Gospel Prism

I gave this Thanksgiving quiz to our leadership. How well can you do? The answers are at the end…

1. Who was the Native American (Indian) that helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in the New World?

(a) Pocahontes
(b) Sequoia
(c) Squanto
(d) Tipacanoe
(e) Weehawken

2. What tribe did this Native American come from?

(a) Mohegan
(b) Cherokee
(c) Apache
(d) Narragansett
(e) Wampanoag

3. What was the name of the Indian chief that helped the pilgrims survive the winter?

(a) Massasoit
(b) Geronimo
(c) Oneka
(d) Mashalatubee
(e) Moytoy

4. What was the year of the Thanksgiving celebrated by the Pilgrims?

(a) 1620
(b) 1621
(c) 1630
(d) 1631
(e) 1640

5. What was the name of the English Governor who led the Pilgrims?

(a) John Cooke
(b) James Smith
(c) William Bradford
(d) Thomas Hooker
(e) Evan Backstreet

6. When date was the first Thanksgiving officially observed in the US?

(a) January 2, 1670
(b) December 18, 1777
(c) November 26, 1820
(d) November 24, 1650
(e) January 13, 1940

7. Which US Presidents initially favored a national day of Thanksgiving?

(a) Washington, Adams, Madison
(b) Washington, Jefferson, Q Adams
(c) Jefferson, Q Adams, Madison
(d) Lincoln, McKinley, Garfield
(e) Bush, Clinton, Bush

8. Which president led to the proclamation for the official day of Thanksgiving we celebrate today?

(a) Washington
(b) Madison
(c) Lincoln
(d) FDRoosevelt
(e) Eisenhower

9. Which gender of turkey says “gobble, gobble”?

(a) The female, when she is eating
(b) The male, but only seasonally and when going to sleep
(c) The female, when she has indigestion
(d) The male, when he is angry and disturbed
(e) They both do

10. The original Thanksgiving lasted how long?

(a) 1 evening
(b) 1 whole day
(c) 2 days
(d) 3 days
(e) 1 week

11. What is a baby turkey called?

(a) A chick
(b) A squab
(c) A poult
(d) A goblet
(e) A nabber

12. What’s the name of the natural sedative (makes you sleepy) that turkeys contain?

(a) Tryptophan
(b) Nembutal
(c) Xanax
(d) Quaaludes
(e) Mebaral

13. What was the favorite drink of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower?

(a) Beer
(b) Wine
(c) Rum
(d) Water
(e) Cider

14. What was the name of the document the Pilgrims signed together?

(a) The Joint Pilgrim Resolution
(b) A United Constitution
(c) Blessed Convictions
(d) The Mayflower Compact
(e) The Massachusetts Declaration

1. C, 2. E, 3. A, 4. B, 5. C, 6. B, 7. A, 8. D, 9. B, 10. D, 11. C, 12. A, 13. A, 14. D