History
This is one of the three provinces in Canada where Thanksgiving is not an official holiday
True
False
True
They are New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
P E I
Roughly over 4 millions Canadians eat this with their Thanksgiving meal every year.
A Salmon
B Turkey
C Chicken
B Turkey
The word "pumpkin" showed up for the first time in a Cinderella fairy tale
Ture
False
False
The term stems from the Ancient Greek word pepon (meaning "large melon"), which shifted to pompon in French, Charles Perrault introduced the magical transformation of a pumpkin into a carriage in his 1697 fairy tale (Cendrillon). While Cinderella helped popularize the pumpkin in European and English folklore, it did not coin or introduce the word itself.
Why does turkey make you sleepy?
The tryptophan in turkey promotes the production of serotonin, a "feel good "neurotransmitter" The Real fact also include: Carbohydrates, Overeating and long mealtime.
Between 1921 to 1931 Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated on the same day as this special day in November
True
False
True ! it was on the Remembrance Day
The Nanaimo bar hails from this province
A AB
B BC
C ON
B BC
The original jack o lanterns were made with these vegetables
A Turnips and Potatoes
B Yam
C Zucchini
A Turnips and Potatoes
When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
A The first Monday in September
B The 2nd Monday in October
C The 2nd Friday in October
The 2nd Monday in October
Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving and not some other bird?
Because turkey is large enough to feed a family over 10 people.
True or false
True ! Turkeys were large enough to feed a family and other birds were more valuable
Cranberries grow...
A in a tree
B on a bush
C in a bog
C In the bog
People used to believe that pumpkins could cure this kind of bite
A Snake
B Spider
C Mosquito
A Snake
Canadian Thanksgiving is older than American Thanksgiving
True or false
True
The first recorded European thanksgiving celebration in North America was held in 1578 by English explorer Sir Martin Frobisher in what is now Nunavut/Newfoundland
The very first Thanksgiving in North America took place in 1578 in Canada when an explorer named Martin arrived from this country
A Norway
B French
C England
England
The traditional Thanksgiving vegetable-corn is grown on every continent except Antarctica.
True
False
True
The Pumpkin capital of the world is in this US state
A Indiana
B Ohio
C Illinois
C Illinois
The village of Morton, Illinois was officially declared the "Pumpkin Capital of the World" in 1978. It earned the title because it is home to a Libby's processing plant that produces 85% to 90% of the world's canned pumpkin.
Nanaimo bars are a regional dessert from the Yukon Territory often served at Thanksgiving.
Ture
False
False
Nanaimo bars come from the BC region named after the city by the same name on Vancouver Island
The year in which Thanksgiving was officially declared a national holiday in Canada
A 1711
B 1879
C 1902
1879
What role does Niagara Falls play in Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations-the site of the official Thanksgiving parade.
True
False
True
Are pumpkins fruits or vegetables
A Fruit
B Vegetable
A Fruit
Pumpkins are fruits because they contain seeds and develop from the flowering part of the plant. However, in culinary contexts, they are often treated and cooked as vegetables!
One reason Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in October is that its harvest comes earlier than in the US
True
false
True
The farther north you are on Earth, the colder the weather gets, which causes the harvest to come sooner.