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Thanksgiving
Canadian Thanksgiving is the second Monday of October. When is American Thanksgiving?
Fourth Thursday of November
What's the common name for a running race/event that takes place the day of/after Thanksgiving?
A Turkey Trot
Wake Me Up When September Ends is a song by which band?
Green Day
The Proposal and Green Lantern are in the filmography of this famous Canadian actor born in October (in Vancouver!)
Ryan Reynolds
What Canadian dessert is made of usually with butter, brown sugar, maple syrup and egg in a little pie crust?
Butter Tarts
Where and during what year is most commonly known as the first American Thanksgiving?
1621, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What Canadian sports league hosts the Thanksgiving Day Classic every year?
The CFL
Good Will Hunting takes place in the Boston fall... name one of the main actors in the movie (there's three).
Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
Which German city hosts Oktoberfest each year?
Munich
Name another word for turnip (there's 4 options here - 2 from Scotland and 2 from Canada).
Why is Canadian Thanksgiving so much earlier than American Thanksgiving?
Because of the weather/temperature/cold (harvest happens sooner!)
Name one of the four provinces that does not recognize Thanksgiving Monday as a paid stat holiday.
New Brunswick, PEI, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador
The 2026-2027 NHL season started September 29. How many Canadian teams are currently in the NHL?
7
What is the name of the full moon in October?
Which province produces the most cranberries?
British Columbia (some sources also said Quebec so I'd take that)
In what decade was the first television broadcast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade?
1940s
What is the name for the horn shaped basket that is a traditional centerpiece at Thanksgiving?
Cornucopia
What species of salmon is famous for turning bright red during the BC salmon run every fall?
Sockeye salmon
SNL first premiered in October many years ago... what season is currently running?
52nd
What is an adult male turkey called?
A tom (or sometimes a gobbler?)
What year was the first NFL game played on Thanksgiving? Hint: it was the inaugural year of the NFL
1920
What is the French term for Thanksgiving?
Action de grace
In the fall, what do trees/plants stop producing, which leads to their leaves changing colour?
Chlorophyll
Halloween is thought to come from an ancient festival called Samhain, which is from which culture/region?
Celtic / Gaelic (I'd take Welsh, Scottish or Irish)