From Far and Wide
Known for being the largest of the North American great lakes, this lake is ‘better than all of the rest’.
Lake Superior
This island is the largest in Canada, and the 5th largest in the world.
Baffin Island
This single-edged blade was popular with the Samurai in feudal Japan.
Katana
The Canadian Bill of Rights protects one's freedom to do this. Meaning to gather for a common purpose.
Assemble
Four score and seven years ago… a U.S president delivered this famous Civil War speech.
The Gettysburg Address
This island country is home to all of the world’s lemurs.
Madagascar
This Latin term for a natural light show shares part of its name with the Roman goddess of the dawn.
Aurora Borealis
Once a humble boy, a legendary king pulled this sword out of a stone to claim his title as king of Britain.
Excalibur
When being accused of a crime in Canada, the Bill of Rights guarantees you the assistance of one of these polyglots.
Interpreter
This war was once believed to be entirely mythological. However, archaeologists have discovered the city where it was fabled to have happened near Hisarlik in Turkey.
The Trojan War
This Swiss peak serves as an iconic emblem for the Alps. It is also among the top 10 deadliest summits in the world.
This aquatic mammal certainly has a “toothy” grin, though it’s often mistaken for a horn.
Narwhal
In Gaelic, this medieval Scottish blade’s name translates to “great sword”.
Claymore
This ‘bunker’ politician began drafting his first Bill of Rights in 1936, four years before he was first elected to parliament and 24 years before he would eventually sign it into law as Prime Minister.
John George Diefenbaker
In 1914, there were a historic series of unofficial ceasefires along the western front of World War I, commonly referred to as this.
Christmas Truce
A Roman living on the Sorrento peninsula would have watched the historic 79AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius from across this Mediterranean Gulf.
The Gulf of Naples
These organisms, abundant in the cold Canadian arctic, can adapt to nearly any environment and are estimated to cover 6-8% of the world’s surface
Lichen
Out of the three swords used for fencing, this one is the heaviest.
Épée
This province introduced their Bill of Rights in 1947. A document which is credited with influencing the federal version signed 13 years later.
Saskatchewan
This name was adopted by historians to collectively refer to the Edwardian, Caroline, and Lancastrian wars.
The Hundred Years' War
Timbuktu is located in this country.
Mali
The inuktitut word for these mammals is “tuktu” and their meat and pelts have helped keep the Inuit people fed and warm for thousands of years.
This blade is part of the five articles of faith to be carried by Sikhs at all times
Kirpan
In 1999 and 2005, the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued a formal condemnation of Ontario’s public funding of these institutions.
Catholic Schools
In World War II, this 1100-man unit was given a unique mission to impersonate other Allied Army units. They used inflatable tanks, fake radio transmissions, scripts, and sound trucks to stage more than 20 battlefield deceptions.
The Ghost Army