Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt

Using the internet sites listed below, answer the following questions about Thanksgiving.

Website #1: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1465/thanks.html

Which president first proclaimed a Thanksgiving Day?
What is the cornucopia a symbol of?
When is Thanksgiving held every year?

Website #2: http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/story.htm

Who was the Ancient Greek goddess of corn?
When is the Canadian Thanksgiving?

Website #3: http://members.aol.com/calebj/clothing.html

What did young boy pilgrims typically wear?
What are breeches?
Did most pilgrims wear black clothes with big buckles as depicted in most pictures?

Website #4: http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/cj/hlinks.html

Which of the following foods did the Pilgrims possibly have on the first Thanksgiving?

Ham?
Corn on the cob?
Turkey?
Indian corn?
Sweet potatoes?

When was the national Thanksgiving holiday approved by Congress?

Website #5: http://bostonworks.boston.com/globe/out_field/

What kind of businesses are likely to give their employees paid time off for Thanksgiving and the day after?
What kind of businesses are likely NOT to give their employees a day off around Thanksgiving?

Website #6: http://www.geocities.com/~perkinshome/thanksgiving.html

What tribe of Indians inhabited the area where the Pilgrims landed in 1620?
What was the Pilgrim custom for women regarding mealtimes?
Out of the original 102 Pilgrims, how many died the first winter?
Who was the oldest Pilgrim on the Mayflower?
How many times was William Bradford reelected governor?
Were most of the Pilgrims Separatists or Puritans?
Why aren't leaves green in the fall?

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Have a great Thanksgiving break!