CANADA HISTORY
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100

What colorful, iconic red-coated members of the RCMP are world-famous symbols of Canada?

Mounties (RCMP)

100

 What majestic natural wonder on the border of Ontario and New York State draws millions of visitors?

Niagara Falls

100

This beloved folk singer-songwriter from Cape Breton captured hearts with gentle anthems like "Snowbird."

Anne Murray

100

This legendary hockey player, known simply as "The Great One," wore jersey number 99.

Wayne Gretzky

100

What sweet Canadian treat is made by pouring hot maple syrup over fresh snow?

Maple taffy

200

Completed in 1885, what massive transcontinental railway connected Eastern Canada to B.C.?

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)

200

 What body of water forms the vast inland sea cutting deep into northeastern Canada, named after an explorer?

Hudson Bay

200

This iconic Canadian rock band formed in the 1960s gave us legendary hits like "American Woman."

The Guess Who

200

This courageous young Canadian athlete ran across Canada in 1980 on his "Marathon of Hope."

Terry Fox

200

What iconic Canadian winter transportation item is a long flat wooden board turned up at the front for sliding down hills?

A toboggan

300

Which came first: Canada becoming an independent confederation (1867), or humans on the moon (1969)?


Canada's confederation in 1867

300

Which Canadian province is home to the world’s highest tides, reaching up to 16 meters?

Nova Scotia (BAY OF FUNDY)

300

For decades, millions tuned in to watch this beloved hockey broadcaster host "Coach's Corner."

Don Cherry

300

This witty actor born in Ottawa starred in classic comedy films like Tootsie and voiced characters in Shrek.

Dan Aykroyd

300

What is the name of the cocktail made with clam juice, tomato juice, and vodka that was invented in Calgary?

Caesar

400

This explorer mapped much of the Atlantic coast and St. Lawrence River, earning the title "Father of New France."

Samuel de Champlain

400

Canada has more lakes than any other country in the world — but which province has the most of them?

ONTARIO


400

Guess the person: Rural Ontario-born singer-songwriter who gave us poetic anthems like "Big Yellow Taxi."

Joni Mitchell

400

Which came first: Wayne Gretzky's first NHL game (1979), or Terry Fox starting his Marathon of Hope (1980)?

Wayne Gretzky's first NHL game

400

True or false: The red-and-white Canadian flag featuring an 11-point maple leaf was raised in 1965.

True

500

What historic peacekeeping invention proposed by Lester B. Pearson during the 1956 Suez Crisis won a Nobel Prize?

UN Peacekeeping forces

500

Which province is nicknamed 'Land of Living Skies'?

Saskatchewan

500

What connects these three Canadian performers: Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Anka, and Celine Dion?

They are all internationally famous Canadian artists

500

This famous Canadian inventor patented the telephone in Brantford, Ontario.

Alexander Graham Bell

500

What type of fish is traditionally used in the Indigenous dish called 'bannock and fish'?

Salmon