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What is the name of the world famous sweetener made in Canada?
Maple Syrup
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.
True
The national animal of Canada is the moose.
False – It is the beaver.
The east coast of Canada was settled by Vikings around 1,000 A.D.
True
Canada is the largest country in the world by surface area
False – Canada is the second-largest country after Russia.
The Pitcher plant, found in the marshlands of Canada is
carnivorous. True or False?
True
What area produces the largest amount of maple syrup?
Quebec. It produces over 70% of the maple syrup found globally.
When was enslavement abolished in the British colonies: 1850 or 1833?
1833
Canada is famous for maple syrup. What other tree can be used to make a sweet syrup?
Birch.
Canada’s legendary sisters Justine Dofour-Lapointe and Chloe Dofour-Lapointe won gold and silver medals in which winter sport: freestyle skiing, or snowshoeing?
Freestyle skiing.
Canada has one landlocked province, can you name it?
Saskatchewan
Is Canadian Thanksgiving celebrated earlier, later, or at the same time as American Thanksgiving?
Earlier, due to the harvest being earlier.
What town in British Columbia had Black-owned businesses that were demolished: Africville or Hogan’s Alley?
Hogan’s Alley
What is the group of islands in Canada called?
The Arctic Archipelago.
In what part of Canada would you find the touton (a fried pancake)?
Newfoundland.
Which famous Canadian songwriter sings ‘Heart of Gold?’
Neil Young
Name one of the ingredients in the traditional Three Sisters Soup, prepared by many Indigenous Peoples.
Corn, squash, beans.
What ingredient would you not find in poutine: gravy, cheese or basil?
Basil.
When winter ends and the hockey sticks are put down, what is Canada’s national summer sport?
Lacrosse.
Viola Desmond was removed from where because she was sat in an area reserved for White people: A cinema or a restaurant?
A cinema.
Canada got its name from the Iroquois word ‘Kanata’. What does it mean?
Village
Canada is known to be home to Precambrian rock, but what are Precambrian rocks: they contain lots of fossils, or they date back to the earliest part of our planet’s history?
They date back to the earliest part of our planet’s history.
What is the smallest mountain in Canada?
Dundas Island.
What did Canada Day used to be called - was it Dominion Day or Day of Confederation?
Dominion Day.
What flavour pizza was invented in Canada?
The ham and pineapple combination, also known as the Hawaiian.