Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt

1.    On what day is Thanksgiving celebrated? What is that date this year?
http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/

2.  Why did the Pilgrims leave their country?
http://wilstar.com/holidays/thankstr.htm

3.  What country did they go to first?
http://wilstar.com/holidays/thankstr.htm

4.  What was the name of the Pilgrims' ship?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/sep1620.htm

5.  How many passengers were on the ship?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/sep1620.htm

6. How many of those passengers died during the journey?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/sep1620.htm

7. Where did the pilgrims land?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/nov1620.htm

8.  How many of them died during their first winter?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/nov1620.htm

9.  Who was the Wampanoag chief? Who were two other Indians who met with the Pilgrims?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/mar1621.htm

10.  Who was the governor at Plimouth? What year did he order the Pilgrims to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/oct1621.htm

11.  Who attended the first Thanksgiving feast? How many Indians? How many Pilgrims?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/oct1621.htm

12.  How long did the feast last?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/oct1621.htm

13. What were two foods the Pilgrims served? What were three foods the Indians served?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/pictimeline/oct1621.htm

14.  Post a message at our QuickTopic Thanksgiving board.
http://www.quicktopic.com/28/H/XxJqiWZMDuE

15.  Play some Thanksgiving Games at the links on this page.
http://www.wacona.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving.html

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