Hamilton
Canadian Geography
FASCINATING FACTS
History
"E" For Effort
100

What is the Hamilton tie-cats current record ?

5-1, 4-2 or 1-3?

5-1, they are currently the top team in the east and in the whole cfl.

100

Canada is located which direction from the United States?

North

100

Although no one has counted them all, Canada is believed to have almost __________ lakes. 

5000

500 000

1,000,000


1,000,000

100

what was Canada's original flag

the union jack 

100

SHE WAS THE LAST TUDOR MONARCH TO RULE ENGLAND

ELIZABETH I

200

What is Hamilton's current population ?

536,917

639,000

605,097

536,917

200

Canada is the (first, second, or third) largest country?

Second, Russia is the first

200

True or False - Each province is given a choice about what language they will use - French or English.

True

200

what year did canada become a country 

1867

200

IT'S THE DISTANCE "WITHIN" WHICH A SOUND CAN BE HEARD

An Earshot

300

The primary highways serving Hamilton are

403 and QEW

300

The ________ Ocean is located to the west of Canada.

Pacific 

300

What is the largest living animal on Earth?

Blue Whale

300

Originally from Quebec, what food comes from the local french slang word for a “mess”?

A Poutine 

300

ONE OF SINBAD'S VOYAGES TOOK HIM TO THIS GRAVEYARD LONG SOUGHT BY BIG-GAME HUNTERS & TARZAN MOVIE VILLAINS

ELEPHANTS' GRAVEYARD

400

Since the inception of the grey cup in 1903, how may has Hamilton won?

23 

15 

9

23, with the last coming in 1999

400

The territory of Canada can be divided into how many geographic regions,

The territory of Canada can be divided into 7 geographic regions,

400

n the far northern region of Canada where the sun scarcely sets for most of the summer, it is known as "the land of the ________."

midnight sun

400

The Importance of Being Earnest is a play written by which Irish poet and playwright?

Oscar Wilde

400

THE NHL's OILERS CALL THIS CITY HOME

Edmonton 

500

What year did the Hamilton tennis club open ?

1912

1925

1928

1928

500

How Many Time Zones does Canada have?

Canada has six Time-Zones. These six time-zones are Pacific Time zone (UTC−08:00), Mountain Time Zone (UTC−07:00), Central Time Zone (UTC−06:00), Eastern Time Zone (UTC−05:00), Atlantic Time Zone (UTC−04:00) and the Newfoundland Time Zone (UTC−03:30).

500

"Eskimo" is a term used by English explorers, and it means

eaters of raw meat, raw meat eaters

500

Canada’s highest mountain is located in which province or territory?

The Yukon

500

PETER SHAFFER WROTE THIS 1975 TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY

"EQUUS"

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