History
Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949
When did Newfoundland join Confederation?
Toronto is Canada's biggest city
What / which is Canada's biggest city?
A blue jay is blue
What colour is a blue jay?
Canada's national sport is lacrosse
What is Canada's national sport?
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) is Canada's oldest bank
What is the name of Canada's oldest bank? / What is Canada's oldest bank?
Toronto was originally named York
What was Toronto originally named?
Alberta is the most western prairie province
What / which (province) is the most western prairie province?
Beavers eat tree bark
What do beavers eat?
About 50 Aboriginal languages are spoken in Canada
How many Aboriginal languages are spoken in Canada?
A kayak is a one-person boat
What is a kayak?
All Aboriginal people gained the right to vote in 1960
When did all Aboriginal people gain the right to vote?
The St. Lawrence River flows through Montreal
What/which river flows through Montreal?
Maple leaves turn red in fall
What colour do maple leaves turn in fall?
The acronym 'CBC' means ' Canadian Broadcasting Corporation'
What does the acronym 'CBC' mean?
Many Canadians are 65 when they retire
How old / What age are many Canadians when they retire?
Captain James Cook was the first British explorer to land on the Pacific Coast
Who was the first British explorer to land on the Pacific Coast of Canada?
The Province of Prince Edward Island grows the most potatoes
Which/what province grows the most potatoes?
The wolf is the largest member of the dog family
What (animal) is the largest member of the dog family?
There are 25 pennies in a quarter
How many pennies are there in a quarter?
Influenza (the flu) killed abaout 50,000 Canadians in 1918-19
Which/what (disease) killed about 50,000 Canadians in 1918-19?
Yonge Street is famous because it is the longest street in the world
Why is Yonge Street famous?
'Saskatchewan' means 'fast-flowing river' in Cree (an aboriginal language)
What does 'saskatchewan' mean in Cree?
The bear known as 'Winnie the Pooh' came from Winnipeg
Which city/Where did the bear known as 'Winnie the Pooh' come from?
Members of the Senate are called Senators
What are members of the Senate called?
It is expensive to buy fresh food in Nunavut because it has to be flown in from southern Canada
Why is it expensive to buy fresh food in Nunavut?