Quiz  /  Thanksgiving History Quiz

  • 1. 
    Where is Thanksgiving celebrated?

  • the United States and Canada
  • only the United States
  • only Canada
  • the United States, Canada, and Great Britain

  • 2. 
    Which historical event do Americans generally believe their Thanksgiving is modeled on?

  • the day in 1942 that the fourth Thursday in November was designated as Thanksgiving Day
  • the anniversary of the Martin Frobisher-led expedition celebrating safe passage in 1578
  • the treaty that ended King Philip’s War in 1676
  • a 1621 harvest feast shared by Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people

  • 3. 
    Which U.S. President issued a proclamation designating the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day?

  • Herbert Hoover
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • William Howard Taft
  • Teddy Roosevelt

  • 4. 
    Which U.S. President proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on Thursday, November 26?

  • Ronald Reagan
  • George Washington
  • Herbert Hoover
  • Abraham Lincoln

  • 5. 
    Who campaigned for a national Thanksgiving Day amidst pre-Civil War tension?

  • President Abraham Lincoln
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • William Lloyd Garrison
  • Sarah Josepha Hale

  • 6. 
    The rivalry between which two university teams began the tradition of a Thanksgiving Day football game?

  • Yale and Dartmouth
  • Harvard and Dartmouth
  • Yale and Princeton
  • Yale and Harvard

  • 7. 
    Which was the first Thanksgiving to boast the annual Macy’s parade in New York City?

  • 1927
  • 1924
  • 1960
  • 1945

  • 8. 
    When did Canada’s Parliament establish a national Thanksgiving Day on November 6?

  • 1957
  • 1879
  • 1578
  • 1949

  • 9. 
    Since which year Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated in Canada on the second Monday in October?

  • 1957
  • 1963
  • 1890
  • 1989
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