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Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction?

What do you know about the origins of Thanksgiving? This quiz will test your knowledge!

Quiz ID:	#8601
Fun:	(2.53)
Difficulty:	(1.37)
Category:	History > United States
Created By:	stylintat2

#1 The first Thanksgiving was held on the fourth Thursday in November 1621.

True
False

#2 The first Thanksgiving was an all day celebration.

True
False

#3 In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt set the date for Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday of November (approved by Congress in 1941).

True
False

#4 New York was the first state to officially adopt the Thanksgiving holiday in 1817.

True
False

#5 In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast.

True
False

#6 The first Thanksgiving feast included turkey and mashed potatoes.

True
False

#7 The Plymouth colonists learned to make pumpkin pie from the Wampanoag Indians.

True
False

#8 The Thanksgiving holiday is based on the New England puritan Thanksgiving, which is a religious holiday.

True
False

#9 We have celebrated Thanksgiving every year since 1621.

True
False

#10 The pilgrims only dressed in black and white, with buckles on their hats, shoes, and clothing.

True
False

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Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction?

#1 The first Thanksgiving was held on the fourth Thursday in November 1621.

#2 The first Thanksgiving was an all day celebration.

#3 In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt set the date for Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday of November (approved by Congress in 1941).

#4 New York was the first state to officially adopt the Thanksgiving holiday in 1817.

#5 In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast.

#6 The first Thanksgiving feast included turkey and mashed potatoes.

#7 The Plymouth colonists learned to make pumpkin pie from the Wampanoag Indians.

#8 The Thanksgiving holiday is based on the New England puritan Thanksgiving, which is a religious holiday.

#9 We have celebrated Thanksgiving every year since 1621.

#10 The pilgrims only dressed in black and white, with buckles on their hats, shoes, and clothing.

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