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[ 2006-11-23 09:00 ]

特别推荐:感恩节特辑
每逢11月第四个星期四,美国人迎来了自己最重要的传统节日感恩节。感恩节,原是清教徒为感谢上天赐与的好收成,同时,也表达了新英格兰“移民”对印第安土著居民最初的谢意。如今,这一传统节日更多意味着合家团聚。感恩节特辑帮您了解一个全方位的“感恩节”。

背景知识The Story of American Thanksgiving (Contributed by Bing Wei)

小测试 Thanksgiving Diner Quiz

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Thanksgiving Rehearsal Diner Quiz(Contributed by Bing Wei, Granny Betty's Story Time )

1. Which year did the most commonly recognized first Thanksgiving dinner/feast take place in the Plymouth Colony of the New World, hosted by the English Pilgrims?
a. 1609
b. 1621
c. 1777

2. The reason for the above Thanksgiving feast at Plymouth was to…
a. Celebrating the harvest, thanks the God and the native Indians
b. Thanks the God only
c. Thanks the weather of the New World


3. Who was the president that proclaimed in 1863 a national Thanksgiving Day to be observed every year on the fourth Thursday of November
a. President Washington
b. President Lincoln
c. President Jefferson

4. Which year was the Congressional Joint Resolution set the fourth Thursday of November as a national holiday for Thanksgiving?
a. 1939
b. 1941
c. 1955


5. What was the main meat dish the native Indian tribe, Wampanoag, brought to the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving dinner/feast in Plymouth?
a. Swan
b. Wild turkey
c. Venison

(Answer: found in The Story of American Thanksgiving