This tribe of First Nations people lived in what we now call the town of Sherbrooke.
(Thanks Sherbrooke Murals ELP group!)
What is the Abenaki tribe?
100
These two European states had the largest stake in the colonization of what is now Canada.
What are the British Empire (Britain and England are also acceptable) and France?
100
Canada has this many provinces and this many territories.
What is 10 provinces and 3 territories?
100
This city is the capital city of Canada. It is home to the Canadian Parliament and Supreme Court.
What is Ottawa?
100
These are the two official languages of Canada.
What are French and English?
200
This team sport was first played by First Nations people, and first documented by Jesuit missionaries in Canada.
What is lacrosse?
200
This seafaring cultural group of Europeans was probably the first group to land on Canadian shores, though they were mostly driven back by indigenous peoples and difficult living conditions.
What are the Vikings (or Norsemen)?
200
This beautiful natural phenomenon that lights up the Canadian sky on a rare night is also featured in a song by Canadian artist Neil Young.
What is the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis?
200
This is the only provincial capital whose name matches the name of the province in which it resides.
What is Quebec City?
200
This is the only officially bilingual province.
What is New Brunswick?
300
The implementation of these impacted First Nations peoples so negatively that Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a public apology in 2008 concerning the issue.
What are residential schools?
300
This famous French navigator founded what is now Quebec City.
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
300
These three provinces are colloquially known as "The Canadian Prairies".
What are Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba?
300
This provincial capital is the largest city in Canada and claims five official sports teams to it's name.
What is Toronto?
300
Canada is the world's largest producer of this sweet treat.
What is maple syrup?
400
This group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabit the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and the United States.
What are the Inuit?
400
This major Canadian holiday was based on a historical event during the colonization of North America that probably never happened.
What is Thanksgiving?
400
This province is home to Canada's only rainforest biome.
What is British Columbia?
400
This provincial capital's hockey team is named after a particularly rich resource in the region.
What is Edmonton (and the Edmonton Oilers)?
400
This concept of cultural diversity is an official policy of the Canadian federal government, and is reflected in Canadian legislation.
What is multiculturalism?
500
Which aboriginal group can trace their heritage to both European and First Nations peoples?
What are the Metis?
500
This climactic battle in Canadian history, which took place in Quebec, was fought between two groups of settlers for only about fifteen minutes.
What is The Battle of the Plains of Abraham?
500
This highway is the longest national highway in the world.
What is the Trans-Canada Highway?
500
This city is the capital of the newest Canadian Territory.
What is Iqaluit (Nunavut)?
500
BONUS BISHOP'S QUESTION:
This prominent Canadian author of "The English Patient" was once featured in the Bishop's University Mitre, the campus literary magazine.