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SRP - Adult - Week 1 - O'Canada
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Canada History Week is July 1-7. Join us for our first quiz as we celebrate all things Canada!
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Music - In 1998, this speedy Barenaked Ladies song reached number one on the charts for one week.
Pinch Me
One Week
If I Had $1,000,000
Call and Answer
2
Art & Lit - Lawren Harris and A. Y. Jackson are part of this loosely-knit fraternity of artists, collectively known as:
The Modernist Troupe
The Disciples of Art
The Magnificent Seven
The Group of Seven
3
Geography - Which of the following elements is not mined in Canada?
Cobalt
Aluminum
Nickel
Copper
4
Famous People - This creator of Saturday Night Live began his career as a writer and broadcaster for CBC Radio.
Barry Diller
Lorne Michaels
Dick Ebersol
Mike Myers
5
Art & Lit - Which Joan Thomas' novel won the 2019 Governor General's Literary Award in Fiction?
Brothers
Five Wives
The Orenda
Where the Crawdads Sing
6
Music - What is the name of the Tragically Hip-owned studio in Toronto where the Hip produced their later records?
Strawberry Fields
Hipsters
The Chicken Coop
The Henhouse
7
History - What famous Remembrance Day poem was composed in 1915 by Lt.-Col. John McCrae?
Dulce et Decorum Est
The Road Not Taken
Anthem for Doomed Youth
In Flanders Fields
8
Famous People - This activist was the first woman magistrate in Canada and founder of the 'Famous Five'.
Huberte Gautreau
Emily Dickenson
Emily Murphy
Nellie McClung
9
History - Which famous ship used as a fishing and racing vessel in the 1920s and '30s is on the front of the dime?
The Bluenose II
The Bluenose
The Royal William
Tall Ship
10
Music - Which young male artist from Toronto was featured in a Tim Horton's TV commercial and on their cups in 2019?
Shawn Mendes
Justin Bieber
Bryan Adams
The Weeknd
11
Art & Lit - Which of the following is a Canadian writer and Nobel Prize winner?
Alice Munro
Alice Walker
Alice Pleasance Liddell
Alice Cooper
12
Potpourri - 80% of the world's supply of ____________ comes from Canada.
petroleum
maple syrup
blueberries
beavers
13
Geography - Which historic city is the only walled city in North America?
Quebec City, Quebec
Laval, Quebec
Kingston, Ontario
Montreal, Quebec
14
Famous People - The youngest person ever named to the Order of Canada, he began his Marathon of Hope in 1980.
Jesse Davidson
Donovan Bailey
Gordie Howe
Terry Fox
15
Potpourri - While Canada as a country is officially bilingual, which is the only officially bilingual province?
Quebec
New Brunswick
Alberta
Ontario
16
Potpourri - How many points does the maple leaf on the Canadian flag have?
11
15
9
10
17
Famous people - Founder of the
Provincial Freeman
, she was the first black woman newspaper editor in North America.
Oprah
Mary Ann Shadd
Esi Edugyan
Viola Davis
18
Music - Discovered on YouTube, he debuted in 2010 with the hit single 'Baby' and has sold more than 150 million records.
The Weeknd
Michael Buble
Shawn Mendes
Justin Bieber
19
Geography - What is the longest river in Canada?
Mackenzie River
Thames River
St. Lawrence River
St. Clair River
20
Geography - How many Canadian provinces do not have marine coastlines?
10
4
7
2
21
Famous People - This sweet, departed funnyman has his name engraved on the Grey Cup for the Toronto Argonaut's 1991 win.
John Candy
Mike Myers
Martin Short
Jim Carrey
22
Geography - Where is Mount Logan, Canada's tallest mountain standing 5959 metres, located?
Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Quebec
Yukon Territory
23
Geography - Canada has more lakes than all other countries combined.
True
False
24
Art & Lit - This West Coast artist is known for her paintings of Indigenous artifacts, particularly totem poles.
Pauline Johnson
Nathalie Bertin
k.d. lang
Emily Carr
25
Potpourri - The Stanley Cup has its own bodyguard.
False
True
26
Geography - How many time zones does Canada stretch across?
6
5
2
10
27
Famous People - This popular astronaut performed a zero gravity cover of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity'.
Chris Hadfield
Marc Garneau
Julie Payette
Roberta Lynn Bondar
28
Potpourri - What are Canada's two official national sports?
hockey and lacrosse
hockey and baseball
hockey and basketball
hockey and curling
29
Art & Lit - Anne of Green Gables was written by author L.M. Montgomery. What does the “L” in her name stand for?
Lillian
Lucy
Laura
Lady
30
History - This province was its own country up until joining Canada in 1949.
Nunavut
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Newfoundland
31
Potpourri - Which Canadian city welcomes the most tourists each year with over 25 million visitors?
Toronto
Montreal
Niagara Falls
Vancouver
32
Famous People - This all-time leading scorer in the Olympic women's hockey tournament has won 4 gold medals & 1 silver.
Cassie Campbell
Hayley Wickenheiser
Charline Labonté
Jayna Hefford
33
Geography - Which territory takes up one fifth (1/5th) of Canada's total area at about 2 million km
2?
Nunavut Territory
Labrador
Yukon Territory
Northwest Territories
34
History - BlackBerry Limited was founded by Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin in 1984 in which city?
Waterloo, Ontario
Vancouver, BC
Brampton, Ontario
Montreal, Quebec
35
History - Which province was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Manitoba
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Ontario
36
History - Where is Canada's most visited national historic site located?
Toronto, Ontario (Hockey Hall of Fame)
Cavendish, Prince Edward Island (Green Gables)
Montreal, Quebec (Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica)
Halifax, Nova Scotia (Halifax Citadel)
37
History - Which 4 provinces formed Canada on July 1, 1867?
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia
38
Music - This indie rock band from Montreal gained international success with 'No Cars Go' and 'Wake Up'.
Simple Plan
wintersleep
Arcade Fire
Metric
39
Geography - What dinosaur was discovered in Drumheller, AB in 1880?
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Canadasaurus
Albertasaurus
Stegosaurus
40
Music - Born in Timmins, Ontario, this country-pop queen's real name is Eileen Regina Edwards.
Shania Twain
Alanis Morissette
Carly Rae Jepsen
Buffy Sainte-Marie
41
Famous People - At age 32 this physician won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the co-discovery of insulin.
Arthur B. McDonald
Isobel Dunbar
Frederick Banting
Roberta Bondar
42
History - In what year did Canada officially become its own completely independent country under the Canada Act?
1982
1882
1967
1867
43
Famous People - This Second City alumni is one half of the Blues Brothers, a Ghostbuster, and winemaker.
Bill Murray
Harold Ramis
Rick Moranis
Dan Aykroyd
44
Music - Alessia Cara's 2015 debut single was described by MTV as "a song for everyone who secretly hates parties".
Okay, Okay
Baby
Call Me Maybe
Here
45
Potpourri - Churchill, Manitoba has established a prison for which animal that breaks into people's homes for food?
wolf
polar bear
squirrel
raccoon
46
Music - Chad Kroeger of Nickelback sang the theme song 'Hero' for what huge 2002 movie?
Men in Black II
The Scorpion King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Spider-Man
47
Art & Lit - Which of the following was written by Canadian author Stephen Leacock?
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
A Tale of Two Cities
Little Miss Sunshine
Life of Pi
48
History - This Nova Scotian activist and businesswoman is featured on the new vertical $10 bill.
Beverly Mascoll
Anne Murray
Rose Fortune
Viola Desmond
49
Potpourri - Over 200 annual car accidents in Canada involve which animal?
moose
black bears
beavers
Canadian geese
50
Famous People - In 1875 she was the first woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada.
Jessie Catherine Gray
Jennie Kidd Trout
Jennie Smillie Robertson
Emily Howarde Stowe
51
Potpourri - Which world-famous Canadian food and beverage chain first opened in Hamilton, Ontario in 1964?
Tim Horton's
Booster Juice
Smoke's Poutinerie
New York Fries
52
Art & Lit - This artist of Ojibwa heritage produced many beautiful line drawings of wildlife before his death at 37.
Thomas King
Wab Kinew
Benjamin Chee Chee
Joseph Boyden
53
Art & Lit - Known for detailed depictions of wildlife, this artist was one of the first to offer limited edition prints.
Mr. Rogers
Robert Bateman
Gord Downie
Nicholas Featherington
54
Art & Lit - The 1992 Man Booker Prize was tied between Barry Unsworth's Sacred Hunger and Michael Ondaatje's:
Where the Sidewalk Ends
The English Patient
The Poisonwood Bible
The Great Tree
55
Music - Drake had a breakthrough year as a rapper in 2009 after having spent 8 seasons on what TV Show?
Degrassi: the Next Generation
Flashpoint
Freaks and Geeks
Murdoch Mysteries
56
Music - Which band leader famous for New Year's Eve music, reached #1 on Billboard in 1944 with "It's Love-Love-Love"
Oscar Peterson
Will Osborne
Guy Lombardo
Duke Ellington
57
Geography - What percent of the world's fresh water is in Canada?
20%
60%
75%
5%
58
History - The name Canada originates from the Iroquoian word 'kanata' which means:
shelter
far away
sword
village
