The biggest island in Canada & 5th largest in the world:
Baffin Island
100
This person explored Labrador & Newfoundland:
Leif Ericson
100
All federal employees of Canada must be bi-lingual. Name the two official languages of Canada:
French & English
200
What is the largest province in Canada, based on size?
Quebec
200
It's known as Canada's 'breadbasket':
Saskatchewan
200
The most popular national park in Canada. It's also their 1st national park.
Banff
200
Name Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's work which discusses the deportation of the Acadians from Canada:
Evangeline
200
The largest land animals in the Arctic:
polar bears
300
Name the capital of the Northwest Territories. It's also the only city in the Northwest Territories.
Yellowknife
300
This Atlantic Canada location is the closest point between Europe (England) and Canada:
Newfoundland
300
The second largest French-speaking city in the world:
Montreal
300
Deported Canadians who ended up in Louisiana are called:
Cajuns
300
How many provinces & territories are there in Canada?
10 provinces & 2-3 territories
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Port Royal was the name of France's 1st permanent settlement in Canada. (Samuel de Champlain) The entire region, which included Port Royal, was called________
Acadia
400
The capital of the Yukon Territory
Whitehorse
400
British Columbia's biggest city:
Vancouver
400
Author Lucy Maude Montgomery's most famous work:
'Anne of Green Gables'
400
Give the percentage (%) of Canadians who live within 100 miles of the U.S. border:
75-80%
500
Name 3 of the 4 places in Canada which comprise 'Atlantic Canada'
Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
500
Canada's most populated, industrialized, and wealthiest province:
Ontario
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Give the approximate population of Canada (+/- 5 million):
27 million
(accept 22-32 million)
500
The biggest retailer in Canada, they originally came to Canada to get furs:
Hudson's Bay Company
500
This famous police group, the RCMP, trains in Saskatchewan. Tell what each of the letters stands for in RCMP: