Thanksgiving History: Wampanoag, Presidents & Dates Quiz

Ten documented Thanksgiving history questions covering Wampanoag voices, proclamations, and the fourth-Thursday law.

Choose one answer per question. There’s no timer. You can skip a question; unanswered questions count as incorrect.

QUESTION 01Which Native nation is central to the 1621 Plymouth harvest gathering?

WampanoagNavajo NationCherokee NationHaudenosaunee Confederacy

QUESTION 02How many days did the 1621 Plymouth harvest celebration last?

One dayThree daysSeven daysA whole month

QUESTION 03Which Wampanoag leader attended the 1621 harvest gathering?

TecumsehSequoyahOusamequinSitting Bull

QUESTION 04What did Wampanoag visitors bring to the 1621 gathering, according to the Smithsonian?

Twenty turkeysA wagon of pumpkinsBarrels of cranberriesFive deer

QUESTION 05Which president proclaimed a day of thanksgiving in November 1789?

George WashingtonThomas JeffersonAbraham LincolnTheodore Roosevelt

QUESTION 06Who promoted a common Thanksgiving holiday in a letter to Lincoln in 1863?

Susan B. AnthonySarah Josepha HaleHarriet TubmanLouisa May Alcott

QUESTION 07Which president issued the October 3, 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation?

James MadisonUlysses S. GrantAbraham LincolnGrover Cleveland

QUESTION 08Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt change the Thanksgiving date in 1939?

To move it permanently to JulyTo avoid all Thursday celebrationsTo commemorate the Wright brothersTo lengthen the holiday shopping season

QUESTION 09Which year did Congress establish Thanksgiving on November’s fourth Thursday?

1941162117891863

QUESTION 10What is the modern U.S. federal Thanksgiving date?

The last Friday of NovemberThe fourth Thursday of NovemberNovember 25 every yearThe first Monday in December

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