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100
Author of the "Cremation of Sam McGee" and "The shooting of Dan McGrew"
Who is Robert Service?
100
Author of "The Hockey Sweater"?
Who is Roch Carrier?
100
He's famous for Bud the Spud, Big Joe Mufferaw and The Good Ol Hockey Game
Who is Stompin Tom Connors?
100
Terry Fox ended his Marathon of Hope in this Canadian province
What is Ontario?
100
This law enforcement force was the predecessor to the RCMP
What is the North West Mounted Police?
200
"Talk of your cold, through the parka's fold it stabbed like a driven nail" is an example of...
What is simile?
200
Province that serves as the setting of the Hockey Sweater
What is Quebec?
200
Song written in 1880 by Calixa Lavalee
What is "O Canada"?
200
Stompin Tom song about tobacco farming in Southern Ontario
What is "Tillsonburg"?
200
She helped warn the British of an impending American attack during the War of 1812
Who is Laura Secord?
300
"The stars came out and danced about" is an example of...
What is personification?
300
Author of "To Build a Fire"?
Who is Jack London?
300
This patriotic song emphasizes Canada's connection to the British Monarchy and celebrates British victories in the war of 1812
What is "The Maple Leaf Forever"?
300
The Northwest Passage refers to a shortcut from the Atlantic to the Pacific through Canada's north and this ocean
What is The Arctic Ocean?
300
produced by the Historica Foundation, these film vignettes were produced with the intention of teaching Canadians more about their history and heritage
What are Heritage Minutes?
400
"There are strange things done in the midnight sun..." so begins this poem
What is The Cremation of Sam McGee?
400
Type of conflict used to drive the plot in "To Build a Fire"
What is man vs. nature?
400
He sang about "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" as well as the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in his song "Canadian Railroad Trilogy"
Who is Gordon Lightfoot?
400
This song tells of a way of life in Newfoundland and a particular type of fishing
What is "Squid Jiggin' Ground"?
400
the recent discovery of one of the lost ships of the Franklin Expedition relates to this song by Stan Rogers
What is Northwest Passage?
500
"A promise made is a debt unpaid" is an example of...
What is metaphor?
500
The Hockey Sweater was adapted as a short animated film by this Canadian filmmaking institution
What is the National Film Board?
500
This Canadian musician criticized the Southern USA's legacy of slavery and racial intolerance with his song "Southern Man"
Who is Neil Young?
500
At the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon you can order a drink which includes this special ingredient.
What is a human toe?
500
The "Last Spike" driven in Craigellachie, BC in 1885 signified the completion of this...
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway?