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100

Which is bigger: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island?

New Brunswick

100

What was available for sale at "speakeasies" during prohibition?

Alcohol

100

Canada's Walk of Fame is located where?

Toronto

100

What Canadian actor played the role of a time-travelling teenager in Back to the Future?

Michael  J. Fox

100

What game show was hosted by Canadian-born Alex Trebek for 37 seasons?

Jeopardy!

200

Canada grows the second most cranberries in the world. What is the country that ranked first?

United States

200

What natural disaster magnified the Great Depression in the Prairies?

Drought

200

In which province can skiers ski the 42 runs at Blue Mountain?

Ontario

200

Whose 1930s dance band was known as The Royal Canadians?

Guy Lombardo

200

What team drafted the Sedin Twins into the NHL?

Vancouver Canucks

300

What provincial capital endures the coldest winters?

Winnipeg

300

Where in France did Canadian Soldiers first attempt to penetrate mainland Europe during  WWII?

Dieppe

300

TRUE OR FALSE:  Calgary's commuter rail system is powered by wind-generated electricity.

True

300

During what war did John McCrae write "In Flanders Fields"?

World War I

300

What upscale hotel chain was founded in Toronto by Issy Sharp?

Four Seasons Hotels

400

What is the capital of Yukon?

Whitehorse

400

In 2006, after repeated requests from soldiers, what chain opened a location at Canadian Forces base in Kandahar, Afghanistan?

Tim Horton's

400

What famous magician died in 1926 of stomach complications, days after being punched in the gut by a student at McGill University?

Harry Houdini

400

Who is the lead singer of the Guess Who?

Burton Cummings

400

Who was drafted first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2005 NHL entry draft?

Sidney Crosby

500

On Sept 11th, 2001, what Canadian city/province took in passengers and homed them and fed them due to the attack on the twin towers?

Gander, Newfoundland

500

16 out of Canada's first 22 prime ministers studied what profession before entering politics?

Law

500

Near what city was Terry Fox forced to end his run across Canada?

Thunder Bay

500

Who played the polka-playing Schmenge Brothers on SCTV?

John Candy & Eugene Levy

500

What sporting event is known as the "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth"?C

Calgary Stampede