Test your Thanksgiving Day IQ

1. Many ancient cultures celebrated harvest festivals, including the Greeks. Who was the Greek goddess of the harvest?

a. Artemis

b. Athena

c. Demeter

d. Hestia

2. Two ships were set to bring the Pilgrims to the New World, but one developed leaks so everyone crowded onto the Mayflower. What was the name of the other ship?

a. Speedwell

b. Newhope

c. Argus

d. Liberty

3. How many Pilgrims were aboard the Mayflower?

a. 54

b. 102

c. 156

d. 204

4. What was the Mayflower Compact?

a. An agreement between the Pilgrims and the shipping company to take them to Virginia.

b. A document signed by passengers that became the basis for government in the colony.

c. A pledge of religious tolerance and freedom.

d. An agreement signed by passengers that they would abide by certain rules aboard ship.

5. After they arrived, the Pilgrims were befriended by Indians of which tribe?

a. Ojibwa

b. Maskegon

c. Algonquin

d. Wampanoag

6. A famous statue of Chief Massasoit stands in Plymouth, Mass., and on the Utah State Capitol grounds. Who was the sculptor of this statue?

a. Cyrus Dallin

b. Mahonri Young

c. Truman O. Angell

d. Frederic Remington

7. Who was the first governor of the Plymouth Colony?