Canada Geography
Canada is the ________ biggest country in the world.
second
What is the name Canada thought to mean originally?
Village Or Community
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
What country does Canada share the longest border with?
USA
What are Canada's two national sports?
ice hockey and lacrosse
Where in Canada is the Big Nickel located?
Sudbury, Ontario
Who is the official head of the country?
King Charles III
What is the most populous city in the world?
Tokyo, Japan
Which of these Canadian hockey players was the first to reach 50 goals in 50 games in the National Hockey League?
Maurice Richard
What forms about 40% of Canada´s area?
forests
What is the longest river system in Canada?
MacKenzie River
Which city is home to North America's largest mall?
It’s Edmonton, Alberta – home of the West Edmonton Mall. This massive shopping center is 5.3 million square feet and has an entire waterpark within its walls.
Which country has the most pyramids?
Sudan
While pyramids are associated with Egypt, the nation of Sudan has 220 extant pyramids, the most numerous in the world.Nubian pyramids were constructed (roughly 240 of them) at three sites in Sudan to serve as tombs for the kings and queens of Napata and Meroë.
Which Canadian city hosted the first-ever Olympics held in Canada?
Montreal
Letters addressed to the postal code H0H 0H0 are delivered here.
To the “North Pole.” Volunteers reply to some 1.6 million letters each year.
How many territories does Canada have?
Three
Alberta is the world’s largest inhabited region to be completely free of these pests.
Rats. The province embarked on an aggressive pest-control program in 1942 and monitors the provincial borders to this day.
In which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located?
Atlantic Ocean
How many points does the maple leaf on the flag have?
Our flag has 11 points! But here’s a little more Canadian trivia …
Did you know the Canadian flag was designed with 13 points? It was changed to 11 points because it was hard to see the maple leaf shape from a distance.
Can you name the famous Canadian born actor who starred in movies Mask, Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber, 23, Man on the Moon etc
Jim Carrey
How many time zones does Canada have?
There are six time zones across Canada: Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, and Newfoundland.
Until the late 18th century, this fish was used as currency in Newfoundland and Labrador
Cod. Fishermen traded it for food, clothing and supplies.
What is the capital of Senegal?
Dakar
What fruit does Canada export the most of?
Blueberries!
Canada exports tens of millions of pounds of blueberries and is the world’s second-largest producer of the berry. In fact, blueberries account for 61.2% of our export dollars.
When this fish species became endangered, the Okanagan Nation Alliance rejuvenated its population.
Sockeye salmon. They created fishways and cleaned the water, and by 2010, the sockeye salmon population was sustainable for the first time in 75 years.