FUN FACTS
What are the two national languages of Canada?
English and French
This is the largest city in Canada
What is Toronto?
Bonus point, this city is the capital of Canada
The National Sports Act of Canada granted two different sports as the official sports of Canada. One is, unsurprisingly, hockey. What is the other?
Lacrosse
In 1980, what athlete and Canadian hero, who was equipped with a prosthetic right leg, ran more than 5,000 kilometers across the country to raise money for cancer research in his "Marathon of Hope"?
Terry Fox
What "sweet" Canadian actor and comedian rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City, starred in major movies like "Uncle Buck," and died of a heart attack in Mexico at the age of 43?
Who is John Candy?
Canada's "Big Five" banks are all based in Toronto. They are Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and what fifth bank?
TD Bank (bonus for the meaning of TD)
Named for the railway company that built it, what 1,815-foot-tall communications and observation edifice is the tallest structure in Toronto?
CN Tower
What Western Conference team did the Toronto Raptors defeat in the 2019 NBA finals to become league champions?
Golden State Warriors
"I Am Canadian" was the slogan for what beer brand from 1994 until 1998, and between 2000 and 2005? The campaign was retired shortly after a merger with Coors in 2005.
Molson Canadian
An Algonquin or Ojibwe word meaning "where the river narrows" became the name of what province where the Saint Lawrence actually does narrow?
Quebec
Founded in Québec, what is the French name of the private entertainment company that has sold over 100 million tickets for its unique blend of continuous live music and circus-like acrobatics?
Cirque Du Soleil
Located in Alberta and established in 1885, what is the oldest national park in Canada?
Banff
Although James Naismith was teaching in Massachusetts in the U.S. at the time he invented a popular sport, he was a native Canadian who had only recently moved to the U.S. What sport did Naismith invent in 1891?
Basketball
Named for a city in British Columbia, what no-bake dessert includes a base of wafers, nuts, and coconut, custard icing in the middle, and a layer of chocolate ganache on top?
Nanaimo Bar
Terrance and Phillip are a fart-obsessed Canadian comedy duo who made their first appearance in season 2 of what Comedy Central animated series?
What is South Park
Thanksgiving in the United States is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, but when is Canada’s Thanksgiving?
Second Monday in October
hat is the name for the increasingly large body of water separating the Alaskan peninsula and the eastern shores of Russia? There was once a land bridge crossing this body of water.
What is, the Bering Straight
One Canadian has won the National Basketball Association's MVP award. Who is it?
Who is Steve Nash
The name Canada is generally accepted as coming from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning what?
What is village or settlement
What Canadian city is home to the intersection of the Red and Assiniboine rivers and is located very near the longitudinal centre of North America?
What is Winnipeg
What is the official Canadian motto? English or Latin, bonus for both
What is, A Mari usque ad Mare or "from sea to sea" in Latin
What is the highest mountain in Canada?
What is Mount Logan in the Yukon
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts is Canada's national women's championship in what sport?
What is Curling?
Born and raised in Toronto as the sixth of seven, who is the actress, comedian, and writer who famously starred as the mother of Kevin McAllister in "Home Alone" and more recently became an Emmy-winning star of "Schitt's Creek"?
Who is Catherine O'Hara
Which U.S. state shares the longest border with Canada? The total comes in at over 1,500 miles.
What is Alaska?