History: 1867 and Beyond
Canada began in 1867 with these four provinces.
What are Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick?
Donated by a former governor general, this trophy is awarded to the NHL’s playoff champion.
What is the Stanley Cup?
This knitted winter hat may be spelled with either one “u” or two.
What is a toque?
Also accepted: tuque.
Work by Frederick Banting and Charles Best at the University of Toronto helped produce this lifesaving treatment for diabetes.
What is insulin?
French fries, cheese curds and gravy form this Quebec-born comfort food.
What is poutine? (Bonus $400 if you said it like Sandra Oh in the Air Canada Commercial)
This Father of Confederation became Canada’s first prime minister.
Who was Sir John A. Macdonald?
Canadian physical-education instructor James Naismith invented this sport in Massachusetts in 1891.
What is basketball?
Ordering this coffee means you want two creams and two sugars.
What is a double-double?
Joseph-Armand Bombardier became famous for developing practical versions of this motorized winter vehicle.
What is the snowmobile?
This small pastry contains a filling traditionally made with butter, sugar, syrup and egg. Depending on your stance, raisins?
What is a butter tart?
In April 1917, all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together to capture this heavily defended ridge.
What is Vimy Ridge?
This young athlete began the Marathon of Hope in 1980 to raise money for cancer research.
Who was Terry Fox?
These rhyming nicknames refer to Canada’s one-dollar and two-dollar coins.
What are the loonie and toonie?
John Hopps helped develop an early external version of this device for regulating the heartbeat.
What is a pacemaker?
Named for a British Columbia city, this no-bake dessert traditionally has a crumb base, custard-flavoured centre and chocolate top.
What is a Nanaimo bar?
First raised in 1965, Canada’s present national flag is commonly known by this.
What is the Maple Leaf?
In curling, the concentric rings surrounding the button are collectively known by this domestic name.
What is the house?
DAILY DOUBLE: A Canadian grandparent asking you to sit on the “chesterfield” is directing you to this.
What is a sofa or couch?
Canadian engineer Lewis Urry developed the long-lasting modern version of this common household power source.
What is the alkaline battery?
Walter Chell created this Clamato-based cocktail at the Calgary Inn in 1969.
What is a Caesar?
Also accepted: Bloody Caesar.
Meaning “our land” in Inuktitut, this territory was officially created on April 1, 1999.
What is Nunavut?
Derived from Indigenous stick-and-ball games, this is Canada’s official national summer sport.
What is lacrosse?
In Saskatchewan, this cuddly-sounding term refers to a hooded sweatshirt.
What is a bunny hug?
DAILY DOUBLE: In 1884 Marcellus Gilmore Edson patented this, he marketed it as a nutritious protein substitute for people who could hardly chew on solid food.
What is peanut butter?
A popular potato chip flavor that combines four classic tastes into one: ketchup, barbecue, sour cream & onion, and salt & vinegar.
What are all-dressed chips?