| Sailing and Landing | ||
| #1 | What is the name of someone who goes on a journey? | Pilgrim |
| #2 | Give three reasons why people came to America. | Adventure, Religion, Wealth |
| #3 | How long did it take the Pilgrims to cross the Atlantic Ocean? | 2 months |
| #4 | When the Mayflower landed, were there more people on board than when they started or less? | More... a baby was born. |
| #5 | What city did the Mayflower leave from to journey to America? | Plimouth, England |
| Life in the Colonies | ||
| #1 | True or False. In colonial times, boys dressed like their fathers and girls dressed like their mothers. | True |
| #2 | What is the name of a popular cookie made with flour, nuts and dried fruit? | Snicker doodle |
| #3 | What were the school textbooks called where sheets of animal skins were mounted on wood? | Hornbooks |
| #4 | Name three jobs that boys had during colonial times. | Chopped wood, made brooms, carved utensils and tools, and cared for silkworms |
| #5 | Name three jobs that girls had during colonial times. | Plucked feathers, piece quilts, make soap, churn butter, and spun wool |
| Colonies | ||
| #1 | Name three European countries that claimed land in the Americas. | Spain, France, Portugal, Sweden, England |
| #2 | True or False. Catholics and Jews were welcomed to practice their religion in the colonies. | False |
| #3 | What was New York's first name? | New Netherlands |
| #4 | In what century did colonizing begin? | 17th century, the 1600's |
| #5 | Name the first permanent English settlement. | Jamestown |
| People | ||
| #1 | Name the daughter of Powhatan who married John Rolfe and moved to England. | Pocahantas |
| #2 | Name one of the Wampanoag who helped the Pilgrims. | Squanto or Samoset |
| #3 | What religious group came from England to the colony of Pennsylvania? | Quakers |
| #4 | Who established the most democratic colony called Penn's Woods? | William Penn |
| #5 | True or False. Phyllis Wheatley was the first governor of Virginia. | False |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| #1 | Where did people gather to dine, socialize, and sometimes sleep? | Tavern |
| #2 | Name the person in a colonial settlement who made wheels. | Wheelwright |
| #3 | Name the person in a settlement who made tools and utensils. | Blacksmith |
| #4 | Name the person in the colony who made barrels. | Cooper |
| #5 | What is a tallow? | Animal Fat for making candles |
| Final Question | |
| What is the origin of the term "big wig"? (Nowadays it means a big shot or someone influential?) | In colonial times, men wore thick wigs with lots of curls to show that they were wealthy and important. |