Thanksgiving and Black Friday - leerjaar 1 (easy)

• Engels
• Praktijkonderwijs
• Leerjaar 1

Goals

• Learn about Thanksgiving & Black Friday
• Practise listening skills
• Learn something about English cultures

What is Thanksgiving?
What do you know about it?

The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in

1. 1620
2. 1789
3. 1621
4. 1720

BONUS: Where in Europe
did the Pilgrims set sail from?

1. London, England
2. Plymouth, England
3. Leiden, The Netherlands
4. Antwerp, Belgium

Put the correct words under the pictures!

Plymouth Rock

The Mayflower

Pilgrims

cold and snowy winter

Native American

big dinner

Plymouth monument

In which month of the year is Thanksgiving in the US?

1. October
2. November
3. December
4. September

Thanksgiving Day is always on a

1. Monday
2. Wednesday
3. Saturday
4. Thursday

00:43

What's the famous rock they descended from the boat on called?

1. Plymouth Rock
2. Leiden Rock
3. Mayflower Rock
4. Thanksgiving Rock

01:16

What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England?

1. Golden Hinde
2. Sunflower
3. Mayflower
4. Titanic

02:26

What do we call "The Indians" nowadays?

1. Indians
2. Aztecs
3. Native Americans
4. Americans

03:06

When did the Pilgrims arrive on the Mayflower?

1. 1619
2. 1620
3. 1621
4. 1622

When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

1. First Thursday of November
2. Fourth Thursday of November
3. First Tuesday of November
4. Fourth Tuesday of November

Congress made Thanksgiving Day a ______________ holiday in 1941

1. special
2. mandatory
3. legal
4. family

The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is

1. Rabbit
2. Pizza
3. Glaced ham
4. Turkey

Many people eat turkey ____ Thanksgiving.

1. on
2. at
3. in

____ pie is typical of Thanksgiving

1. Cranberry
2. Corn
3. Bean
4. Pumpkin

A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.

1. Blueberry
2. Raspberry
3. Cranberry
4. Strawberry

What was the name of the boat the pilgrim fathers used to go to America?

1. The Windrush
2. The Flowers
3. The Mayflower
4. The Sunflower

The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in

1. 1620
2. 1621
3. 1789
4. 1720

How many employees and performers take part in the parade?

1. 5000
2. 7000
3. 8000
4. 10.000

In 1924 Macy's department store started their ...

1. Thanksgiving sale
2. Thanksgiving parade
3. Thanksgiving feast
4. Thanksgiving harvest

How many times has the parade been canceled?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Why was the parade canceled during WW2?

1. Rubber and helium were needed for the war
2. It's not appropriate to celebrate when soldiers are dying
3. Hitler invaded New York
4. They ran out of turkey

How long is the parade route?

1. 1 mile
2. 2,5 miles
3. 5 miles
4. 8 miles

00:11

Wanneer in het jaar is het Black Friday?

00:55

Waarom houdt Macy's een parade?

01:14

Wat werd er onderling door winkeliers met elkaar afgesproken?

02:05

Hoe denken ze dat black Friday aan deze naam komt?

02:41

Welke andere reden geven ze voor de naam Black Friday?

03:46

Hoeveel geld wordt er per consument uitgegeven op black Friday?