More Canada

Resources and Industry

100

major exporter of this crop

wheat

200

name the 5 natural resources:

energy

minerals

fish

forests

farming

300

oldest business in Canada

Hudson's Bay Company

400

Canada's chief trading partner

USA

500

world leader in the manufacture of this product

newsprint

More Cities

100

World's largest inland port

-

Montreal, Quebec

200

Canada's Gateway to the Pacific

Vancouver, British Columbia

300

Capital of New Brunswick

Fredericton

400

Capital of Nova Scotia

Halifax

500

Capital of Alberta

Edmonton

Geography

100

Longest river in Canada

Makenzie River

200

Highest peak in Canada

Mt. Logan

300

Beautiful waterfall that shares a border with Canada and USA

Niagara Falls

400

Only highway north of the Arctic Circle that is open year round

Dempster Highway

500

Imaginary waterway that explorers were searching for, in the hopes of finding a shortcut through North America to Asia

Northwest Passage

Names

100

Name the war between the French and English over boundary lines

Bonus: Who won?

French and Indian War

Bonus: English won

200

Name given to the land claimed by France in the New World

New France

300

Name of the French settlers who would not pledge loyalty to the British monarch and were forced to flee their homes.

Acadians

400

Name the 5 Great Lakes

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

500

Name the festival held in Ottawa every year to honor the friendship between Canada and the Netherlands.

Bonus: Why is there a friendship?

Canadian Tulip Festival

Bonus: Because Canada granted refuge to the Princess of the Netherlands during WW2 while her country was being invaded by Nazis, and she had a baby in Canada

Mish Mash

100

Discovered the Hudson Bay

Henry Hudson

200

Capital of Northwest Territories

Yellowknife

300

Capital of Yukon

Whitehorse

400

the setting of Anne of Green Gables

Prince Edward Island

500

a dangerous place for ships due to fog and icebergs, but also has some of the best fishing

Grand Banks