General Canadian Knowledge
Canada has two official languages: English and this language.
What is French
Name at least 2 Toronto Sports teams.
This Canadian RNB singer sang "Blinding Lights", "Call out my Name", & "Starboy"
Who is the Weeknd
What is the room number for this classroom?
117
This city is Canada's national capital
What is Ottawa.
This Great Lake forms Toronto's southern shoreline
Lake Ontario
This person created the Marathon of Hope and became one of Canada's most famous national heroes, unfortunately succumbing to their battle with cancer.
Who is Terry Fox
Name two conflicts that Canada has been a part of
WW1, WW2, etc...
How old is Mr. Spencer
28
This is Canada's newest territory, officially joining Canada in 1999.
What is Nunavut
This Toronto neighbourhood is famous for its market, multicultural food, vintage shops, and colourful streets
Kensington Market
This CCanadian actor played Shang-Chi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and previously starred in Kim's Convenience.
Who is Simu Liu
Canada is one of the founding members (50/51) of this international organization created in 1945 after WW2 to promote international peace and cooperation.
What is the United Nations
What school year did I begin teaching at Westview?
For example, 1998-1999 school year
2022-2023
Canada became a country through Confederation in this year
What is 1867
In 1998, Toronto as dramatically expanded through the amalgamation (combining) of 6 different boroughs (districts). Name 4 out of the 6.
What is (Old) Toronto, Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke, York, East York.
This person refused to leave the whites-only section of a Nova SCotia movie theatre in 1946 & became an important figure in Canada's civil-rights history.
Who is Viola Desmond
Canadian troops famouls ycaptured this heavily defended ridge in France during WW1 in April 1917
What is Vimy Ridge
How many shoes does Mr. Spencer own (The answer has to be within 5 - For example, if you guess 100 or 90, and I own 95 shoes, it will be taken for a correct answer)
Roughly 50
This 1982 document guarantees fundamental freedoms, democratic rights, equality rights, and other rights in Canada.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Before it became Toronto in 1834, the city was official known by this name.
What is York
This former Canadian Prime Minister has a Nobel Peace Prize in their proposals and efforts to create a United Nations peacekeeping force for the 1956 Suez Crisis. They also have an airport named after them. What is their full name?
Who is Lester B. Pearson
During the Cold War, Canada and the US joined this military alliance along with several Western European countries
What is NATO
What year was Westview Centennial Secondary School built?
What is 1967