Statistics for Trivia about the Pilgrims

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
They came from which country?	England	100%
On which ship did the Pilgrims sail?	The Mayflower	100%
In which present-day state did they land?	Massachusetts	82%
In what month did the Pilgrims arrive in the New World?	December	79%
In which present-day state did they originally intend to settle?	New York	71%
In what year did they arrive?	1620	64%
Approximately what percentage of the Pilgrims survived the first year?	50%	61%
In which country did they first find religious tolerance but still moved back to the above?	The Netherlands	61%
Which Patuxet man taught the Pilgrims how to grow maize using fish as fertilizer?	Squanto/Tisquantum	50%
Which drink did the Pilgrims bring with them?	Beer	46%
By what other name were the Separatist Pilgrims known?	Puritans	46%
Which Shakespearean play was an account of that shipwreck?	The Tempest	36%
Who was their governor?	William Bradford	32%
Who was the Wampanoag chief who helped the Pilgrims survive?	Massasoit	29%
Who was the Pilgrim military leader who had hoped to marry the above?	Myles Standish	29%
Who was the ship's captain?	Christopher Jones	18%
Whom did he marry, although originally intending to propose on behalf of his friend?	Priscilla Mullins	14%
Who was the ship's cooper who became their community leader?	John Alden	11%
Which Pilgrim was shipwrecked on Bermuda on his way to Jamestown in 1609?	Stephen Hopkins	7%