Thanksgiving
True or False: Canadian Thanksgiving was initially celebrated in November?
True
Why is Canadian Thanksgiving earlier than American Thanksgiving?
Earlier harvest season
Oktoberfest takes place every autumn in which German City?
Munich
Who wrote the classic horror novel, Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley
Is pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
How much does the average turkey weigh?
15 pounds
Canadian Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday except where?
Nova Scotia
In Ancient Greece, who was the goddess of harvest?
a) Demeter
b) Rhea
c) Melaina
What root vegetable was traditionally used to carve Jack-O-Lanterns?
a) Turnip
b) Jicama
c) Sweet Potato
a) Turnip
How much did the largest pumpkin in the world weight?
a) 100 pounds
b) 3075 pounds
c) 2749 pounds
d) 1531 pounds
c) 2749 pounds
What is the original purpose of Thanksgiving Day?
Give thanks for the harvest
What is a cornucopia filled with?
Fruits and wheat
Which Hindu festival takes place in the fall?
Diwali
Who was the first group of people in history to use scarecrows?
The Egyptians
What is the name of the full moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn?
Harvest moon
Before becoming an official holiday, what year was the very first Thanksgiving in Canada?
A)1879
B)1578
C)1913
D)1946
B) 1578
What is done to the cranberries to check if they are ready to be harvested?
They are bounced
Which Jewish holiday, celebrating the Jewish new year, takes place in the fall?
Rosh Hashanah
What do you call a male turkey?
a gobbler
Name three of the five spices found in pumpkin spice?
Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, ginger
On what date was the first official Thanksgiving held in Canada?
November 6, 1879
Which is the first country that made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Canada
What pigment decreases in plants during autumn, making them lose their green colour?
a) Chloroplast
b)Chlorophyll
c)Xanthophyll
b) Chlorophyll
What's the name for the science of growing apples?
Pomology
What does Autumn officially begin in the Northern Hemisphere?
September 22 or 23