Definitions
Definitions
Definitions
Definitions
Definitions
100

Another word for Live or occupy.

 Inhabited 

100

Fulfillment of one's needs and wishes. 

What is satisfaction

100

Activity that is done for enjoyment when not working.

What is recreation? 

100

What does the RCMP stand for? 

Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 

100

What is another word for Dominion Day? 

Canada Day is also known as Canada's national holiday. 

200

A word to describe animals hunted for food and sport.

What is game. 

200

 Animal skin is treated for human use. 

What is hide.

200

What company was incorporated by charter in 1670?

The Hudson Bay Company.

200

The curtain of lights, often green or greenish-blue, is seen near the magnetic North Pole. It is most visible at the equinoxes (March and September) and is known as the aurora borealis.

The Northern Lights. 


200

What was the main job of residential schools?

Assimilate indigenous (First Nations) into Canadian culture. 

300

 A word's definition is that it does not require much skill. 

What does the term 'menial' mean?

300

 Gloomy and upset.

What does it mean to be a sulky?

300

They are under great stress.

What is fraught? 

300

What does it mean when someone says I see your silhouette? 

The dark shape and outline of something visible against a lighter background. 

300

How is a person considered nomadic? 

By moving from place to place according to the season. 

400

The language of the Aboriginal people of the western Arctic. 

What is Inuvialuktun. 

400

A type of boot worn by the Inuit, also called mukluks.

  What is a kamak/ kamik? 

400

A decoration of long pieces of fabric layered on top of each other is used to decorate Mother Hubbard parkas.

 What is a Delta Braid, and what does it decorate? 

400

 Ice forms in the ground during winter, pushing the earth's surface into small hills. 

How are pingos formed?

400

Ptarmigan

 What is the official bird of Nunvaunt called? 

500

What four regions of the world do the Inuit people inhabit?

Canada, Russia, Greenland and the United States. 

500

Western and central Alaska and at the easternmost point of Russia.

Where do the Yup'ik people live? 

500

Scraping hides, cutting hair and preparing food. 

What are the three main tasks a Ulu completes?

500

Nun's habit.

What was the garment called by nuns during this period? 

500

What was the dress that was worn over a blouse or a sweater?

Pinafores