Thanksgiving Foods
Canadian Cities Real or Fake?
Thanksgiving Symbols
Canada vs. USA
Thanksgiving History
Thanksgiving Jokes
100
The most popular main course on Thanksgiving
turkey
100
Real or Fake?
Moose Jaw
Real! Found in Saskatchewan
100
The orange vegetable commonly used as a symbol of Thanksgiving
pumpkin
100
Who had Thanksgiving first- America or Canada?
Canada
100
Why did the turkey get so “lucky” as to become the Thanksgiving bird?
Turkey was the meat of choice because it was readily available and large enough to feed multiple people.
100
"What key has legs and can't open a door?"
A Turkey
200
The way people typically prepare potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner
mashed potatoes
200
Real or Fake?
Bacon Cove
Real! Found in Newfoundland
200
'The horn of plenty', which is a symbol of the fall harvest.
What is a cornucopia?
200
Which country has usually has the biggest Thanksgiving Day parade, USA or Canada?
USA
200
True or false: when first established by the government, Thanksgiving in Canada started out as a religious holiday
True
200
Why did they let the turkey join the band?
Because he had his own drumsticks
300
Which type of apple is used traditionally in apple pie?
Granny Smith
300
Real or Fake?
Wadorking
Fake
300
What were we originally being thankful for at Thanksgiving?
In thanks for a safe passage to the New World, they reportedly served a dinner using the ship’s rations of biscuits and salt beef. In time, French, German, and Scottish immigrants added their own traditions to what would become a harvest festival.
300
Why does Canadian Thanksgiving occur earlier than American Thanksgiving?
Because it was traditionally a holiday celebrated with the harvest, and it becomes colder in Canada sooner than in America. Also, the emphasis in Canada is on the harvest; in America, the emphasis is on the pilgrims, so the timing does not matter as much.
300
Which country was the first European settler to have Thanksgiving in Canada from?
England
300
What happened to the turkey that got in a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him!
400
What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
ham
400
Real or Fake?
Keg River
Real! Found in Alberta
400
What foods were "the three sisters"?
corn, squash and beans
400
Which country has Thanksgiving the day before Black Friday?
America
400
Where did the first explorer arrive when he was searching for the Northwest Passage? (it is a province in Canada)
Newfoundland
400
What do you call a running turkey?
Fast Food
500
What is Tofurky?
Vegan turkey 
500
Real or Fake?
Saint-Louis-Du-Ha!Ha!
Real! Found in Quebec
500
Quebec celebrates Thanksgiving the same as the rest of Canada: true or false?
False. They do not take it as seriously and they simply enjoy it as a day off work & school.
500
When is Canadian vs. American Thanksgiving?
Canada: The second Monday of October. This year October 9, 2023.
USA: The fourth Thursday in November. This year November 23, 2023
500
Which explorer celebrated the first Canadian Thanksgiving?
a) Jacques Cartier b) Martin Forbisher c) John Cabot
English explorer Martin Frobisher celebrated the first Canadian Thanksgiving in 1578 whenhe was on an expedition to find the Northwest Passage to the Orient.
500
What did the turkey say to the computer?
Google, google.
600
What did the first Canadian thanksgiving dinner consist of? (3 things)
Salted beef, biscuits and mushy peas
600
Real or Fake?
Happenplace City
False!
600
The loose red skin attached to the underside of a turkey’s beak.
Wattle
600
Which provinces in Canada do not recognize Thanksgiving as an official statutory holiday?
hint: there are 4
Prince Edward Island (PEI), Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
600
What year was Thanksgiving an official governmental sanctioned holiday?
A) 1851 B) 1879 C) 1901 D) 1913
B) 1879
600
What kind of weather does a turkey like?
Fowl Weather