October Happenings
Every year, Canada celebrates this holiday on the second Monday of October.
Hint: The United States celebrates the same holiday in November.
Thanksgiving
Born October 11, 1884, she was the wife of one American president and the niece of another.
Eleanor Roosevelt
This October baby sang and danced The Twist.
Chubby Checker
The birth flower for October
Marigold
True or False: Pumpkin spice contains pumpkin
False
October was the ____ month in the Roman calendar.
October was the eighth month, before January and February were added.
This October baby was a motorcycle daredevil.
Evel Knievel
This Beatles singer sued the US government in October 1973, alleging that he and his lawyer were bugged and wiretapped.
John Lennon
Name one of the two zodiac signs ruling October.
Libra and Scorpio
Apples dipped in this sweet, melted topping are a fall
favorite.
Caramel
What is the largest beer festival in the world which happens in Bavaria every fall?
Oktoberfest
Artist Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881. What was his nationality?
Spanish
He was Spanish, but spent most of his adult life in France.
This "Queen of Rock and Roll" relinquished her US citizenship in October 2013. She lived in Switzerland until she died there in May 2023.
Tina Turner
Name one of October’s birthstones.
Opal and tourmaline
These sprouts make their debut in fall.
Brussels sprouts
Henry Ford introduced the Model T on October 1, 1908. What color was it?
Black.
Henry Ford famously said, "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black."
Born October 31, 1936, he starred in three popular TV series: Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, and Highway to Heaven.
Michael Landon
This "Blueberry Hill" singer passed away October 24, 2017 at age 89.
Fats Domino
What month is the meteorological equivalent of October in the southern hemisphere?
April
The seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere.
This squash can be used in place of pasta by the same name.
Spaghetti squash
This Jewish High Holy Day, which is the day of atonement, occurred on October 1 through October 2nd in 2025.
(It was the last week of September this year)
Yom Kippur
This English actress, singer, author, and theater director was born on October 1st, 1935. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards and nominations for three Tony Awards. She starred in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins in 1964 and then the musical film The Sound of Music in 1965. What is her name?
Julie Andrews
This singer's "I Want to Be Wanted" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October 1960.
Brenda Lee
What is the generic name for a hot alcoholic beverage?
A hot toddy.
Hot buttered rum is an example of a hot toddy.
On October 17, 1939, he starred in the movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. However, you may also recognize his post-WWII work as the lead actor in It’s a Wonderful Life, and Alfred Hitchcock classics such as Rear Window and Vertigo.
Jimmy Stewart