Canadian Thanksgiving

What did Sir Martin Frobisher and his crew eat when they arrived in what is now Nunavut?

• Salt beef, biscuits,
  and mushy peas

• Jiggs' Dinner

• Turkey, pumpkin, and apple pie

• Nanaimo bars and butter tarts

In which state was the first American Thanksgiving held?

• New York

• Washington

• Massachusetts

• New Hampshire

American Thanksgiving was popularized by a magazine in the 1800s.

• True

• False

The citizens of Halifax celebrated the end of which war with a meal of turkey, squash, and pumpkin?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Seven Years' War

• The American Revolution

What is the latest date that Thanksgiving has occurred in Canada?

• Remembrance Day

• New Year's Eve

• December 25

• December 6

Today, what day is Canadian Thanksgiving observed?

• The Monday before Remembrance Day

• The second Monday in October

• It depends on the cycle of the moon

• The first Monday in October

In which provinces is Thanksgiving not a statutory holiday? (you can choose multiple answers)

• Nova Scotia

• Prince Edward Island

• Newfoundland

• Quebec

Jiggs' Dinner (salt beef, turnip, cabbage, potato,
carrot, pease pudding) is served instead of turkey in which province?

• Prince Edward Island

• Ontario

• Newfoundland

• New Brunswick

Butter tarts are a popular Thanksgiving dessert in which province?

• Ontario

• British Columbia

• Alberta

• Saskatchewan

Which province is known for serving Tourtière, a meat pie, during Thanksgiving?

• Quebec

• Manitoba

• Alberta

• British Columbia