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Local Letter to Editor contributor Preuss asks: How good is your Thanksgiving trivia?

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Thanksgiving Trivia
 
1. The pilgrims fled a country to England. What was that country?
Germany
The Netherlands
Italy
Canada
 
2. What was the name of the ship they sailed on?
The Explorer
The Expedition
The Peterson
The Mayflower
 
3. Hoy many sailed on that ship?
52
102
158
4,567
 
4. What was the role of Miles Standish?
The leader of the military
A preacher
A lawyer
A cousin to Bill Frakes
 
5. Who was one of the leaders of the pilgrims?
John Smith
Miles Standish
William Bradford
Judge Connell
 
6. Where did they intend to land?
New York
New Jersey
Virginia
Minnesota
 
7. What Indian tribe helped them survive?
The Delaware Tribe
The Mohegan Tribe
The Wampanoag Tribe
The Ossenfort Tribe
 
8. The first person to set foot on land was?
An adult male
An adult female
A teenager
John Rittenhouse
 
9. When did the first Thanksgiving feast occur?
The first year
The second year
The fourth year
The ninth year
 
10. What did they eat at the feast?
Mashed potatoes
Turkey
Pears
Pizza Ranch chicken
 
 
Answers:
1. Netherlands
2. The Mayflower
3. 102
4. Leader of the military
5. William Bradford
6. Virginia
7. Wampanoag
8. An adult female
9. The second year
10. Turkey
Bill Preuss, Luverne
 
 
 

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