Sports History
What major sporting event was held in Montreal in 1976?
What is the summer Olympics.
This Canadian hero jogged across Canada to raise awareness for cancer.
Who is Terry Fox
The 3 main toppings on a Canadian pizza?
What is pepperoni, bacon, and mushrooms
Name 3 different Indigenous communities.
What is Metis, Inuit, and the Haudenosaunee
This stone figure is pictured on the Nunavut flag.
What is an Inukshuk
Which two Canadian cities were part of the “Original Six” NHL teams?
What is Montreal and Toronto
The first Prime Minister of Canada who was also the main political mind that helped to create the British North America Act.
Who is Sir. John A. Macdonald.
What foods are Candians best known for eating more of than Americans?
A) doughnuts
B) cabbage
C) moose meat
D) french frie
What is A) doughnuts
A person from a different country who migrates to a new country to take control of it, often displacing Indigenous communities.
What is a colonizer.
The smallest province or territory in Canada?
What is Prince Edward Island
Which NHL team did Wayne Gretzky win four of his five Stanley Cups?
What is the Edmonton Oilers (The 5th was the LA Kings)
From the Mickey Mouse Club to Noah from the Notebook and now Ken in the new Barbie movie... he can do it all.
Who is Ryan Gosling
What kind of cheese are Canadians best known for?
A) cheddar
B) Kraft
C) mozzarella
D) swiss
What is A) Cheddar
The year the British North America Act was created.
What is 1867.
What is the name of the deepest lake in Canada?
A) Quesnel Lake
B) Lake Superior
C) Great Slave Lake
D) Lake Huron
What is C) Great Slave Lake.
Located in the Northwest Territories Great Slave Lake is Canada’s deepest lake. At 2,015 feet deep this Great Slave Lake is the 8th deepest lake in the world.
What sport’s overall international scoring record is held by a Canadian woman?
What is soccer.
No one has ever scored more goals in international play -- in men’s or women’s soccer -- than Canadian striker Christine Sinclair. The Canadian team captain scored in five different World Cups.
Know for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang on the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy.
Who is Sandra Oh.
The first Tim Horton’s opened in what city?
A) London
B) Hamilton
C) Barrie
D) Collingwood
What is B) Hamilton.
The first Tim Horton’s opened in Hamilton, Ontario in 1964.
A wampum belt was a First Nations’ way of:
A) documenting important events
B) making agreements
C) keeping records of speeches
D) all of the above
What is D) all of the above
What is the tallest mountain peak in Canada?
A) Mount Logan, Yukon
B) Mount Fairweather, British Columbia
C) North Twin, Alberta
D) Mount Caubvick, Newfoundland
What is A) Mount Logan, Yukon.
It is 5,995 metres high and is in Kluane National Park and Reserve.
Which major Canadian sports trophy survived a fire in 1947?
What is the Grey Cup.
The historic trophy was located in the offices of the Toronto Argos, who had won it in 1946. It showed great resolve in surviving the blaze, which engulfed the office and burned and melted all team records and awards. The Cup cheated death by being snagged on a nail as it fell off a shelf.
A Canadian civil and women's rights activist and businesswoman who directly challenged segregation.
Who is Viola Desmond
The percentage of Canadians drink coffee?
What is 70% of Canadians.
The people which the Indian Act gave sweeping powers with regards to First Nation identity, political structures, governance, cultural practices, and education.
Who is the Government
The body of water that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River is about 1,197 kilometres long.