General Facts
Pumpkins are said to cure what, according to the old wives' tale?
Freckles
Quebec calls Thanksgiving this
Action de Grace
The restaurant that 4 of us ate Thanksgiving dinner in Ottawa 2022. fortunately for her, the vegetarian in the family was not with us
Fatboys BBQ
The major commercial shopping event immediately following American Thanksgiving but does not coincide with the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend?
Black Friday
What famous Christmas song was originally meant to be a Thanksgiving song?
Jingle Bells
According to modern Canadian Thanksgiving folklore, what is the ultimate backup emergency plan if the family turkey burns into a charred, inedible lump?
Serving Kraft dinner with crushed potato chips on top
Canada consumes more Kraft Dinner per capita than any other nation on Earth, making it the ultimate panic-mode backup meal.
The day Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated every year
What is the 2nd Monday in October?
Like today, we were not all together for Thanksgiving in 2016. Where was everyone?
Maisie and Dad were in London, England
The rest of us were at Blue Mountain Village with Gran & Papa
The way the morning after Canadian Thanksgiving completely contrast with the American post-holiday shopping frenzy known as Black Friday?
Canadians simply go back to work or take a quiet, brisk walk in the autumn leaves because Black Friday isn't tied to their Thanksgiving
The name of the day after Thanksgiving in Canada?
There is no special name
While pumpkin pie is a classic staple, what quintessential Canadian pastry often sneaks onto the Thanksgiving dessert spread as a rebellious local champion
Butter tarts are a fiercely defended Canadian icon that frequently shows up alongside or instead of pumpkin pie
He led the 1578 expedition that is widely considered the first official North American Thanksgiving service by a European explorer in present-day Nunavut?
Martin Frobisher held a ceremony to give thanks for his fleet's safe passage through the Arctic waters.
The 2 ways baseball factored prominently into our Thanksgiving 2017
Wiffleball at The Sagamore rec hall
and
A trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame
What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?
The Wampanoag
Turkeys mate for life. True or False
False, they are polygamous
The spice that is not a part of pumpkin spice?
Allspice Cinnamon Pumpkin
Cloves Nutmeg
Pumpkin spice does not contain pumpkins
What bizarre and distinctly un-festive main dish did English explorer Martin Frobisher and his crew eat during the very first recorded "Canadian Thanksgiving" in 1578?
Salted beef, mushy peas and hard biscuits
Dinner was served in this unique setting on October 10, 2020
Our garage
If Americans eat about 22 million turkeys at Christmastime, how many turkeys do they eat on Thanksgiving?
46 million
The person who said, "What if today, we were grateful for everyone?"
Charlie Brown
What is the perennial, passive-aggressive Canadian linguistic debate regarding the savory bread mixture served alongside the turkey?
Whether it is called "stuffing" (if it goes inside the bird) or "dressing" (if it is baked in a separate dish).
The only province where Canadian Thanksgiving is not a statutory holiday
Nova Scotia
The 4legged creature that became a part of our lives Thanksgiving weekend 2018
Queso Relleno
Although the pumpkin is native to North America, the pumpkin pie was actually first made in which country?
Mexico
What is the wobbly red piece of flesh on top of the beak of a turkey?
The snood