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CANADA DAY TRIVIA

1) In 2012, how old will Canada turn on July 1st?

Answer: 145

2) In what year did Queen Elizabeth start her reign over Canada?

Answer: 1952

3) Name all 10 provinces & 3 territories along with the capital city of each.

Answer: British Columbia (Victoria), Alberta (Edmonton), Saskatchewan (Regina), Manitoba (Winnipeg),

Ontario (Toronto), Quebec (Quebec City), Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John¡¯s), New Brunswick

(Fredericton), Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown), Nova Scotia (Halifax), Yukon (Whitehorse), Northwest

Territories (Yellowknife), Nunavut (Iqaluit)

4) Which province has the highest population?

Answer: Ontario

5) True or False ¨C Saskatchewan & Alberta were created out of land that had been a part of the Northwest

Territories?

Answer: True

6) Who was the first Prime Minster of Canada?

Answer: Sir John A. Macdonald

7) Who was the first female Prime Minster of Canada?

Answer: Kim Campbell

8) Who has been a Prime Minster of Canada 3 times?

Answer: William Lyon Mackenzie

9) How many times has Canada hosted the Olympic Games? Bonus points to name the years.

Answer: Three times, 1976 Summer Olympics, 1988 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics

10) Name the first Canadian woman in space.

Answer: Roberta Bondar

11) Which of these were invented by Canadians?

Basketball

5-Pin Bowling

Answer: All of them

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Snowblower

12) Which of these famous actors or singers are from Canada?

Justin Bieber

Will Arnett

Ryan Gosling

Rachel McAdams

Matthew Perry

Ryan Reynolds

Answer: Everyone except Snooki

Howie Mandel

Nicole ¡°Snooki¡±

13) How many km2 is Canada?

Answer: 9,984,670

14) In 2011, what was Canada¡¯s population?

Answer: 34.6 million

15) What is Canada¡¯s national animal?

Answer: Beaver

16) Which Canadian NHL team has won the most Stanley Cups?

Answer: Montreal Canadians, 24 wins

17) How old was the oldest Canadian?

Answer: 117

18) Who was the first explorer to reach Canada?

Answer: John Cabot

19) What is Canada¡¯s motto?

Answer: From sea to sea

20) Finish this line from O Canada: ¡°True patriot love....¡±

Answer: ...in all they sons command¡±.

References:

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Wikipedia ¨C List of Prime Ministers of Canada, Provinces and Territories of Canada, Elizabeth II, Canada

Day, Canada at the Olympics, List of Canadians, List of Stanley Cup Champions, O Canada

Canadian Geographic

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