CHC CANADA DAY TRIVIA 2025

CANADA

100

What is Canada's capital city? 

A) Edmonton 

B) Ottawa

C) Calgary 

D) Toronto 

B) Ottawa

200

How many provinces are in Canada? 

A) 8

B) 12

C) 6

D) 10

D) 10

300

How many territories are there in Canada? 

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 0

C) 3

400

What is the largest province in Canada? 

A) Quebec

B) Alberta

C) Ontario

D) British Columbia 

A) Quebec

500

What National Holiday is being celebrated today in Quebec? 

St. Jean Baptiste Day

SPORTS

100

The official winter sport of Canada is...?

A) Hockey 

B) Curling

C) Snowshoeing 

D) Skiing

 

A) Hockey 

200

The official summer sport of Canada is? 

A) Baseball

B) Lacrosse

C) Volleyball

D) Canoeing

B) Lacrosse

300

What former NHL player is known as the "Rocket"?

A) Bobby Orr

B) Wayne Gretzky

C) Maurice Richard

C) Maurice Richard

400

What two Canadian Hockey teams were part of the original "six"? 

A) Montreal and Toronto 

B) Calgary and Edmonton 

C) Vancouver and Winnipeg 

D) Montreal and Winnipeg

A) Montreal and Toronto 

Team Name                 Location                  Founded

Montreal Canadiens     Montreal, Quebec      1909 Toronto Maple Leafs     Toronto, Ontario        1917

500

What Canadian City hosted the 2010 Olympics? 

A) Calgary 

B) Toronto 

C) Saskatoon 

D) Vancouver

D) Vancouver

FUN FACTS

100

What is the most known national symbol of Canada?

A) Maple Leaf

B) Beaver

C) Wild Rose 

D) Loon 

A) Maple Leaf

200

What is the single most popular grocery item Canadians buy? 

A) Beef 

B) Maple Syrup 

C) Bread

D) Kraft Dinner 

D) Kraft Dinner 

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese — known as "Kraft Dinner" in Canada — is the most purchased grocery item in the country. Canadians eat 3.2 boxes each year, which is 55% more than Americans, according to 2012 data.

300

What is Canadas oldest national park? 

A) Jasper National Park

B) Waterton Lakes National Park

C) Banff National Park

C) Banff National Park

400

When was the toonie introduced to Canada? 

A) 1995

B) 1996

C) 1997

D) 1998

B) 1996

500

Which province did Sam Panopoulos invent Hawaiian Pizza in? 

A) Alberta

B) Quebec 

C) Nova Scotia 

D) Ontario 

D) Ontario 

Sam Panopoulos, a Greek-born Canadian, created the first Hawaiian pizza at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ontario, Canada in 1962. 

CANADA DAY HISTORY

100

What day is Canada Day celebrated on in July? 

A) 1st 

B) 4th 

C) 2nd 

D) 25th 

A) 1st 

200

Canada Day was first celebrated in what year?

A) 1852

B) 1876

C) 1867

D) 1825

C) 1867

All those who celebrate Canada as their home and native land celebrate Canada Day on July 1st. The day commemorates the anniversary of the Constitution Act, which consolidated three territories into the single nation of Canada, way back in 1867.

300

What was Canada Day originally called? 

A) Dominion Day 

B) Maple Day 

C) Colonization Day 

D) It has always been called Canada Day 

A) Dominion Day 

Canada Day, formerly (until 1982) Dominion Day, the national holiday of Canada. The possibility of a confederation between the colonies of British North America was discussed throughout the mid-1800s.

400

What year did "O Canada" become the official national anthem? 

A) 1867

B) 1980

C) 1990

D) 2000

B) 1980

O Canada, national anthem of Canada. It was proclaimed the official national anthem on July 1, 1980. “God Save the Queen” remains the royal anthem of Canada. 

500

What does Canada Day celebrate? 

A) Becoming an independent country 

B) The Anniversary of the Constitution Act 

C)  Both A and B 

D) None of the Above

C)  Both A and B 

Canada Day is celebrated on Friday, July 1, 2022. By terms of the Canada Act of 1982, the British North America Act was repatriated from the British to the Canadian Parliament, and Canada became a fully independent country. At the same time, the name of the national holiday was changed to Canada Day. 

Canada in Guyana

100

What is exported most from Guyana to Canada?

1) sugar

2) bauxite

3) gold

4) rum

GOLD, making up about $186 million of Guyana's exports to Canada! 

200

What is most traded from Canada to Guyana

1) Machinery

2) Wheat

3) Whiskey

4) Maple Syrup

Machinery.  Mainly water and gas generators.

(Wheat is 2nd)

300

In what year did Canada open a High Commission in Guyana?

2000

1982

1972

1964

1964!!  Canada was the first country to open a High Commission in Guyana, establishing its diplomatic mission in Georgetown in March 1964-two years before Guyana gained independence and formal diplomatic relations were established in May 1966

400

Which of these recent initiatives in Guyana is funded by Canada. 

One Guyana Digital Skills Development Programme $9.5M

$120 Million Policy-Based Loan to strengthen Guyana’s Ministry of Human Services and Social Security 

Support for 2SLGBTQI+ Rights $5M

Sustainable Fisheries $4.2M

Maternal and Neonatal Health $2.5M

Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) Multiple grants

All of the above

All of these initiatives are funded by Canada.

500

When did Canada purchase its iconic building at High and Young street in Georgetown for its High Commission. 

1956

1998

1977

2001

1977 !

Canada purchased its High Commission building at High and Young Streets in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1977. The building was then restored and the High Commission officially moved in on May 26, 1980