Canadian Sports Legends
This Montreal Canadiens goaltender, nicknamed “Saint Patrick,” backstopped the team to multiple Stanley Cups in the 1980s and 90s.
Who is Patrick Roy?
This country's Banff National Park is world-famous for its stunning turquoise waters like Lake Louise.
What is Canada?
Australia's northeast coast is home to this massive biological structure, the largest coral reef system in the world.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
This billionaire pop star is currently the most streamed female artist on the planet.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This Heritage Minute shows the invention of a sport using a peach basket in a gym class.
What is basketball?
CUT This Canadian basketball player and Raptors legend led Toronto to its first NBA Championship in 2019.
Who is Kawhi Leonard?
Visitors head to this European nation to see the ancient Acropolis, a hilltop citadel overlooking the capital city of Athens.
What is Greece?
This iconic black-and-white bear native to China survives almost entirely on a diet of bamboo.
What is the giant panda?
This iconic 1970s Swedish pop group surged back into Gen Z pop culture thanks to the Mamma Mia! movies and TikTok trends.
Who is ABBA?
This Heritage Minute explains how a real bear bought in White River, Ontario inspired this beloved fictional character.
What is Winnie-the-Pooh?
This Canadian sprinter had his 1988 Olympic gold medal stripped after a doping scandal in Seoul.
Who is Ben Johnson?
This country is home to Tulum, a trendy beach destination famous for its well-preserved Mayan ruins overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
What is Mexico?
Reaching lengths of up to 100 feet, this marine mammal is officially recognized as the largest animal to ever exist on Earth.
What is the blue whale?
This legendary "Purple Rain" singer was a master multi-instrumentalist famously known for his eccentric style and symbol-based name change.
Who is Prince?
This classic 1990s PSA warned viewers not to believe everything on TV, featuring a tiny animal living in houses and eating peanut butter on toast
What is the House Hippo?
This Toronto Blue Jays outfielder hit a walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series.
Who is Joe Carter?
This country features Neuschwanstein Castle, a dramatic 19th-century cliffside palace that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty castle.
What is Germany?
This extreme meteorological event occurs when a supercell thunderstorm produces a violently rotating column of air that touches the ground.
What is a tornado?
In this Heritage Minute, Dr. Wilder Penfield studies a patient who repeatedly insists he smells something burning.
What is “I smell burnt toast”?
This Canadian tennis player became the first from the country to win a Grand Slam singles title at the 2019 U.S. Open.
Who is Bianca Andreescu?
Travelers visit this country to see Table Mountain overlooking Cape Town and to go on safari in Kruger National Park.
South Africa
This beautiful atmospheric phenomenon, also known as the Northern Lights, is caused by solar particles colliding with Earth's magnetic field.
What is Aurora Borealis?
This Heritage Minute tells the story of a Canadian-born artist who helped create one of the world’s most iconic superheroes.
What is the Superman Heritage Minute?