
A – beer
B – tea
C – coffee
D – wine
How can a turkey drown when its
raining?
A – By getting stuck in the mud
B – By hiding its head between its legs
C – By looking up
What vegetable did Pilgrims have
available but did not eat because they
thought it was poisonous?
A – beets
B – tomatoes
C – potatoes
D – cauliflower
Which country first adopted
Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
A – Canada
B – United States
C – Mexico
D – France
What percentage of Pilgrims who
sailed on the Mayflower survived to
celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
A – 100%
B – 75%
C – 50%
D – 20%
How high must a cranberry bounce
before its good for harvest?
A – 12 inches
B – 8 inches
C – 36 inches
D – 4 inches
How long did the first Thanksgiving
last?
A – 3 days
B – 3 weeks
C – 1 day
D – 1 month
Which gender turkey says “GOBBLE”
A – male
B – female
C – The male, but only seasonally when going to
sleep
Adams Family Thanksgiving
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VbYZDo
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The History of Thanksgiving
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73kSacgB
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