Voyage of the Mayflower Trivia Questions

Of the 102 passengers and roughly 30 crew, only about 50 survived the first winter. Disease, starvation, and cold took a devastating toll.

Only about half were religious Separatists; the rest were 'Strangers'—tradesmen, craftsmen, and hired workers seeking economic opportunity or adventure.

The Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England, but only after both ships (the Speedwell and Mayflower) set out from Southampton and were forced to turn back. The final departure was from Plymouth.

To prevent mutiny and establish order, 41 adult male passengers signed the compact aboard the ship on November 11, 1620, while anchored in Provincetown Harbor.

Their target was the Hudson River area (Virginia colony), but rough seas and navigational errors forced them to land at Cape Cod, far north of their intended destination.

They called themselves 'Saints' or 'First Comers.' The label 'Pilgrim' was popularized in the 1790s and later cemented by a 19th-century speech by Daniel Webster.

The ship carried no cows, pigs, or horses. Livestock would have required too much space and feed. They brought goats, sheep, chickens, and dogs instead.

The Mayflower returned to England in 1621 and was likely scrapped by 1624. It never made another voyage to America—most Pilgrims stayed permanently.