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100

True or False: Canadian Thanksgiving was initially celebrated in November?

True

100

Why is Canadian Thanksgiving earlier than American Thanksgiving?

Earlier harvest season

100

Oktoberfest takes place every autumn in which German City?

Munich

100

Who wrote the classic horror novel, Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley

100

Is pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?

Fruit

200

How much does the average turkey weigh?

15 pounds

200

Canadian Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday except where?

Nova Scotia

200

In Ancient Greece, who was the goddess of harvest?

a) Demeter

b) Rhea

c) Melaina

a) Demeter
200

What root vegetable was traditionally used to carve Jack-O-Lanterns?

a) Turnip

b) Jicama

c) Sweet Potato

a) Turnip

200

How much did the largest pumpkin in the world weight?

a) 100 pounds

b) 3075 pounds

c) 2749 pounds

d) 1531 pounds

c) 2749 pounds

300

What is the original purpose of Thanksgiving Day?

Give thanks for the harvest

300

What is a cornucopia filled with?

Fruits and wheat

300

Which Hindu festival takes place in the fall?

Diwali

300

Who was the first group of people in history to use scarecrows?

The Egyptians

300

What is the name of the full moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn?

Harvest moon

400

Before becoming an official holiday, what year was the very first Thanksgiving in Canada?

A)1879

B)1578

C)1913

D)1946

B) 1578

400

What is done to the cranberries to check if they are ready to be harvested?

They are bounced

400

Which Jewish holiday, celebrating the Jewish new year, takes place in the fall?

Rosh Hashanah

400

What do you call a male turkey?

a gobbler

400

Name three of the five spices found in pumpkin spice?

Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, ginger

500

On what date was the first official Thanksgiving held in Canada?

November 6, 1879

500

Which is the first country that made Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Canada

500

What pigment decreases in plants during autumn, making them lose their green colour?

a) Chloroplast

b)Chlorophyll

c)Xanthophyll

b) Chlorophyll

500

What's the name for the science of growing apples?

Pomology

500

What does Autumn officially begin in the Northern Hemisphere?

September 22 or 23