Canada's Big Facts
What is the world's largest group of freshwater lakes in the world? Which is the largest in the world?
Great Lakes; Lake Superior
Who became the first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland?
John Cabot
What war was between the English and French over North American boundaries?
French and Indian war
What are the official two languages of Canada?
English and French
What is the world's largest bay?
Hudson Bay
What were French claims in the New World called?
"New France"
What is Canada's oldest business?
Hudson Bay Company
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Canada's form of government is called a _________?
Constitutional Monarchy
Canada is the ______ largest country in the world?
second
Who discovered the Hudson Bay?
Henry Hudson
What group of American colonists moved up to Canada during the War for Independence because they did not feel they should fight against the king?
Loyalists
What is the only walled city in Canada or the US?
Quebec City
What animal is one of Canada's most important natural resources?
Fish
What is the highest peak in Canada?
Mt. Logan
What was the name of the sea route that explorers hoped cut through North America?
Northwest passage
What event made the Yukon territory famous?
The great Klondike Gold Rush
What city is called Canada's Gateway to the Pacific?
Vancouver
Canada is one of the world's leading _______ exporters? (grown on a farm)
Wheat
What is one of the world's most beautiful waterfall? What country is each of it's two parts in?
Niagara Falls - USA and Canada
Who established the first important French settlement in the New World in 1608? What was the settlement?
Samuel de Champlain - Quebec
Who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British after the French and Indian war?
the Acadians
What is Canada's largest city?
Toronto
What is the nickname of Canada's mounted police?
Mounties
What is Canada's longest river?
Mackenzie River
Who's explorations gave France a claim to Canada and opened the way for a valuable fur trade between the French and Indians?
Jaques Cartier
What missionary went with her husband to China/Burma?
Isobel Kuhn
Which city is the "gateway to the west"?
Winnipeg
Canada is the largest producer of what two metals?
Nickel and Zinc
What is the world's largest inland seaway?
St. Lawrence Seaway
What explorers mapped the Pacific Coast of Canada?
Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver
Who was the Apostle of Nova Scotia?
What city is the polar bear capital of the world?
Churchill
Canada is the world leader in the manufacturing of _________?
newsprint
Where is famous for having some of the highest tides in the world?
Bay of Fundy
Dempster Highway
Who was one of the pioneer missionaries to Manitoba?
James Evans
What city is one of the world's largest inland ports?
Montreal
Who discovered and prepared insulin for the treatment of diabetes?
Banting and Best