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1)Which is the correct way to spell the first colony of the pilgrims? a) Plimoth b)Plymouth c) Plighmouth answer: a) the historically correct spelling b) is the modernized version but acceptable 2) What was the cargo of the Mayflower before it transported pilgrims to the New World? a) Underpants b) pilgrim hats and shoe buckles c) wine answer : c) The Mayflower transported wine in the Portuguese wine trade and not smelly things like fish and tar. 3) What breeds were the two dogs that accompanied the pilgrims on their voyage? a) a poodle and a cockapoo b) an English Spaniel and a Mastiff c) a Bichon Frisee and a Great Dane answer:b an English Spaniel and Mastiff 4) What did Mrs. Billington say were John’s first words? a) “Buzz off Mom” b) “Mom kindly join me and my brother in repeating the Lord’s Prayer.” c) “Blimey the blasted bugger” answer: c 5) What did the Pilgrims do for their first Christmas in the new world? a) put on the Nutcracker ballet b) open presents c) work all day answer: c they started to build the first house and worked all day long. 6) What did the Pilgrims name the beach where they first met up with Indians? a) First Encounter Beach b) Maliboo hoo hoo Beach c) First Attack Beach answer: a First Encounter Beach. it is still know by this name today. 7) What did Squanto teach the pilgrims? a) how to raise corn b) the care and feeding of gerbils c) the Wampanoag version of Nutcracker Suite ballet answer: a )how to fertilize corn by putting a dead fish in the hole with the kernels 8) How many rooms did a pilgrim house have? a) one b) three c) four answer: a one room 9) Who first called Myles Standish a shrimp? a) Johnny and Francis Billington b) the Nauset c) Mrs. Standish answer: b the Nauset 10)What was Francis Billington’s big discovery? a) a video store b) pirate treasure c) two big lakes answer c: these lakes were subsequently called the Billing sea and stil are call by that name today. 11) What was the name of the first pilgrim baby born after the pilgrims left England? a) Agnes c) Lance b) Oceanus answer: Oceanus was born at sea aboard the Mayflower 17) What is according to the Billington boys the most overrated tourist attraction in America? a) Grant’s Tomb b) Plimoth Rock c)Mammoth Cave in Kentucky answer: b Plimoth Rock Bonus question for extra credit: The answer for this question can not be found in the book but by thinking really hard you might guess the correct answer. If you do this entitles you to badger your parents to take you for a visit to the Plimoth Plantation. What did William Bradford first governor of the colony say when he saw the Billingtons first boarding the Mayflower? a) Here comes trouble b) No way Jose am I allowing those folks on board. c) one of the profanest families amongst us. answer: c

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