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Or, as Canadians call it, <i>real</i> Thanksgiving.

Or, as Canadians call it, real Thanksgiving.

Americans, We Bet You Can't Pass This Quiz About Canadian Thanksgiving

Canadian Thanksgiving is, indeed, a holiday in Canada.

Canadian Thanksgiving takes place the second Monday in October every year.

Although many Canadian retailers offer sales during the US Black Friday in November. _And_ we have a holiday called Boxing Day, which is the day after Christmas, and offers similar kinds of sales.

No, we don't have a Canadian Black Friday in October.

The first Canadian Thanksgiving is said to have taken place in 1578.

(The Willison Expedition is something I just made up.)

Martin Frobisher was looking for the Northwest Passage.

His fleet was plagued by storms and thick ice that damaged Frobisher's ships. I mean, it's Canada. What did he expect? Frobisher's crew gave thanks that they survived the harsh conditions.

He didn't find the Northwest Passage.

In 1879, it was proclaimed by Parliament as "a day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed."

(These are Canadian football teams, by the way.)

The Montreal Alouettes will compete against the Edmonton Eskimos.

Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday for every province except for Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and New Brunswick.

According to the [Turkey Farmers of Canada](https://www.turkeyfarmersofcanada.ca/industry-information/industry-statistics/), Canadian households purchased a total of 2.5 million turkeys for Thanksgiving 2015.

Wow, you don't know a lot about Canadian Thanksgiving — don't let any of your Canadian friends find out. Not that they'll do anything about it; in fact, they'll probably apologize to _you_.

OK, you know a little bit about Canadian Thanksgiving, but you're not exactly an expert. What, you _didn't_ spend a bunch of time researching Martin Frobisher? How strange.

Hey, you passed! You know a fair about about Canadian Thanksgiving. Good job, eh!

Wow, you're practically an expert about Canadian Thanksgiving. You might even know more about it than Canadians do! You're secretly a Canadian at heart, aren't you?

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Americans, We Bet You Can't Pass This Quiz About Canadian Thanksgiving

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