October Happenings
Every year, Canada celebrates this holiday on the second Monday of October, and the United States celebrates the same holiday on the fourth Thursday of 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
True or False: October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.
True.
October was the eighth month before January and February were added.
Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955. What company did he co-found?
Microsoft
This "Blueberry Hill" singer passed away October 24, 2017 at age 89.
Fats Domino
This is one of the zodiac signs ruling October.
Libra or Scorpio
Apples dipped in this sweet, melted topping are a fall
favorite.
Caramel
This 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
This is one of October’s birthstones.
Opal or tourmaline
These sprouts make their debut in fall.
Brussels sprouts
(Did you know they’re miniature cabbages?)
Henry Ford introduced the Model T on October 1, 1908. What color was it?
Black.
Henry Ford said, "Any customer can have a car painted any colour 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 Beatles singer sued the US government in October 1973, alleging that he and his lawyer were bugged and wiretapped.
John Lennon
This 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
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
This October baby was a motorcycle daredevil.
Evel Knievel
This singer's "I Want to Be Wanted" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October 1960.
Brenda Lee
This Jewish High Holy Day, which is the day of atonement, occurred on October 1 in 2025.
Yom Kippur
This is the generic name for a hot alcoholic beverage.
A hot toddy
Hot buttered rum is an example of a hot toddy.