Canadian Olympics
In 2022 at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Canada won this many medals?
What is 26 medals?
This Ontario city sits at the meeting point of three Great Lakes (Huron, Superior, and Michigan) via connected waterways, though only one of these lakes directly touches the city itself.
What is Sault Ste. Marie?
This device, invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, carried the first successful voice transmission.
What is the telephone?
This Lake Superior promontory, formed from billion‑year‑old volcanic rock, is a sacred Anishinaabe site and inspired the name of a national park surrounding it.
What is the Sleeping Giant?
This long‑running sitcom follows the lives of six friends living in Manhattan, spending much of their time at Central Perk.
What is Friends?
This Canadian swimmer became the most decorated Olympian in Canada’s history after earning her seventh career Olympic medal, surpassing all other Canadian athletes across both Summer and Winter Games.
Who is Penny Oleksiak?
Located on the southernmost point of mainland Canada, this national park is known for its Carolinian forests, rare species, and bird migration hotspots.
What is Point Pelee National Park?
This city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.
What is Athens?
This Toronto landmark is North America’s oldest continuously operating food market, founded in 1803, located on the site where the city’s first jail once stood.
What is St. Lawrence Market?
Set in the fictional town of Hawkins, this hit Netflix series features a girl with psychokinetic powers and a parallel dimension called the Upside Down.
What is Stranger Things?
The 2030 Winter Olympics will be held in this county, marking the fourth time the host country has staged the Winter Games.
What is France?
This remote northern Ontario community is one of the few in the province accessible only by air or seasonal ice roads, yet is critical as a staging point for polar research and mineral exploration.
What is Moosonee?
This spacecraft became the first human‑made object to land on the Moon in 1969.
What is Apollo 11?
This remote island archipelago in Lake Huron, accessible only by boat or floatplane, is known for its ancient quartzite ridges, crystal lakes, and status as the world’s largest freshwater island.
What is Manitoulin Island?
Walter White and Jesse Pinkman build a criminal empire in this critically acclaimed AMC drama often cited as one of the greatest series ever made.
What is Breaking Bad?
This Canadian city hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics, making Canada one of the few nations to host the Winter
What is Calgary?
This rugged peninsula, formed from ancient dolostone cliffs and karst landscapes, is home to one of Canada’s richest biosphere reserves and features the iconic Grotto along Lake Huron.
What is the Bruce Peninsula?
This novel, published in 1818, is considered by many to be the first true science‑fiction book.
What is Frankenstein?
This massive Northern Ontario canyon, accessible by train from Sault Ste. Marie, is famous for its 100‑metre cliffs, waterfalls, and its connection to Group of Seven painting trips.
What is the Agawa Canyon?
This fantasy epic, based on novels by George R.R. Martin, became famous for its political intrigue, dragons, and shocking character deaths.
What is Game of Thrones?
This Canadian‑hosted Winter Olympics set a record with 14 gold medals, the most ever won by a nation at a single Winter Games.
What are the 2010 Winter Olympics?
This Ontario lake—one of the deepest in North America—was carved by glaciers to a depth of more than 220 metres and is central to Anishinaabe history and canoe‑tripping culture.
What is Lake Temagami?
This Canadian athlete became the first person in Olympic history to win medals at both the Summer and Winter Games, earning hardware in cycling and long‑track speed skating. [thecanadia...lopedia.ca]
Who is Clara Hughes?
This former fortress and UNESCO World Heritage Site played a major defensive role during the War of 1812.
What is Fort Henry?
This beloved 1960s sitcom followed a stranded group of castaways—including a Skipper, a millionaire couple, and a movie star—on an uncharted desert island.
What is Gilligan’s Island?