The biggest challenge of building the Canadian Pacific Railway was getting through this geographic landform that lies between Alberta and British Columbia
What are the Rocky Mountains?
100
This musician from Toronto built a successful career in California in the 1960s. He was criticized by Lynyrd Skynyrd for his song "Southern Man"
Who is Neil Young?
100
The Maple Leaf Forever celebrate British Military victories from this war fought in Canada and the US 1812 - 1814
What is the War of 1812?
100
The Capital city of Canada
What is Ottawa?
200
This song was written in 1880, 13 years after confederation
What is O Canada?
200
Canada's neighbour and biggest trading partner. Also a huge cultural influence
What is the USA?
200
This singer from Quebec had a big hit on the Titanic soundtrack in 1997. Now she performs in Las Vegas
Who is Celine Dion?
200
This Neil Young song is critical of the legacy of slavery in the American South
What is "Southern Man"?
200
This region of Canada can be described as having flat, rolling hills and grasslands.
What are the Prairies?
300
This song, written in 1867 is largely about British military achievements in Canada
What is The Maple Leaf Forever?
300
The song "Tillsonburg" is about tobacco farming in this province
What is Ontario?
300
Born in Saint John, NB. This musician travelled many times back and forth across Canada writing songs about the people and places he encountered
Who is Stompin' Tom Connors?
300
This Stan Roger's song harkens back to the age of piracy and raids on American ships that were sanctioned by the King of England
What is "Barrett's Privateers"?
300
The Canadian national broadcasting authority.
What is the CBC?
400
O Canada was first written in this language
What is French?
400
The song "Squid Jiggin' Grounds" is about fishing off the shores of this Atlantic province
What is Newfoundland?
400
He sang about the shipping disaster on Lake Superior in his song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Who is Gordon Lightfoot?
400
Gordon Lightfoot wrote a song in 1967 about the building of this transportation system during the 1880's
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway?
400
This is a Canadian music award presented to musicians in various categories every year
What is the Juno?
500
He wrote "The Maple Leaf Forever"
Who is Alexander Muir?
500
The Stompin' Tom song "Bud the Spud" is about the potato industry in this province
What is PEI?
500
His songs often portrayed life and history of the Atlantic provinces. He died in an aviation accident in 1983.
Who is Stan Rogers?
500
The Stan Rogers' song "Northwest Passage" tells of this doomed arctic expedition, from which researchers have recently found artifacts
What is the Franklin Expedition?
500
These are rules governing how much Canadian music broadcasters must include in their programming