The first documented Thanksgiving ceremony in what was to become the USA took place in 1565 when a group of Spanish settlers held a mass for their safe delivery to the New World. What present day state did they land in?
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Florida
- California
Answer
The correct answer is C) Florida.
More World questions
- Who performed and co-wrote The Thanksgiving Song, which revolves around the repetition of the word turkey?
- What founding father considered the turkey a much more respectable bird than the bald eagle?
- The Wild Turkey, which is native to North America, belongs to what genus of birds?
- What was the name of the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims after their first winter in the New World?
- A Thanksgiving Day service is held in Leiden, a place where the Pilgrims stopped on their way to the New World. Where is Leiden?
- This island nation, which was the target of a US-led invasion in 1983, observes a national holiday of Thanksgiving Day on 25 October.