Canada day trivia quiz - SavvyMom

[Pages:3]CANADA DAY TRIVIA QUIZ

ANSWER KEY

1 Name two of the four provinces that formed the new dominion of Canada is 1867. ANSWER: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

2 Of Canada's three largest cities, which one is an island? ANSWER: Montreal

3 In 1951 Queen Elizabeth II attended one of these in Canada; she attended her second one, also in Canada, in 2002. What is it? ANSWER: A hockey game

4 Which of the following languages is not an official language in Nunavut? ANSWER: English / Tagalog / French / Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun

5 When did Indigenous people in Canada get the unconditional right to vote? ANSWER: 1930 / 1940 / 1960 / 1970

6 Which of the following islands is not a part of Canada? ANSWER: Greenland / Baffin Island / Victoria Island / Prince Edward Island

7 Two Montreal journalists got together to play a game of Scrabble on Dec. 15, 1979. That evening, their usual conversation turned creative and within forty-five minutes they had an invented a new game. What was it called? ANSWER: Trivial Pursuit

8 Canada's highest mountain is located in which province/territory? ANSWER: Yukon (Mount Logan)

9 Name two of the four female singers with the initials "A.M." who've won JUNO Awards? ANSWER: Alanis Morissette, Anne Murray, Allanah Myles, Amanda Marshall

10 Which of these famous people was not born in London, ON? ANSWER: Ryan Gosling / Justin Bieber / Rachel McAdams / Victor Garber / Bryan Adams

11 Which famous superhero was co-created by a Canadian? ANSWER: Superman

12 How many times zones are there in Canada? ANSWER: 6

13 What was Canada's first capital city? ANSWER: Kingston, ON

14 What classic Canadian book published in 1908 is currently a Netflix series? ANSWER: Anne of Green Gables

15 In 1964, the first Tim Hortons opened in Canada. What city was this in? ANSWER: Edmonton, Alberta / Hamilton, Ontario / Saint John, New Brunswick

16 Which sport was invented by a Canadian in 1891? ANSWER: Basketball

17 What city in Canada is sunny the longest with 332 days of sun each year? ANSWER: Calgary

18 Actress Hillary Duff was married to Canadian hockey player Mike Comrie whose grandfather founded what iconic Canadian furniture store? ANSWER: The Brick

19 In which year we women finally declared "persons" under Canadian law? ANSWER: 1926 / 1927 / 1928 / 1929

20 Which of the following is not a Canadian invention? ANSWER: Peanut Butter / Insulin / Paint Roller / Bagless Vacuum Cleaner Electric Wheel Chair / Garbage Bags / Walkie-Talkie

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