Famous Figures
He was Canada’s first Prime Minister and his face appears on the $10 bill.
Who is Sir John A. McDonald?
Built out of snow and ice, this traditional dome-shaped winter home was used by the Inuit in the Arctic.
What is an igloo?
This leaf-bearing symbol became Canada’s official national flag in 1965, replacing the Red Ensign.
What is the Maple Leaf?
Born in Ontario, this pop superstar was discovered on YouTube as a young teen and skyrocketed to global fame with hits like "Baby" and "Sorry."
Who is Justin Bieber?
anada shares the official title of national sport between ice hockey for the winter and this Indigenous-origin game for the summer.
What is lacrosse?
This Métis leader led the Red River Resistance and the Northwest Resistance, and is considered the founder of Manitoba.
Who is Louis Riel?
This giant trading company, founded in 1670, traded animal pelts with First Nations people across vast areas of North America.
What is the Hudson’s Bay Company?
Completed in 1885, this massive national transportation project connected eastern Canada to the Pacific coast.
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Set in the fictional Ontario town of Elmdale, this award-winning sitcom starred Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara as a once-wealthy family forced to relocate.
What is Schitt’s Creek?
Nicknamed "The Great One," this Canadian hockey legend scored 894 regular-season goals and wore the famous number 99.
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
She made a heroic 32-kilometer walk in 1813 to warn British troops of a surprise American attack during the War of 1812.
Who is Laura Secord?
Made from birch bark, cedar, or animal hides, these light watercraft were essential for Indigenous peoples and fur traders to navigate Canadian rivers.
What is a canoe?
Originally established in 1873 as the North-West Mounted Police, this national police force is famous for its iconic red coats.
What is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
This Toronto-born rapper and former Degrassi star is one of the world's top-selling artists and popularized the nickname "The 6ix" for his hometown.
Who is Drake?
This Canadian sprinter won gold in the 100-meter dash at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, setting a world record time of 9.84 seconds.
Who is Donovan Bailey?
This French explorer claimed the shores of the St. Lawrence River for France in 1534 and named the area Canada.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
This confederacy of five (and later six) Haudenosaunee nations formed a long-standing democratic alliance governed by the Great Law of Peace.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy / Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
Created in 1999 following land negotiations with the Inuit, this territory is Canada’s newest and largest administrative region.
What is Nunavut?
Launched in 1970 and running for 53 seasons, this CBC children’s television series featured a host in a red sweater, a dog named Finnegan, and a puppet named Mr. Dressup.
What is Mr. Dressup?
This multisport icon is the only Canadian athlete to win medals at both the Summer Olympics (cycling) and Winter Olympics (speed skating).
Who is Clara Hughes?
This Black civil rights activist appeared on the Canadian $10 bill after challenging racial segregation in a Nova Scotia movie theater in 1946.
Who is Viola Desmond?
This 1763 document issued by King George III recognized Indigenous land rights and established guidelines for European settlement in North America.
What is the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
Signed by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Queen Elizabeth II in 1982, this document patriated Canada’s constitution and added the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
What is the Constitution Act of 1982?
Written by Canadian author Yann Martel, this 2001 Man Booker Prize-winning novel follows a boy stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
What is Life of Pi?
At the 2010 Olumpic Winter Gold Medal Hockey Game against the United States of America, this Canadian ice hockey player scored the legendary Golden Goal in overtime.
Who is Sidney Crosby?