Natural Wonders & Symbols
This massive, roaring waterfall is shared between Ontario and New York State and is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world.
What is Niagara Falls?
This city on Lake Ontario is the capital of Ontario and the largest city in all of Canada.
What is Toronto?
The name "Ontario" comes from an Indigenous word (Huron or Iroquois) likely meaning this phrase, which fits our 250,000 lakes!
What is "beautiful water" (or "sparkling water", "great lake")?
Ontario shares its southern border with this country, which is also Canada’s largest trading partner.
What is the United States of America?
This deep-fried, flat pastry treat, which can be topped with cinnamon, sugar, or Nutella, was invented in Killaloe, Ontario in 1978.
What is a BeaverTail?
This elegant white flower is Ontario's official provincial floral emblem and can often be spotted in forests during the spring.
What is the White Trillium?
Located in eastern Ontario, this city is the federal capital of Canada, where the Prime Minister works.
What is Ottawa?
Before European settlers arrived, Indigenous people lived in southern Ontario villages made of these large, communal wooden structures.
What are longhouses?
This famous 553-metre-tall tower in Toronto was built by Canadian National to show off Canadian engineering to the world.
What is the CN Tower?
Toronto’s NBA basketball team, the only Canadian team in the league, goes by this dinosaur-themed name.
Who are the Toronto Raptors?
This water-loving bird is Ontario’s official provincial bird, has a hauntingly beautiful call, and is proudly featured on Canada's $1 coin.
What is the Common Loon?
Ontario is bounded by two massive saltwater bays to the north. Name either of them.
What is Hudson Bay or James Bay?
During the American Revolution, this group of American colonists moved up to Ontario because they wanted to remain loyal to the British King.
What are the United Empire Loyalists?
This famous waterway, built in 1832 to defend against the US, connects Ottawa to Lake Ontario and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
What is the Rideau Canal?
In the winter, parts of Ottawa's Rideau Canal turn into the world's longest naturally frozen one of these.
What is an outdoor skating rink?
Ontario is home to more than 250,000 of these bodies of water, which hold about one-fifth of the world's fresh water.
What are lakes? (Accept: The Great Lakes)
This massive geographic region, made of hard, ancient rock and evergreen forests, covers over half of Ontario's land area.
What is the Canadian Shield?
In the 1800s, many enslaved African Americans escaped to freedom in Southwestern Ontario using this secret, heroic network of safe houses and routes.
What is the Underground Railroad?
This joint Canadian-American shipping route uses a system of locks and canals to allow massive global cargo ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Thunder Bay.
What is the St. Lawrence Seaway?
This city in southern Ontario is famous for having over 100 waterfalls within its city limits, earning it the title of "Waterfall Capital of the World."
What is Hamilton?
This purple gemstone is Ontario's official provincial mineral, and a massive amount of it is mined near Thunder Bay.
What is Amethyst?
Located in Lake Huron, Manitoulin Island holds this specific global geographical record.
What is the world's largest freshwater island?
This specific Indigenous cultural group, known as the "Three Fires Confederacy," includes the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples of Ontario.
Who are the Anishinaabe?
Many Ontario cities take in refugees and immigrants fleeing conflict around the globe. This global, New York-based organization works with Canada to protect these human rights.
What is the United Nations (UN)?
This global pop superstar, famous for songs like "Baby" and "Sorry," grew up right here in Stratford, Ontario.
Who is Justin Bieber?