Food
This is the most-consumed fruit in Canada.
The banana! Apples follow close behind.
This is one of Canada's most popular and most-played sports (besides hockey).
Golf!
Golf is a popular sport played around the world, but few countries have as many participants as Canada. According to a 2012 article from The Globe and Mail, there are more than 2 million golfers in the country, which means that one out of every twenty Canadians plays some form of golf.
This Canadian singer’s 1997 album "Come on Over" is the all-time bestselling record by a female artist. She is from Timmins, Ontario.
Shania Twain
Which Canadian province or territory goes the farthest north of the country?
A) Nunavut
B) Yukon
C) St. John's
The answer is Nunavut.
Nunavut is a Canadian territory in the Eastern Arctic comprising of two-fifths of Canada’s landmass and 86% of its watershed.
Canada has 2,860 of these, twice as many as the United States. They are rectangular, flat, and approximately 200 feet in length.
Hockey rinks! We have more than any other country in the world.
Canadians eat 1 billion of these every year.
Donuts!
What is Canada’s official summer sport?
Lacrosse
This famous singer was the lead vocalist for the Canadian rock band "The Tragically Hip."
Gord Downie
How many oceans does Canada touch?
The answer is 3 oceans: the Pacific Ocean in the West, the Atlantic Ocean in the East and the Arctic Ocean in the North.
You can find 50 million goldfish swimming in this lake.
Lake Ontario. The population has surged in recent years as a result of people freeing their pets in open water.
Canadians consume more than twice as much of this meal-in-a-box than Americans.
Kraft Dinner
This event was the most watched broadcast in Canadian history.
The 2010 Olympic men’s hockey final. Some 16.6 million Canadians watched Team Canada clinch the gold medal.
This famous Canadian comedy actor started making faces in front of a mirror when he was eight years old. This is how he discovered his talent for doing impressions.
Jim Carrey
The St. Lawrence River is a HUGE river in which province below?
A) Saskatchewan
B) Quebec
C) New Brunswick
The answer is Quebec.
The St. Lawrence River is about 1,197 kilometres long, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
People in Churchill, Manitoba, are legally required to leave their cars unlocked for people escaping this particular animal.
Polar bears
1000 kilometres north of Winnipeg lies the northern port town of Churchill, made famous by its annual congregation of polar bears. In October and November, polar bears begin their gather in Churchill to wait for the big freeze - when they can travel onto the ice of the Hudson Bay to hunt for seal.
This type of pizza was created by Sam Panapoulos (a Canadian) in 1962.
Hawaiian Pizza
Brothers Jimmy and Dan MacNeil of Brantford, Ontario, drove this vehicle across Canada in 2001.
A Zamboni. With an assist from a transport trailer, they covered 6,000 kilometres to raise money for the Canadian Hockey Association.
This folk singer was discovered by the same talent agent who signed Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
Leonard Cohen. John Hammond of Columbia Records became a fan of Cohen after seeing him perform at a folk festival.
Which province has a capital city named Charlottetown?
A) Ontario
B) Alberta
C) Prince Edward Island
The answer is Prince Edward Island.
Prince Edward Island is the smallest of all the provinces and territories — it's only 5,660 square kilometres whereas the area of Nunavut covers 2.093 million (yes, million) square kilometres.
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Canada?
-83.5° C
-75.9° C
-62.8° C
-50.2° C
-62.8° C
The lowest temperature ever officially recorded in Canada – and indeed in all of continental North America– is -62.8°C (-81.4°F). It was at the village of Snag, a now-abandoned mining town in the Yukon established during the famous Klondike Gold Rush of 1896.
Quebec is the world’s top producer of this condiment.
Maple syrup. The province makes about 73 percent of the global supply.
Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run at this Canadian site.
Hanlan’s Point Stadium on the Toronto Islands. It was 1914 and he was playing for the Baltimore Orioles against the Toronto Maple Leafs (these were pre-Blue Jays days).
This very popular young singer became famous worldwide after posting a viral video with a song of his composition on the Internet (YouTube).
Justin Bieber
Six Canadian cities have more than 1 million residents. Can you name these cities?
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa
This Canadian city was named after a berry.
Saskatoon. It comes from the Cree word “mis-sask-quah-too-mina."