History of Thanksgiving in Canada
Canadian Thanksgiving Traditions
Thanksgiving Foods
Thanksgiving in Other Countries
Thanksgiving Symbols
Thanksgiving and Canadian Culture
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This explorer is often credited with holding the first Thanksgiving in Canada.

Who is Martin Frobisher?

100

This main dish is most commonly served during Canadian Thanksgiving dinner.

What is turkey?

100

This orange vegetable is often roasted or mashed as a Thanksgiving side dish.

What are sweet potatoes?

100

This country celebrates its Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November.

What is the United States?

100

This bird is often considered the symbol of Thanksgiving.

What is a turkey?

100

Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated in this month.

What is October?

200

The first official Thanksgiving Day was declared in this year.

What is 1879?

200

This popular side dish, made from whipped or mashed tubers, is served alongside turkey.

What is mashed potatoes?

200

A traditional stuffing for Thanksgiving turkey often includes this type of bread.

What is cornbread?

200

Thanksgiving in this Asian country is known as Chuseok.

What is South Korea?

200

A symbol of a bountiful harvest, this horn-shaped object is often depicted overflowing with food.

What is a cornucopia?

200

Thanksgiving in Canada is closely tied to this season of the year.

What is fall (or autumn)?

300

The first Thanksgiving in Canada was a celebration of this event.

Martin Frobisher's Arctic expedition  

Frobisher, an English explorer, held a formal ceremony to give thanks for his crew's safe return after attempting to find a northern passage to the Pacific Ocean. This event, often considered one of the first recorded instances of a Thanksgiving in Canada, took place in what is now known as Frobisher Bay in Nunavut.

300

A common activity during Thanksgiving is expressing this, usually before meals.

What is giving thanks?

300

These nuts are often used in making classic Thanksgiving pies.

What are pecans?

300

Erntedankfest, a Thanksgiving-like holiday, is celebrated in this European country.

What is Germany?

300

These colored leaves, often from maple or oak trees, are symbols of the autumn season and Thanksgiving.

What are fall leaves?

300

This Canadian province does not consider Thanksgiving a statutory holiday.

What is Prince Edward Island?

400

The date of Thanksgiving was standardized in this year to the second Monday of October.

What is 1957?

400

This dessert, made from a popular autumn squash, is traditionally served after the meal.

What is pumpkin pie?

400

This root vegetable, often mashed with butter and cream, is also known as a "swede."

What is a rutabaga?

400

The Yam Festival, often compared to Thanksgiving, is celebrated in this African country.

What is Ghana?

400

This fruit, often made into a sauce or jelly, symbolizes the harvest season.

What is a cranberry?

400

This Canadian national park, one of the oldest in the world, is a popular destination for Thanksgiving weekend getaways.

What is Banff National Park?

500

Thanksgiving originally coincided with this holiday until it was moved to its own date.

What is Armistice Day?

500

This type of berry sauce is a popular accompaniment to the turkey during Thanksgiving.

What is cranberry sauce?

500

A popular French Canadian dish during Thanksgiving, this tourtière is made from this type of meat.

What is pork?

500

This island nation celebrates Thanksgiving as part of the Lantern Festival.

What is Japan?

500

The wheat sheaf is a symbol representing this part of the Thanksgiving tradition.

What is the harvest?

500

This Canadian Thanksgiving parade, featuring floats and entertainment, is held in Kitchener-Waterloo.

What is the Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Parade?

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