One
Canada didn’t get its own flag until what year?
1965
(98 years after the founding of the nation).
(98 years after the founding of the nation).
Two
On September 11, 2001, 33,000 passengers made what small Canadian town their home for a few days?
Gander. The town had less than 10,000 residents at the time and played host to over three times as many people when US airspace was shut down.
Three
Canadian motto, “A Mari Usque ad Mare” means what, in English?
From sea to sea
Four
Canada first hosted the Olympics in what year?
1976.
Montreal hosted the Winter Games after Denver passed on them.
Montreal hosted the Winter Games after Denver passed on them.
Five
In 1642, a group of religious mystics followed a vision to form what would later become what city?
Montreal
Six
Which territory’s name translates into “Our Land?”
Nunavut. It’s the newest and largest Canadian territory in Canada, created in 1999.
Seven
Commissioned by Henry VII, what Italian explorer would sail to the New World and “discover” Canada in 1497?
John Cabot or Giovanni Caboto
Eight
Bernic Lake, Manitoba is home to the largest deposit of what rare element?
Cesium
Nine
Founded in 1605, what city is the only walled city in Canada?
Quebec City
Ten
The opening of what was delayed by a year due to a sonic boom?
The Ottawa International Airport
Share:
| Books of the Week | Subscribe | More Quizzes |
