Multiple Choice
1. What is Canada’s national animal?
A) Moose
B) Grizzly Bear
C) Beaver
D) Loon
✅ Answer: C) Beaver
6. The __________ Lynx has large paws that act like snowshoes, helping it move across deep snow.
✅ Answer: Canada
3. What black and white bird is known for its haunting call and appears on the Canadian dollar coin?
✅ Answer: Loon
I chop down trees, but I’m not a man.
With teeth so strong, I build and I dam.
My flat tail helps when I swim and slap,
I’m Canada’s symbol — now solve this trap!
🟩 Answer: Beaver
The wolverine is the largest member of the weasel family found in Canada.
🟩 Answer: False (The sea otter is larger; wolverines are the largest land-dwelling weasels.)
2. Which large mammal is most commonly found in the Canadian Arctic?
A) Polar Bear
B) Bison
C) Cougar
D) Elk
✅ Answer: A) Polar Bear
7. The endangered North Atlantic __________ is one of the rarest whales that can be spotted off Canada’s eastern coast.
✅ Answer: Right whale
4. Which small Canadian mammal is known for its black mask and habit of rummaging through garbage bins?
✅ Answer: Raccoon
I'm round and small with silent flight,
My feathers help me hunt at night.
With piercing eyes and ghostly calls,
In northern woods and snowy halls.
🟩 Answer: Owl (e.g., Snowy Owl)
3. Cougars are only found in the Rocky Mountains and do not live in Eastern Canada.
🟩 Answer: False (They have also been sighted in parts of Eastern Canada.)
5. Which animal, native to Canada, can stay underwater for up to 15 minutes and has transparent eyelids for seeing underwater?
A) River Otter
B) Muskox
C) Beaver
D) Harp Seal
✅ Answer: A) River Otter
8. The __________ Fox is one of the few animals that changes its fur color depending on the season.
✅ Answer: Arctic
5. Which Canadian fish, often called a “living fossil,” can grow over 6 meters long and is found in the Fraser and St. Lawrence Rivers?
✅ Answer: White Sturgeon
I wear a coat that changes hue,
In summer brown, in winter blue-white too.
My feet are large, I hop with care,
Through snowy woods, I’m always there.
🟩 Answer: Snowshoe Hare
4. The hoary marmot, nicknamed the “whistler,” lives in the alpine meadows of western Canada.
🟩 Answer: True
1. Which Canadian mammal has specialized hooves that act like suction cups to help it climb steep, rocky terrain?
A) Mountain Goat
B) Bighorn Sheep
C) Caribou
D) Wolverine
✅ Answer: A) Mountain Goat
9. The mighty __________, once nearly extinct, now roam again in parts of Western Canada.
✅ Answer: Bison
3. What Canadian bird can survive in temperatures as low as -40°C and stores food in tree bark for winter?
✅ Answer: Canada Jay (also known as Gray Jay or Whisky Jack)
I swim with grace along the shore,
I crack my food, then float some more.
With fur so thick and whiskers tight,
I hold a rock — it feels just right!
🟩 Answer: Sea Otter
8. The pine marten is a type of bird found in Canadian forests.
🟩 Answer: False (It’s a small carnivorous mammal in the weasel family.)
What unique ability helps the Arctic Char survive extreme cold in northern Canadian waters?
A) It hibernates during winter
B) It produces antifreeze proteins in its blood
C) It migrates to the Atlantic Ocean
D) It absorbs oxygen through its skin
✅ Answer: B) It produces antifreeze proteins in its blood
10. The __________ is a slow-moving marine creature with a flat body and a stinger-tipped tail, found in Canadian coastal waters.
✅ Answer: Stingray
4. What type of Canadian weasel turns completely white in the winter except for the tip of its tail?
✅ Answer: Ermine (or Short-tailed Weasel)
Though black I may be, I’m not always so,
I live in forests where cold winds blow.
I climb and fish, I sniff and roam,
From east to west, I call Canada home.
🟩 Answer: Black Bear
9. Caribou and reindeer are the same species, but "caribou" is the name used in North America.
🟩 Answer: True