CANADIAN TV AND FOOD
What is serviced at a Swiss Chalet restaurant that is good to put on your chicken?
A. ketchup
B. mustard
C. Swiss Chalet sauce
C. Swiss Chalet sauce
The Erie Canal connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
True or False
(False – it is the Welland Canal that connects the two.)
Who established a French claim to Canada in 1535?
A. Buzz Aldrin
B. Jacques Cartier
C. Vasco de Balboa
B. Jacques Cartier
Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae served as a medical officer in the First World War and wrote what is considered to be Canada’s most famous war poem. What is the title?
A. In Flanders Fields
B. High Flight
C. In the Trenches
A. In Flanders Fields
What are the territories of Northern Canada?
A. Alaska and Yukon
B. Northwest Territories and Alaska
C. the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
C. the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
What Canadian TV show has the following characters in it: Detective William Murdock, Dr. Julie Ogden and Constable George Crabtree?
A. Murder She Wrote
B. Perry Mason
C. Murdock Mysteries
C. Murdock Mysteries
Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are known as the Maritime Provinces.
True or False
(False – they are the Prairie Provinces.)
New York City has Wall Street as their financial district. What does Toronto have for its financial district?
A. Rodeo Drive
B. Bay Street
C. 5th Avenue
B. Bay Street
What publication was known as the Homesteaders Bible?
A. the Eaton’s catalogue
B. the Farmer’s Almanac
C. The Sear’s Catalogue
A. the Eaton’s catalogue
Prince Edward Island Nation Park is situated along the island's north shore, fronting the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It was established in 1937 and the park's mandate includes the protection of many broad sand beaches, sand dunes and both freshwater wetlands and salt marshes.
In what province it is located in?
A. Prince Edward Island
B. Nova Scotia
C. Newfoundland
A. Prince Edward Island
In real life this actor was from British Columbia and not Beverly Hills as in the 90210 TV show shows. Who is he?
A. Jason Priestly
B. Lee Majors
C. Jimmy McNichol
A. Jason Priestly
The rose is the provincial flower of Ontario.
True or False
(False – it is the trillium.)
What jolly snowman presided over Quebec City’s Winter Carnival?
A. The Jolly Green Giant
B. Bernice the Beaver
C. Bonhomie
C. Bonhomie
What Canadian was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the movie Little Big Man?
A. Graham Greene
B. Adam Beach
C. Chief Dan George
C. Chief Dan George
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
A. in rural areas
B. along the east coast
C. in cities
C. in cities
If I am eating a Coffee crisp what am I eating?
A. coffee ice cream
B. a pie
C.a candy bar
C.a candy bar
The last province to join confederation was Ontario.
True or False
(False – it was Newfoundland in 1949.)
This city was settled by many United Empire Loyalists. It has the Royal Botanical Gardens, McMasters University and it has the escarpment run through it. What city is this?
A. Hamilton
B. London
C. Kenora
A. Hamilton
What sci-fi film that included the story of Wolverine’s upbringing in Alberta, was shot near Toronto?
A. X-Men
B. Alien
C. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
A. X-Men
What is "La Francophonie"?
A. a region in Quebec
B. a French musical instrument
C. an international association of French – speaking countries
C. an international association of French – speaking countries
Who is famous for selling mint cookies in Fall?
A. Harvey’s
B. Swiss Chalet
C. the Girl Guides
C. the Girl Guides
Banff, Elk Island, Jasper, Waterton Lakes and Wood Buffalo are national parks located in Alberta.
True or False
(True)
From 1942 – 1943 what did the USA and Canada build together?
A. the Confederation Bridge
B. the Alcan Highway
C. the Welland Canal
B. the Alcan Highway
Michael J. Fox is famous for TV and film. What film was he NOT in?
A. Back to the Future
B. Teen Wolf
C. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
C. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?
A. First Nations, Métis and the Inuit
B. French, Inuit and Acadians
C. English, French and Métis
A. First Nations, Métis and the Inuit