Great White North
Symbols & Flora
Landmarks & Cities
Canadian Inventions
History & Lore
100

Canada is bordered by three oceans: the Pacific, the Atlantic, and this northern ocean.

Arctic Ocean

100

This iconic leaf appears prominently in the center of the Canadian national flag.

Maple leaf

100

This massive Toronto tower was once the tallest freestanding structure in the world.

CN Tower

100

Invented by James Naismith in 1891, this indoor winter sport is played with a hoop and a ball.

Basketball

100

This famous Canadian police force is globally recognized for their iconic scarlet serge uniforms.

RCMP (Mounties)

200

Canada is the second-largest country in the world by total area, surpassed only by this nation.

Russia

200

Adopted in 1996, this animal is an official national symbol of Canada, known for building dams.

Beaver

200

Found in Alberta, this expansive national park is home to the stunning Lake Louise and Banff townsite.

Banff National Park

200

In 1922, Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered this life-saving hormone at the University of Toronto.

Insulin

200

Canada's official winter sport is hockey, but what sport is our official summer sport?

Lacrosse

300

Comprising ten provinces, Canada also contains how many federal territories?

Three

300

This golden-flowered plant, often blamed for seasonal allergies, is actually not the cause.

Goldenrod  

300

Spanning the US-Canada border, these famous waterfalls generate massive hydroelectric power.

Niagara Falls

300

 Invented in 1901 by Reginald Fessenden, this breakthrough technology allowed the first transmission of voice.

Radio

300

Before the maple leaf flag was adopted in 1965, Canada's flag featured which historical ensign?

The Canadian Red Ensign

400

This Canadian province is the only one that is officially bilingual (English and French).

New Brunswick

400

This tree species, featuring white bark that peels like paper, is deeply tied to Indigenous canoeing.

Paper Birch

400

 Located in the capital city of Ottawa, this historic gothic-revival building houses Canada's Parliament.

Parliament Hill

400

Invented by Canadian George Klein, what revolutionary medical device helped give mobility back to veterans?

The electric wheelchair

400

In 1982, Queen Elizabeth II signed this historic document in Ottawa, bringing Canada's constitution home.

The Constitution Act

500

This sprawling northern territory contains the magnetic North Pole and has Iqaluit as its capital.

Nunavut

500

This flower, with a pink blossom and a yellow center, is the official floral emblem of the province of Alberta.

Wild Rose

500

 This historic fortress city in Quebec is the only fortified city wall remaining in North America north of Mexico.

Quebec City

500

Developed by Canadian engineers in 1959, this robotic arm system revolutionized space exploration on NASA shuttles.

Canadarm

500

Spanning over 7,800 kilometers, this highway is the longest national highway in the world.

The Trans-Canada Highway