Oh Canada, Oh Turkey
Which day of the week is Thanksgiving officially observed on in Canada?
the second Monday in October
This bird is the traditional centerpiece of most Canadian Thanksgiving dinners.
Turkey
Pumpkins are members of this plant family, which also includes cucumbers, squash, and melons.
Gourd Family
Roughly this percentage of Canadians eat turkey as part of their Thanksgiving meal each year. (within 10%)
87%
In this province, Thanksgiving weekend often overlaps with the Celtic Colours International Festival, celebrating music and fall foliage.
Nova Scotia
Which country celebrated Thanksgiving first — Canada or the United States?
Canada
This sauce, made from tart red berries, is one of the most recognizable sides served with turkey.
Cranberry Sauce
This early Indigenous agricultural system—combining pumpkins, beans, and corn—helped sustain many communities long before European settlers arrived.
Three Sisters Planting Method
Canadian Thanksgiving takes place this many weeks before the American Thanksgiving.
Six weeks
Families in this prairie province might include perogies and cabbage rolls alongside turkey at Thanksgiving, reflecting its strong Ukrainian heritage.
manitoba
Thanksgiving in Canada is most closely tied to what type of seasonal event?
The Harvest
This province is famous for pairing Thanksgiving turkey with a wild berry sauce made from its native fruit, often called a “partridgeberry.”
Newfoundland and Labrador
Most canned pumpkin used in pies actually comes from this closely related squash variety, not from the pumpkins people carve.
butternut squash or Dickinson pumpkin
According to Statistics Canada, Canadians buy approximately this many million whole turkeys each Thanksgiving season. (Closest One Wins, Everyone Guess)
2.5 - 3 Million
This province’s Thanksgiving meals often feature butter tarts and pumpkin pie, with maple syrup sourced from its own sugar bushes.
Ontario
In which year did Canada officially make Thanksgiving a national holiday,? (closest one gets the points)
1957
While pumpkin pie reigns supreme today, settlers in early Upper Canada often made pies from this orange root vegetable, due to pumpkin scarcity.
Carrot
In 2019, this Canadian city set a Guinness World Record by displaying over 30,000 carved pumpkins at its annual Pumpkinferno celebration. (Everyone guess a town in Ontario Closest wins the Points)
Keene, Ontario
The average roasted turkey served at Canadian Thanksgiving weighs about this many kilograms.
5-7 kg
Thanksgiving tables often include wild game such as venison, reflecting the region’s hunting traditions and vast open land.
Saskatchewan
In what Canadian province was Thanksgiving not widely observed until the 20th century because the harvest season occurred much later in the year?
Newfoundland and Labrador
In French-Canadian Thanksgiving traditions, this savoury meat pie is often served instead of turkey, reflecting Québec’s rural heritage.
Tourtiere
Pumpkin pie became a symbol of Thanksgiving largely thanks to settlers from this region, who brought the tradition north after the American Revolution.
New England Loyalists
In 2022, the average cost of a full Thanksgiving dinner for a family of four in Canada increased by this percentage due to inflation and food costs. (Within 5%)
12%
Especially in this province, many Thanksgiving tables feature salmon or Dungeness crab instead of turkey, reflecting local harvests from the Pacific.
British Colombia