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The Mayflower Crossing

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : US History for Kids : The Mayflower Crossing

Introduction:
"This is about the Pilgrims and their trip to America."


1. What is a pilgrim?
    Someone who goes on a long journey.
    They are fans of the actor Clint Eastwood.
    A black and white bird that lives in cold areas.
    It is a group of escaped convicts.


2. Some businessmen in Holland paid for the Pilgrims to come to America. What did the Pilgrims have to do in return?
    They had to work for the businessmen for seven years.
    They had to start the Revolutionary War.
    Nothing, the businessmen were just being nice.
    They had to give up starting a new church.


3. There were 102 people on the Mayflower. What event added to their number?
    A baby was born. Awww!
    They were attacked by pirates! Eeek!
    They were over run with rats. Ewww!
    They had a cargo of finches. Peep!


4. The Pilgrims and the sailors on the Mayflower became great friends.
    True
    False


5. What did the Pilgrims take with them on their crossing?
    All of their possessions from their home.
    Only the clothes on their back.
    All of their possessions plus what they needed to start fresh.
    Only what the entire family could fit into one chest.


6. What did the Pilgrims mainly eat on the Mayflower?
    Fruit and vegetables
    Turkey, corn, and yams
    Fish and chips
    Salted meat and hard biscuits


7. Where was there to sleep on the Mayflower?
    On fur pelts they were transporting
    Feather matresses
    Floor and hammocks
    Matresses stuffed with straw


8. By the end of the trip, everyone was smelling pretty bad.
    True
    False


9. John and Francis Billington were two mischievous boys who put the entire ship in danger by starting a fire. Where did they start this fire?
    In a small clay pot.
    Next to barrels of gun powder.
    On the seat of the captain's pants.
    On the deck.


10. Where were the Pilgrims when they finally spotted land?
    Gulf of Mexico
    Lake Michigan
    Mississippi River
    Cape Cod


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