Canadian History
In what year did Confederation create the Dominion of Canada?
1867
What are Canada's three territories?
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of which month?
October
Which tart red berry is traditionally made into a sauce served with turkey?
Cranberry
What is the name of Canada's national police force commonly known as the Mounties?
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Who was Canada's first prime minister?
Sir John A. Macdonald
Which Canadian province is officially bilingual under its provincial Official Languages Act?
New Brunswick
In what year did Thanksgiving become a regular annual celebration on the second Monday in October?
1957
Which spice, commonly used in pumpkin pie, comes from the dried inner bark of a tree?
Cinnamon
What is the name of the holiday celebrated in July 1st?
Canada Day
What was the name of the cross-country run Terry Fox began in 1980 to raise money for cancer research?
Marathon of Hope
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
Regina
What process turns maple sap into syrup by removing most of its water?
Evaporation, usually by boiling
What bone from a turkey do two people traditionally pull apart and so something special while pulling it apart?
Wishbone
Which Canadian hockey legend wore number 99?
Wayne Gretzky
Which province was the last to join Confederation, becoming Canada's 10th province in 1949?
Newfoundland and Labrador
What are the five Great Lakes shared by Canada and the United States?
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
What do we call the colourful red, orange and yellow leaves seen on trees in autumn?
Fall foliage
What traditional Canadian Thanksgiving dessert is made with a flaky crust and a sweet filling of butter, sugar, and eggs?
Butter tart
What type of clothing is Canada most known for?
Where did the Hudson’s Bay Company establish its first major trading post in what is now mainland British Columbia?
Fort Langley
Who was Canada's prime minister from 2015 to 2025 and who is he currently dating?
Justin Trudeau
Dating Katy Perry
Which English explorer is associated with a 1578 Thanksgiving ceremony in what is now Canada?
a) Jaques Cartier
b) Martin Frobisher
c) Samuel de Champlain
d) Alexander Mackenzie
b) Martin Frobisher
What French-Canadian meat pie, traditionally eaten during the holiday season, is sometimes served at Thanksgiving?
Tourtière
Which Canadian province produces the majority of the country's maple syrup?
Quebec