Summer Activities
Celebrations
Sports
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Hodge Podge
100

 This popular summer activity involves setting up a tent and sleeping under the stars.

What is camping?

100

Many people celebrate July 1st with this delicious type of outdoor event, often accompanied by fireworks.

What is a BBQ?

100

Canadians often enjoy cooling off during hot summer days by swimming in these natural or man-made bodies of water.

What are lakes?

100

In Quebec, this traditional summer event celebrates French Canadian culture with music, dancing, and feasting on pork and maple syrup.

What is the Festival d'été de Québec?

100

Canadians love to enjoy this frozen treat on hot summer days, often served in a cone or cup with various flavors and toppings.

What is ice cream?

200

This sport, popular in Canada during the summer months, involves hitting a small, hard ball into a hole using various clubs.

What is golf?

200

Canadians celebrate the arrival of summer with this event on June 21st, the longest day of the year.

What is National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly known as National Aboriginal Day)?

200

This famous Canadian festival in Calgary features rodeo events, concerts, and a midway with rides and games

What is the Calgary Stampede?

200

In Toronto, this annual event held in late June celebrates diversity with a large parade and festival.

What is Pride Toronto (Pride Parade)?

200

Canadians head to these outdoor venues in summer to watch movies under the stars.

What are outdoor cinemas (or drive-in theaters)?

300

Canadians often spend summer weekends at these outdoor recreational areas, which offer activities like hiking, picnicking, and wildlife viewing.

What are national parks?

300

This music festival in Montreal is one of the largest jazz festivals in the world, attracting top musicians and enthusiasts alike, including our fellow Cooper team member, Trey Smith from St. Laurent (Q01).

What is the Montreal International Jazz Festival?

300

Canadians enjoy this summer activity of floating down rivers or streams on inflatable rafts or tubes.

What is tubing?

300

This small town in British Columbia is known for its annual Elvis Festival, held every summer to celebrate the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

What is Penticton?

300

Canadians flock to this national park in Alberta during the summer to marvel at its turquoise lakes and stunning mountain scenery.

What is Banff National Park?

400

In Newfoundland and Labrador, this outdoor activity involves hiking through rugged landscapes and camping in remote areas along the coast.

What is coastal backpacking (or coastal hiking)?

400

This city in Saskatchewan hosts an annual summer fair known for its grandstand shows, midway rides, and agricultural exhibits.

What is Saskatoon (for the Saskatoon Exhibition)?

400

In Ontario, this outdoor activity involves exploring underwater shipwrecks and marine life using scuba diving equipment during the summer season.

What is shipwreck diving?

400

This city in Ontario hosts a major summer music festival each July, attracting artists and fans from around the world.

What is Ottawa (for the Ottawa Bluesfest)?

400

This summer activity, popular in the Canadian Rockies, involves trekking across glaciers and navigating crevasses with specialized equipment.

What is glacier trekking?

500

Canadians who seek unique cultural experiences can participate in this traditional Indigenous summer activity, which involves harvesting wild rice in marshy areas.

What is wild rice harvesting?

500

This northern city in Canada celebrates summer with a week-long festival that includes events like sandcastle building contests and salmon barbecues.

What is Whitehorse (for the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous)?

500

Canadians participate in this outdoor recreational activity, which involves navigating through rivers and lakes in a small, lightweight boat.

What is canoeing?

500

This maritime province celebrates summer with a seafood festival in Shediac, known for its giant lobster sculpture.

What is New Brunswick?

500

Canadians looking for a challenge in the wilderness can participate in this activity, which involves climbing steep rock faces without the aid of ropes or harnesses.

What is free solo rock climbing?