Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Day, Eh!!!
This year, 2019, our friends in the Great White North will celebrate Thanksgiving on October 14th. What is this Canadian Thanksgiving you ask? Here is a bit of trivia for you to learn about it while we send our best wishes to those celebrating!
Assume N38° 46.Q1,Q2,Q3 W104° 54.Q4,Q5,Q6
Question 1: Why is it celebrated on different dates each year?
4 - Why do Canadians do anything they do, take off, eh!?
7 - Pass me another beer, ya hoser!
9 - It's celebrated on the 2nd Monday of October. USA's is the 4th Thursday of November.
Question 2: What do they serve for this harvest feast?
1 - Maple syrup, eh?
9 - Case of Molson, Tim Horton's, Poutine?
5 - The usual Harvest Feast fare, turkey, Ham, stuffing, potatoes, corn, pies, etc...
Question 3: When was it made an official holiday?
2 - Like, oh, the day after hockey was invented!
9 - I hear if you find a mouse in your beer, you get free beer, eh!
4 - Officially, since 1879, But "legally" since January 31st 1957
Question 4: What are some common things we share?
8 - Like, William Shatner is probably the best actor ever, eh!
4 - Strange Brew is probably the best movie ever, eh!
1 - Football, some areas have parades, Food, festivals.
Question 5: What famous explorer was a "First" to celebrate?
3 - Surely a McKenzie, eh!
6 - That hoser Mountie, Dudley?
5 - Samuel de Champlain held feasts of thanks. They formed the "Order of Good Cheer" and held feasts with their First Nations neighbors.
Question 6: For a brief period, what other reason was it celebrated?
8 - Justin Beiber left the country!
5 - Any reason to drink more beer, eh!
1 - End of the War of 1812, End of Lower Canada Rebellion, these were a more solemn celebration.
We hope you enjoyed the beer, oh, like I mean the quiz, eh.
I understand that all these answers could be considered correct, so be sure to use the checker, eh!
Put on your toque, don your flannel and take off, you hoser! Go get the cache, eh!!
Posted coordinates are the turnoff from the main trail to the trail that goes up the mountain. A nearby cache references Daniel's pass, so I'll go with that.