What the turkey
What sound does a turkey make?
Gobble
What drink somehow becomes acceptable to spend $8 on the moment October arrives?
Pumpkin spice latte
What animal is commonly associated with witches?
Black cat
What is the key difference between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving?
Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated earlier than American Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
What is the best dish served on Thanksgiving?
I will accept any answer but if you said: 1. Stuffing +1000 or 2. Pumpkin Pie +1000
What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Ham
What date was considered the first official day of fall 2026?
September 22nd, 2026
Where are you most likely to find a vampire sleeping?
A coffin
Why do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving?
To give thanks for a successful autumn harvest and the blessings of the past year
Are pumpkins technically a fruit or a vegetable?
Fruit
What colour does a turkey's head and neck turn when it feels afraid?
bright red (same for feelings of stress and anger)
What was "fall" originally called?
Harvest
Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween?
The tradition comes from Ireland, where people carved scary faces to ward off evil spirits (turnips instead of pumpkins). When Irish immigrants came to America, they discovered pumpkins were much easier to carve
In what year was Thanksgiving declared a national holiday in Canada?
1879
Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving, and not some other bird?
It is large enough to feed a whole family/crowd and it is generally raised only for its meat
What is the official name for the loose skin hanging from a turkey's neck?
Wattle
Why do leaves change colours in the fall?
Due to shorter days and cooler temperatures cause trees to stop producing chlorophyll.
How many bones are in the average human skeleton?
206-213
From 1921 to 1930, Thanksgiving was combined with which other Canadian holiday?
Remembrance Day
What four ingredients go into making a basic pie crust?
Flour, salt, water and butter/shortening
In Thanksgiving 2025, how many whole turkeys were purchased by Canadians? Give me a percentage. I will go 3% either way.
2.1 million whole turkeys (37% of all whole turkeys that were sold over the year)
Why do Canada geese fly in a "V" formation?
To conserve energy and communicate easily during long migrations
What candy ranked as the most-ordered/top candy on platforms like DoorDash in Canada for Halloween 2025?
Nerds Gummy Clusters
Thanksgiving in Canada is recognized as a statutory holiday in all Canadian provinces/territories except for which 3?...
Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
How many pushups are needed to burn off Thanksgiving dinner?
6 000 - 7 000