CFL Football
Facts about Fall
Canadian Autumn Holidays
End of Summer
Getting “Loonie” (…or “Lune-y”)
100

What year was McMahon Stadium built?

1960

100

When is the Fall 2021 Equinox?

September 22nd 

100

What is the most consumed food for Canadian Thanksgiving?

Turkey

100

What is the most popular ice cream flavour in Canada?

Vanilla

100

How did the $1 coin get it’s name?

From the loon image on the “tails” side.

200

Which teams mascot is Gainer the Gopher?

Saskatchewan RoughRiders

200

The full moon closest to Autumn Equinox is called___?

Harvest Moon

200

Why is Canadian Thanksgiving earlier than American Thanksgiving?

Our harvest season is earlier

200

What is the best selling summer BBQ food?

Hotdogs

200

What year did the loonie go into circulation?

1987

300

How many teams are there in the CFL?

9

300

Which pigment decreases in the plants during autumn and makes leaves change colour?

Chlorophyll
300

What is the most popular Halloween candy in Canada?

Reese Peanut Butter Cups

300

Which summer month was National Ice Cream Month?

July

300

What is it called when there are two full moons in one month?

Blue moon

400

Which team has won the most Grey Cups?

Toronto Argonauts (23)

400

Where to Canadian geese migrate to?

Southern USA and Northern Mexico mainly (

400

What year did labour day become a holiday in Canada?

a) 1905

b) 1894

c) 1967

1894

400

Which Canadian city is known as the "Slurpee Capital of the World"?

Winnipeg, Manitoba

400

When was the first human lunar landing?

July 1969 by Apollo 11.

500

Who is to host the 2023 Grey Cup Championship?

Hamilton

500

Which festival is celebrated in Germany during the Fall season?

Oktoberfest

500

Which festival comes from a Celtic autumn tradition?

Halloween

500

Which of the following artists had a huge hit with “Summer of ‘69”?

a) Bruce Springsteen

b) Bryan Adams

c) Billy Joel

Bryan Adams

500

The name for the lunar phase when the the full moon is closest to the autumnal equinox (usually in September). Hints: there is an old-timer song and a song by Neil Young about this, and it’s brightness allows farmers to work later into the day.

Harvest moon

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