"True North" (Canadian facts, dates, geography)
Capital Idea
"Flagging You Down" (Country flags)
Money Matters (Currency, economics, money facts)
Famous Firsts (Notable firsts)
100
Canada got this third territory on April 1st, 1999, carved out of the Northwest Territories.
What is Nunavut?
100
This French city, home of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, is the capital of France.
What is Paris?
100
This Asia flag is red with a yellow star in the middle
What is Vietnam?
100
This Canadian one-dollar coin, introduced in 1987, is named after the bird depicted on its reverse side.
What is the loonie?
100
This 18-year-old from Port Coquitlam, BC ran the Marathon of Hope in 1980 to raise money for cancer research after losing his leg.
Who is Terry Fox?
200
Canada became a country through Confederation on this date in 1867, which we now celebrate as Canada Day.
What is July 1st?
200
This is the capital city of British Columbia
What is Victoria?
200
This Scandinavian country's flag is a red field with a white Nordic cross offset to the left.
What is Denmark?
200
This is the currency used in Japan, symbolized by ¥.
What is the yen?
200
In 1893, this Canadian sport was invented by James Naismith, who was born in Almonte, Ontario.
What is basketball?
300
Canada has this many provinces and territories combined.
What is 13 (10 provinces + 3 territories)?
300
This is the capital of New Zealand, located on the southern tip of the country's North Island.
What is Wellington?
300
This Canadian province's flag features a western red lily and the upper half the flag is green while the lower half is yellow
What is Saskatchewan?
300
This is the currency used in Vietnam, symbolized by ₫.
What is Dong?
300
Born in Quebec City and passing away in 2025, this naval officer-turned-astronaut became the first Canadian in space in October 1984 aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Who is Marc Garneau?
400
This 1867 act of British Parliament created the Dominion of Canada by uniting Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
What is the British North America Act (or Constitution Act, 1867)?
400
This northern Canadian city, located near Great Slave Lake, has been the capital of the Northwest Territories since 1967.
What is Yellowknife?
400
This Caribbean country's flag is red, white, and blue, divided into five sections with a coat of arms, and it shares its island with the Dominican Republic.
What is Haiti?
400
This is the currency used in Russia, symbolized by ₽.
What is Ruble?
400
This Indigenous Canadian woman became Canada's first Indigenous Governor General in 2021.
Who is Mary Simon?
500
Canada's national anthem 'O Canada' was officially adopted in this year, exactly 100 years after it was first performed in Quebec City.
What is 1980?
500
Often called the highest capital city in the world, this South American capital sits at an elevation of around 3,640 metres above sea level.
What is La Paz, Bolivia?
500
This Canadian province's flag features a Union Jack and a yellow shield with a Northern Star on a blue field.
What is Manitoba?
500
Canada's first French-Canadian Prime Minister, in office from 1896 to 1911, his portrait has appeared on the Canadian $5 bill since 1972.
Who is Sir Wilfrid Laurier?
500
In 1969, this American astronaut became the first person to walk on the Moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?