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Music and Entertainment

100

This singer, born in Windsor and raised in Timmins, is the best selling female country artist of all time.

Shania Twain

200

This Canadian musicians real name is Abel Tesfaye

The Weekend

300

This legendary songwriter penned "Summer of '69" and "Heaven"

Bryan Adams

400

The final concert of this Canadian band, held in Kingston in 2016, was called "A National Celebration."

The Tragically Hip

500

This Canadian singer-songwriter's albums include Harvest Moon, After the Gold Rush, and Heart of Gold.

Neil Young

Provincial Nicknames

100

This province is known as the "Land of Living Skies."

Saskatchewan

200

This province's nickname is "Canada's Ocean Playground."

Nova Scotia

300

This province is called the "Garden Province."

PEI

400

This province is known as "Beautiful British Columbia."

British Columbia

500

This province's official Latin motto translates to "Glorious and Free."

Manitoba

Indigenous History & Relations

100

This Métis leader led the Red River Resistance and the North-West Resistance.

Louis Riel

200

This province is considered the birthplace of the Métis Nation and is home to the Red River Settlement.

Manitoba

300

This day, observed on September 30, honours survivors of residential schools.

National Truth & Reconciliation 

400

This Indigenous group primarily inhabits Canada's Arctic regions.

Inuit

500

This treaty, signed in 1701, is considered one of the most significant peace agreements between Indigenous nations and the French.

Great Peace of Montreal

First Europeans & Early Exploration

100

These seafaring people established a settlement in Newfoundland around the year 1000.

Norse Vikings

200

This explorer claimed Canada for France in 1534.

Jaques Cartier 

300

This French explorer founded Quebec City in 1608.

Samuel de Champlain

400

This bay is named after the English explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage.

Husdon Bay

500

This explorer became the first European known to travel through the Strait of Georgia and chart much of British Columbia's coastline.

George Vancouver

Inventions

100

This life-saving treatment for diabetes was discovered by Canadian researchers in 1921.

Insulin

200

This fastener, commonly found on jeans and jackets, was patented by Canadian inventor Gideon Sundback.

Zipper

300

This giant-screen film technology was co-developed by Canadians and debuted at Expo '70 in Osaka.

IMAX

400

This square-headed screw, developed by Canadian P.L. Robertson, is prized because the screwdriver is less likely to slip.

Robertson screw 

500

This winter vehicle was developed by Joseph-Armand Bombardier after he sought a better way to travel through deep snow.

Snowmobile