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What year did Canada become a country?
1867
What is the symbol of Canada?
Maple Leaf
Why is flag day on February 15?
What do we do with a flag during a time of mourning?
Fly it at half-mast
What did soldiers have on their uniforms during WW1
Maple Leaf
What day of every year do we celebrate the Canadian flag?
February 15
How many points are on the flag’s maple leaf?
11
Who was the Prime Minister that first came up with the idea to make a flag?
Lester B. Pearson
How many laws are there about how to treat the Canadian flag?
None.
(The United States has lots)
What are Canada's official colours?
Red and White
What year did Canada adopt its own flag?
1965
How many maple leaves were on the first proposed flag?
3
How long was the debate about the flag?
15 days. They finally took a vote at 2:13am, on Dec. 15, 1964
How is the flag hung to symbolize national distress?
Upside down
Who were some of the people who gave flag suggestions?
School children, families, business people etc.
What year did Canada first celebrate National Flag of Canada Day?
1996
Who sewed the first flag?
Joan O'Malley, with her sewing machine in the middle of the night
Who designed the current Canadian flag?
George Stanley
When should a flag be replaced?
When it is faded or distressed
What were 3 suggested symbols for the flag?
Beaver, mountie, Buffalo, rabbits, eagles, geese, hockey stick
What year did “O Canada” become the national anthem?
1990
Why does the Maple leaf have 11 points instead of 23 points like a real maple leaf?
You could hardly see the design in the wind
What is the name of the British flag that was flown before Confederation?
Union Jack
Where should a flag be in a parade?
The first one raised, last one lower, first in the parade.
Red symbolizes connection with the English, what does White symbolize?
Connection with the French