Dates
What year did Canada become a country?
1867
What is the symbol of Canada?
Maple Leaf
Why is flag day on February 15?
What do we do with a flag during a time of mourning?
Fly it at half-mast
What is Canada's national animal?
Beaver
What day of every year do we celebrate the Canadian flag?
February 15
How many points are on the flag’s maple leaf?
11
Who was the Prime Minister that first came up with the idea to make a flag?
Lester B. Pearson
How many laws are there about how to treat the Canadian flag?
None.
(The United States has lots)
What is Canada's motto?
"From Sea to Sea"
What year did Canada adopt its own flag?
1965
How many maple leaves were on the first proposed flag?
3
Which explorer first flew a flag?
John Cabot
How is the flag hung to symbolize national distress?
Upside down
What year did Canada first celebrate National Flag of Canada Day?
1996
The red on the flag shows Canada's relationship with the English people, which people does the relationship does the white show?
Who designed the current Canadian flag?
George Stanley
When should a flag be replaced?
When it is faded or distressed
What year did “O Canada” become the national anthem?
1990
Union Flag
How many flags fly at Parliament Hill?
5