The only country in the world with a maple leaf on its flag.
What is Canada?
100
The name of the Oakville group that practices Scottish Country Dancing.
What is the, "Oakville Scottish Country Dance Group".
100
The name of the organization located on Bronte Road near Speers Road. It has been a hub of sculpting, painting and potting, both to learn and practice for the last 50 years.
What is the, "Oakville Art Society".
100
The Oakville facility which lends books and provides access to programs, databases, cd's, magazines, etc.
What is the Oakville Public Library?
100
This composer learned to play piano before he could read.
Who is Mozart?
200
The individual who designated red and white, the colours of the Canadian flag, as Canada's national colours in 1921.
Who is King George V.
200
The only Canadian ballet company to present a full range of traditional full-length classics.
What is the, "National Ballet Company".
200
In 1833, painter Joseph Legare opened Canada's first one of these in Quebec City.
What is an art studio.
200
A not-for-profit adult literacy group, that relies on the support of volunteer tutors to provide classes in reading, writing and basic math.
What is the Oakville Literacy Council.
200
The minimum number of musicians a band must have in order to be considered a "Big Band".
What is TEN?
300
"O Canada" was sung for over a century before becoming Canada's national anthem. In which year was the song officially designated by Parliament as our national anthem? 1943? 1950? 1965? 1980?
What is 1980?
300
A popular form of social dance that originated in New York with strong influences from Latin America, particularly Colombia, Cuba and Puerto Rico.
What is Salsa?
300
He joined the Group of Seven in 1926.
Who is A.J. Casson.
300
A Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet that won the Booker Prize for his novel The English Patient, which was adapted as the 1996 film of the same name.
Who is Philip Michael Ondaatje.
300
This classical composer wrote the majority of his music when he was deaf.
Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
400
The name of Canada's flag before it became the Maple Leaf.
What is the, "red ensign"?
400
The name of the Oakville Latin and Ballroom dance studio founded by Caroline Augustin and located at 334 Church Street.
What is the, "Blueheel Dance Studio".
400
A University of Art and Design in Vancouver and a Library in Victoria were named after this famous Canadian artist and writer.
Who is Emily Carr?
400
One of the country's leading publishers and distributors of children's books and educational materials in both official languages.
Who is Scholastic Canada?
400
The sales of this musical instrument escalated from $228,000 in 1950 to 2.3 million in 1971.
What is the guitar?
500
This April 9 to April 14, 1917 battle has often been described as the beginning of a Canadian national identity.
What is Vimy Ridge?
500
The season 4 winner of CTV's So You Think You Can Dance Canada who stars on the hit Family Channel series The Next Step as Giselle.
Who is Jordan Clark?
500
A Toronto born visual artist known for painting wildlife and selling reproductions of his paintings through Mills Pond Press.
Who is Robert Bateman.
500
The percentage of Canadian adults between the ages of 16 and 65 who have low literacy skills. 12% 24% 42% 65%
What is 42%.
500
This term is used to describe a composition in which one or more solo instruments are assigned leading roles, often with orchestral accompaniment.