CANADIAN TRIVIA
How Much do you know about
Canada EH?
Canada has what percentage of the
world’s forests?
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A) 3%
B) 10 %
C) 80%
D) 30%
Which of the following is a
constitutional responsibility of the
governor general of Canada?
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A) To head the Canadian Military
B) To ensure that Canada has a prime minister
and a government in place that has the
confidence of parliament
C) To provide leadership and direction to the
government with support of a cabinent
D) To verify all changes to the Canadian
Constitution Act
Canada’s army is offically called
Land Force Command. When was
the name “Canadian Army”
abolished?
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A) 1960
B) 1965
C) 1968
D) 1970
The name “Canada” comes from the
Iroquois word ‘Kanata’ which
means what in English?
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A) Maple leaf
B) Land of the Free
C) Coast
D) Village
_______fulfill the responsibilies and
functions of the Queen in the
provinces in the same way that the
Governor General does at the
national level
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A) Senators
B) Members of Parliament
C) Lieutenant-Governors
D) Premiers
What challenge did Louis Riel pose
to Canada?
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A) He opposed confederation
B) He led two armed uprisings that
jeopardized canada’s expansion from sea to
sea
C) He allied himself to Russia
D) He became an American Citizen
The Canadian Flag is composed of
which colours?
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A) Red/White/Blue
B) Red/Black
C) Red/Blue/ Green
D) Red / White
Which Canadian imagined the idea
for the first telephone at his summer
house in canada?
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A) Thomas Edison
B) Alexander Graham Bell
C) Mathew Evans
D) Henry Woodward
In 1970, there was a major change to
the Canadian federal election voting
system. What was the change?
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A) Woman gained the right to vote
B) Personal identification was needed
C) The voting age was changed from 21 to 18
D) voting rights were extended to all inmates
Which Canadian province is the
country's largest producer and
exporter of maple syrup?
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A) Ontario
B) British Columbia
C) Quebec
D) New Brunswick
What is the oldest national park in
Canada?
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A) Glacier National Park
B) Banff National Park
C) Fundy National Park
D) Highland National Park
The Queen is represented at the
federal level in Canada on a day to
day basis by the_______.
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A) Senator
B) Member of Parliament
C) Governor General
D) Premier
What is the only officially bilingual
province in Canada?
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A) Alberta
B) Ontario
C) Quebec
D) New Brunswick
This historic Canadian figure is
known as the first prime minister of
the Dominion of Canada and is also
featured on the $10 bill.
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A) Sir Wilfred Laurier
B) Sir Robert Borden
C) Sir John A MacDonald
D) William Lyon Mackenzie King
The beaver was adopted centuries
ago as the symbol of which of the
following organizations?
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A) Calgary Stampede
B) Hudson’s Bay Company
C) St. Jean Baptist church
D) Manitoba Legislature
How many territories does Canada
have in total?
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A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Who was the Queen at the time of
Confederation?
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A) ANNE
B) Elizabeth I
C) Victoria
D) Elizabeth II
What is the most significant
difference between Canadian
football and American ?
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A) Canadian football allows three downs
instead of four
B) Canadian football uses a bigger ball
C) Canadian football is played on a bigger
field
D) all of the above
Which of the following is not a
Canadian invention or discovery?
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A) Basketball
B) Telephone
C) Insulin
D) Refrigeration
ANSWERS
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1) B
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) C
6) B
7) D
8) B
9) C
10) C
11) B
12) C
13) C
14) C
15) B
16) C
17) C
18) D
19) D