Canada Geography
Canada is the ________ biggest country in the world.
second
Before our country was named Canada, the country was called Kanata. What does this mean?
Village or settlement.
What is Canada’s highest mountain called?
Mount Logan
True or False? The one-dollar coin was intentionally meant to be a motif of a voyageur?
True. The loon was a last minute addition after the original design got lost in transit.
What are Canada's two national sports?
hockey and lacrosse
Which city is the biggest in terms of Population?
Toronto
What animal in Canada can legally be arrested if they break into your house and steal your food?
Polar Bear
What chips are only sold in Canada?
Ketchup
True or False? It is against the law to cut a Canadian coin in half in Canada.
True. According to Section 11(2) of the Currency Act, a person would be held liable for melting, breaking up, or using something other than currency.
…% of the world's fresh water can be found in Canada
30%
What is the Capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Canada’s national drink was invented in 1969 in Calgary, what is it?
Caeser
What famous acrobatic show is based in Montreal?
Cirque du Soleil
True or False? The Hudson Bay Company was at one point obligated by law to give the Queen a package of beaver pelts every time she visited Canada.
True. The 1670 Royal Charter had a stipulation for the payment of two elk and two black beavers.
…% of the world's lakes can be found in Canada
60%
How many territories does Canada have?
Three
What is one of the two mottos of Canada?
From Sea to Sea (D’un océan à l'autre) and They Desire and Better Country (Desiderantes Meliorem Patriam)
How many oceans touch Canada?
THREE - the Atlantic on the east, the Pacific on the west, and the Arctic to the north
True or False? The first usage of the word Canada was used when Canada was established in 1867?
False. It is a common belief to be 1867, but on December 26, 1791, a constitutional act came into effect that divided Quebec into Lower Canada and Upper Canada.
Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote what famous Canadian book?
Anne of Green Gables
How many provinces does Canada have?
Ten
On the Canadian coat of arms, what are the two creatures opposite of each other?
English Lion and Scottish Unicorn
What is Canada's largest rodent?
beaver
True or False? The maple leaf on the flag represents Canada’s ten provinces?
False. There is no official correlation.
Name three of Canada’s original group of seven landscape painters, who are also known as the Algonquin School?
Franklin Carmicheal, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, F.H. Varley