Turkey
This is the sound a male turkey makes.
What is "Gobble Gobble?"
(Female turkeys make clicking sounds)
Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated during this colorful autumn month.
What is "October?"
Long before European explorers arrived, these original people of Canada held festivals to thank nature for the harvest.
Who are First Nations/Indigenous People?
This small, red, sour berry is boiled with sugar to make a bright red sauce for the side of the plate.
What is "Cranberry?"
This iconic red leaf sits right in the middle of Canada's national flag
What is "The Maple Leaf?"
This is the common name for the fleshy, red skin that hangs under a turkeys chin.
What is a "wattle?"
This orange vegetable is scooped out at Halloween but baked into a delicious sweet pie for Thanksgiving.
What is a "pumpkin?"
This orange, sweet crop is one of the "Three Sisters" traditionally grown by Indigenous farmers, alongside corn and beans.
What is a "Squash?"
This dish is made of bread cubes, herbs, and broth, and is traditionally cooked inside the turkey.
What is "Stuffing?"
This large, buck-toothed rodent is Canada's national animal and is famous for building dams.
What is a "Beaver?"
This thick, savory sauce is made from turkey pan drippings, broth, and a thickening agent like flour or cornstarch.
What is "Gravy?"
This is the day of the week that Canadian Thanksgiving always falls on
What is a "Monday?"
Martin Frobisher, the first European to hold a Thanksgiving in Canada, came from this country across the Atlantic Ocean.
What is "England?"
This gooey, sweet Canadian treat is a tiny pastry shell filled with butter, sugar, and sometimes raisins or pecans.
What is a "Butter tart?
The person who officially decides the date of Thanksgiving in Canada acts on behalf of this famous British King.
Who is King Charles III?
This 11-letter word describes the process of soaking a turkey in a heavy salt-water solution before cooking to lock in moisture.
What is "Brining?"
Instead of a long 4-day weekend like Americans get, Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving over a weekend of this many days.
What is "Three days?"
Frobisher’s crew held their feast because they were happy to have survived a scary boat trip across this ocean.
What is "The Atlantic Ocean?"
Before we had modern supermarkets, early settlers preserved meat for the winter by covering it in this mineral to keep it from spoiling.
What is "Salt?"
This large, black-necked bird has "Canada" right in its name and flies south right around Thanksgiving.
What is a "Canadian Goose?"
Because they lack sweat glands, turkeys do this action to cool themselves down on a hot day.
What is "Panting?"
This large, feathered bird is the most famous main dish served at Thanksgiving dinner.
What is a "Turkey?"
Canadian Thanksgiving happens earlier than the American version because Canada's weather causes this farming event to finish sooner.
What is "The Harvest?"
This is a common dish people make with Thanksgiving Dinner left overs.
What is "Turkey soup?
This is the capital city of Canada where the government officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
What is Ottowa?