Canadian Inventions & Brands
What sport was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891?
What is Basketball?
Before playing Deadpool, this Vancouver-born actor starred on the Canadian sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place.
Who is Ryan Reynolds?
What is the official national animal featured on the Canadian nickel?
What is the Beaver?
Capital City of Canada
What is Ottawa?
Signed on July 1, 1867, the British North America Act officially created this union of British colonies .
What is Confederation?
Which Canadian coffee chain launched "TimBiebs" in collaboration with Justin Bieber?
What is Tim Hortons?
This iconic CBC comedy series set in the fictional town of Elmdale won 9 Primetime Emmy Awards for its final season in 2020.
What is Schitt's Creek?
This Alberta city, famous for its annual Stampede, is known to experience dramatic temperature swings thanks to warm, dry winds called "Chinooks."
What is Calgary?
Toronto serves as the capital city of this most populous Canadian province.
What is Ontario?
First named The Beaver, this department store chain is Canada's oldest company, incorporated by royal charter in 1670.
What is the Hudson's Bay Company ?
What iconic athletic wear brand was founded in Vancouver, BC in 1998?
What is Lululemon?
Born in Ontario, this pop superstar released his breakout EP My World in 2009 after being discovered on YouTube.
Who is Justin Bieber?
This unique Canadian word refers to a knit cap or beanie worn during cold winters.
What is a beanie or toque?
Meaning "place of many fish" in Inuktitut, Iqaluit is the capital of this newest Canadian territory.
What is Nunavut?
On April 9, 1917, four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together for the first time to capture this ridge in northern France.
What is Vimy Ridge?
Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolated this life-saving blood sugar regulator at the University of Toronto in 1921.
What is Insulin?
This Quebec singer’s hit "My Heart Will Go On" served as the main theme for James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster movie Titanic.
Who is Céline Dion?
This classic Canadian phrase is added to the end of a sentence to turn it into a question or seek agreement.
What is eh?
To the west, the long straight border of Saskatchewan is shared entirely with this oil-rich neighbor.
What is Alberta?
In 1982, this Prime Minister successfully repatriated the Constitution of Canada and introduced the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Who is Pierre Elliott Trudeau?
Known originally as Research In Motion, this Waterloo-based company revolutionized mobile communication with its QWERTY-keyboard smartphones.
What is BlackBerry
What globally famous acrobatic entertainment company was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec?
What is Cirque du Soleil ?
This slang term combines the name of Canada's national currency with a word for a two-dollar coin.
What is a Toonie?
Of Canada's ten provinces, this island-and-mainland combination is the furthest east.
What is Newfoundland and Labrador?
When is Canada Day celebrated?
What is July 1st?