Canada Eh?
What year did Canada become independent from Britain?
1982
Canada achieved complete independence from Britain in 1982 but received semi-independent status in 1867.
What male artist had the most No. 1 pop hits in the 1950s?
Elvis Presley
Ten of his songs hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart during the decade.
What is the collective name for a group of crows?
A Murder
What was the dance craze that was very fast and involved no touching known as?
The Bop
What is the world's tallest mountain?
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is now 8,848.86 meters high. Although Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level, Hawaii's Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain base-to-peak at 10,210m (33,500 ft), but only 4,205m (13,796 ft) is above sea level.
What is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada?
A. -63
B. -58
C. -71
A. -63
Recorded in Snag, Yukon in 1947.
Who wrote the theme for the '60s TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'?
Paul Anka
Lemurs are only native to which country?
Madagascar
What famous comic strip featuring a boy and a dog debuted on October 2, 1950?
Peanuts
What is the hardest substance on earth?
Diamond
What are Canada's two National Sports?
Ice Hockey and Lacrosse
Known for hits including "Crazy" and "Walking After Midnight," this country singer died in a plane crash in 1963
Patsy Cline
Future superstar Willie Nelson wrote "Crazy," one of the songs that made Cline a star before her tragic death.
In 1971, what happened in the Atacama Desert for the first time in 400 years?
It Rained
What classic video game requires you to eat all the dots throughout a maze?
Beer
What is the name of the desert that spans the majority of Northern Africa?
Sahara Desert
What is the biggest animal found in Canada?
A. Bison
B. Moose
C. Polar Bear
A. Bison
What was the name of the infamous drummer of The Who?
Keith Moon
Which gender of mosquitoes bite people?
Female
Only female mosquitoes bite people and animals to get a blood meal. Female mosquitoes need a blood meal to produce eggs.
What classic video game requires you to eat all the dots throughout a maze?
PacMan
Which continent has the largest freshwater resources?
Antarctica
The Antarctic Ice Sheet contains 30 million cubic kilometers (7.2 million cubic miles) of ice: 70% of Earth's freshwater and 90% of its ice.
Canada has access to upwards of 20% of the world's surface freshwater and 7% of the world's renewable water flow.
True
Canada is home to approximately 2Million lake, the most of any country in the world.
On 3 February 1969, American musicians Buddy Holly, J.P. Richardson, and Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash. What did this event become known as?
The Day The Music Died
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind
In chess, the queen has the combined movement of which two pieces
The Bishop and the Rook
What is illegal for a single lady to do in Florida solely on Sundays?
Skydive