Canada Facts
Whose land is Trent University built on and acknowledge.
Mississauga Anishnaabeg
What Canadian author wrote the book "Surfacing"
Margret Atwood
Toronto cartoonist Joe Shuster describes the comic book hero he created during this heritage minutes.
Superman
What is Ontario's national bird?
Common Loon
How many provinces does Canada have?
10
How many points are on the maple leaf on the Canadian flag?
11
Which Canadian actor voiced Pikachu in the 2019 movie, Detective Pikachu?
Ryan Reynolds
This heritage minute honored train dispatcher Vince Coleman who sacrificed his life to save a train from this event in 1917.
Halifax Explosion
The Gull flies.
What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?
Regina
What type of animal was hunted and used for the initial production of top hats
The beaver.
This Bellville, Ontario born Canadian is famous for her singing and songwriting, having influenced pop-rock?
Avril Lavigne
This Canadian ran across Canada to raise money for cancer research in his Marathon of Hope?
Terry Fox
What is the name of the full moon in December
The Cold Moon
What is the longest river in Canada
Mackenzie River
What year did the last residential school close in Canada?
1996
This famous Canadian holds the longest time in office, and was the Prime Minister of Canada during World War II
Lyon Mackenzie King.
In 1940 this black Nova Scotian Women refused to leave the white-only area of the movie theater.
Viola Desmond
How many years does it take to grow a maple tree large enough to tap?
40 years.
The biggest lake entirely in Canada is Great Bear Lake, but where is it located?
Northwest Territories
The word Canada is derived from what Indigenous word?
The St Lawarence Iroquoian word "Kanata"
This Canadian led the charge at Vimy Ridge
Arthur Currie
What was the beach that the Canadians were responsible for storming during the Normandy Invasion/ D-day in 1944.
Juno Beach
What is the tallest mountain in Canada?
Mountain Logan, Yukon.
What percentage of the world's fresh lake water resides in Canada?
18%