CANADIANS IN MUSIC, FILM AND BOOKS and TV
Which province had people like Tommy Chong, Michael J. Fox and Paul Gross comes from? Think Olympics and Rocky Mountains
A. Alberta
B. Nova Scotia
C. PEI
A. Alberta
What is the capital of Ontario?
A. Toronto
B. Kingston
C. Niagara Falls
A. Toronto
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
A. Regina
B. Moose Jaw
C. Fargo
A. Regina
What is the capital of the Yukon Territory?
A. Kelowna
B. Whitehorse
C. Jasper
B. Whitehorse
What is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador?
A. St. John’s
B. St. Anthony
C. Petty Harbour
A. St. John’s
Vancouver, BC was the location for this film series. Finish the title to the 1st of the films. Fifty Shades of.....
A. Black
B. Grey
C. Green
B. Grey
What is the provincial flower of Ontario?
A. the rose
B. the trillium
C. the daisy
B. the trillium
What city is the largest in Saskatchewan?
A. Thunder Bay
B. Saskatoon
C. Hamilton
B. Saskatoon
What province or territory has the highest mountains in it?
A. British Columbia
B. Quebec
C. Yukon
C. Yukon
Jelly Bean Row is a collection of colourful houses in what city?
A. Victoria
B. St. John’s
C. Windsor
B. St. John’s
What actor was born in Ashern, Manitoba, and was raised on the Dog Creek First Nations? He was in films like Smoke Signals, and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. He played Officer Chee in Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits and A Thief in Time. He was also was Arctic Air on TV.
A. Gary Farmer
B. Chief Dan George
C. Adam Beach
C. Adam Beach
The name Ontario is Iroquoian. What does it mean?
A. on rock
B. thundering falls
C. beautiful water
C. beautiful water
. Saskatchewan is one of two provinces that is missing something. Also its borders are wholly artifical that does not follow a natural feature. What does this province not have?
A. any sports teams
B. a saltwater coast
C. A premier
B. a saltwater coast
In the 1890s there was the Klondike Rush. What mineral were mining for?
A. gold
B. coal
C. uranium
A. gold
Newfoundland was the 1st province to be visited by Europeans. What group were here first?
A. the Vikings
B. the Polish
C. the Germans
A. the Vikings
This 1986 film was done in New Brunswick. Finish the title of the film: Children of a Lesser.... The film is about two employees at a School for the Deaf who have conflicts but have a love for each other.
A. Time
B. Life
C. God
C. God
What city is located on the western part of Lake Ontario besides Burlington?
A. Grimsby
B. Niagara on the Lake
C. Hamilton
C. Hamilton
What greatly influenced Saskatchewan’s landscape, scouring and moulding the northern shield to produce a landscape of rocky outcrops, lakes, and rivers?
A. tornadoes
B. earthquakes
C. continental glaciation
C. continental glaciation
This small city started out as a fishing camp for the First Nations of the area. Then the gold rush brought many prospectors and others which then formed this town. What city is this in Yukon?
A. Fairbanks
B. Prudhoe Bay
C. Dawson City
C. Dawson City
If you wake up to the first sunrise at the most easterly point in North America, where are you?
A. Banff National Park
B. Killarney National Park
C. Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site
C. Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site
Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, Sean McCann and Darrell Power formed a band that came from Newfoundland - Labrador. One of their hits is "When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)". Who are they?
A. Great Big Sea
B. The Irish Descendants
C. The Rankin’s
A. Great Big Sea
What province has the highest population in Canada?
A. Prince Edward Island
B. Quebec
C. Ontario
C. Ontario
On 6 of July 1885, a formal charge of treason was laid against this person. On 20 of July, his trial began in Regina. He was found guilty of try to defend the rights of the Metis people.
Who is he?
A. Justin Bieber
B. Sir Charles Tupper
C. Louis Riel
C. Louis Riel
There is more of this wild animal than people in the Yukon. What animal is this?
A. moose (70,000)
B. wolves (5,000)
C. bears (17,000)
A. moose (70,000)
What Newfoundland music group had Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, Sean McCann and Darrell Power in it?
A. Rush
B. April Wine
C. Great Big Sea
C. Great Big Sea