National Symbols & Geography
What is Canada's national animal?
The beaver.
Who wrote the famous war remembrance poem "In Flanders Fields"?
John McCrae
IHOP stands for this restaurant.
What is International House of Pancakes? Some say the first IHOP was intentionally located near a Big Boy restaurant to accommodate Big Boy’s overflow.
What are the two most popular languages spoken in Canada?
English and French
What’s the official food of Halifax?
Donair
What actress played Dolly in the 1969 movie musical Hello, Dolly?
Barbra Streisand. Walter Matthau was her co-star. Gene Kelly was the director.
How many points are on the maple leaf of the Canadian flag?
11 points
Where was the cocktail drink known as the Caesar invented?
Calgary, Alberta, in 1969.
Ill-fitting shoes can cause this painful bump.
What is bunion? The most common bunion is a noticeable bump at the joint where the big toe connects to the foot.
What area produces the largest amount of maple syrup?
Quebec. It produces over 70% of the maple syrup found globally.
Name one of the ingredients in the traditional Three Sisters Soup, prepared by many Indigenous Peoples.
Corn, squash, beans
Who was the first baseball player to hit 50 home runs in a season?
Babe Ruth. He did this for the first time in 1920 and then again in 1921, 1927, and 1928.
How many time zones does Canada have?
Six time zones
What year did Tim Hortons open its first location? Where is the first location?
150 for year and 150 for location
1964 in Hamilton, Ontario
This four-word phrase accompanies the Vulcan salute in Star Trek.
What is “live long and prosper”? It’s used as a greeting or blessing. The most hardcore fans know that it originates from the Vulcan-language phrase dif-tor heh smusma.
What are the territories does Canada have?
Three (Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon)
Canada is famous for maple syrup. What other tree can be used to make a sweet syrup?
Birch
What are eyeglasses with two distinct optical powers called?
Bifocals. They are prescribed for people who are farsighted, or not able to see objects up close.
Which province produces over 70% of the world's maple syrup?
Quebec
Under what circumstances did Canadian Prime Minister John Thompson die on December 12, 1894?
Canadian Prime Minister John Thompson died suddenly from a heart attack at age 49 on December 12, 1894, while lunching with Queen Victoria in Windsor Castle in England.
During World War II, this was the three-letter precursor to the CIA.
What is OSS? It stands for Office of Strategic Services, the first U.S. independent intelligence agency. It lasted only three years before evolving into the CIA. There was a fierce rivalry between the FBI and the OSS, which ended when the FBI ousted the OSS from South America and claimed the continent under its jurisdiction.
What are the oceans that surround Canada?
The Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific
In what part of Canada would you find the touton (a fried pancake)?
Newfoundland
What was the name of the dog in Peter Pan?
Nana. She was a Newfoundland dog.
What is Canada's longest street?
Yonge Street in Ontario, which spans roughly 56 to 86 kilometers depending on the exact northern local boundary definitions
Which province or territory was the first to include sexual orientation in its human rights code?
Quebec, in 1977
Apple seeds contain amygdalin, a compound that, when crushed, releases this poisonous substance.
What is cyanide? Swallowing a few apple seeds isn’t a problem; in order to cause damage, the average human would have to chew about 150 seeds.
What flavour pizza was invented in Canada?
The ham and pineapple combination, also known as the Hawaiian
What kind of bacon is rolled in cornmeal (or pea meal) and is famous in southern Ontario?
Peameal bacon
What famous novel contains the line “He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish”?
The Old Man and the Sea. It is the first line in the Ernest Hemingway novel.