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What is the second largest country?

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Canada

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Canada comes from the Indian word…..

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Kanata

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The Iroquois word Kanata means….

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Village

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The country’s motto, from ___ ___ ____.

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Sea to sea

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One of the most deserted areas in the world

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Canadian North

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The Arctic islands are Ellesmere, Baffin,and ______ Island.

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Victoria

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Canada has the 3rd longest coastline of any country. True or false?

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False

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Hudson Bay lies between,or entirely within Canada?

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Entirely within

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9
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The Canadian Shield nearly surrounds what bay?

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Hudson

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How is the Canadian Shield shaped like?

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A horseshoe

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The gulf & river of St. Lawrence was used by early explorers as a…

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Highway

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The gulf & river of St. Lawrence connects to what lakes?

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Great Lakes

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13
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Largest inland seaway is the….

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St. Lawrence Seaway

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How many Great Lakes are there?

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5

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The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater or saltwater lakes?

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Freshwater

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Though out of order,one way to remember the Great Lakes is….

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HOMES

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Lake ______ is the only Great Lake that doesn’t touch Canada

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Michigan

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18
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The Great Lakes are located between…

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Canada and the U.S.

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19
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Niagara Falls is found between which two lakes?

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Erie and Ontario

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20
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Niagara Falls is only located in Canada. (True or false?)

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False

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21
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The most water to flow per _____ flows over Niagara Falls

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Second

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22
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The smallest Great Lake is….

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Lake Ontario

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23
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The Largest freshwater lake in the world is…

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Lake Superior

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24
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Largest lake entirely within Canada

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Great Bear Lake

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This lake was named for the Slavey Indians

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Great Slave Lake

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The source of the Great Slave Lake,Canada’s longest river

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Mackenzie River

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A Spanish term for a group of mountain ranges

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Cordillera

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28
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This Viking who discovered the North American Continent

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Leif Ericson

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29
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First modern explorer to discover the New World

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Columbus

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First modern explorer to reach North American mainland

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John Cabot

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John Cabot claimed the North American mainland for England. (True or false?)

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True

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32
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The Northwest Passage is just made up! (True or false?)

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True

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33
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Who set sail to find the “Northwest Passage” ?

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Jacques Cartier (zhak kar tye)

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34
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Cartier traded with the Indians for their valuable livestock. (True or false?)

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False

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I helped build the first important French settlement in the new world. Who am I and what settlement did I build?

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Samuel de Champlain,and Quebec

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36
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Who discovered the Hudson Bay?

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Henry Hudson

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37
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Hudson’s Bay Co. is Canada’s oldest business (true or false?)

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True

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38
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Hudson’s Bay Co. eventually went out of business. (True or false?)

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False

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39
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Because boundaries of French and English territories weren’t clearly defined,there was conflict,but never war. (True or false?)

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False

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40
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France gave most of it’s North American possessions to England (true or false?)

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True

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41
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In the Quebec of 1774,the English granted French settlers rights to their own language,religion,and ______ ____.

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Civil law

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42
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American colonists that didn’t want to fight against their king.

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Loyalists

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43
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The two captains that explored and mapped the Pacific coast.

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Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver

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44
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In 1837,Canada wanted a more _________ government.

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Democratic

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45
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Politically,how is Canada divided?

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Into provinces and territories

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46
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The smallest yet most densely populated province is….

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Prince Edward Island

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47
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Charlottetown is the capital of….

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Prince Edward Island

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48
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Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote the famous book…

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Anne of Green Gables

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49
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Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada’s (youngest or oldest?) province

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Youngest

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50
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I helped establish several hospitals and also worked as a medical missionary. My name is…

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Sir Wilfred Grenfell

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51
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St. John’s is the capital of….

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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52
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The world’s largest hydroelectric facilities is located at….

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Churchill Falls

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53
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New Brunswick’s capital is…

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Fredericton

54
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Between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia lies what bay?

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Bay of Fundy

55
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Bay of Fundy is famous for having the highest tides (true or false?)

A

True

56
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Canada’s largest potato exporter is….

A

New Brunswick

57
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The only officially bilingual providence is…

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New Brunswick

58
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Halifax is the capital of New Brunswick (true or false?)

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False

59
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Cape Breton Island is separated from Nova Scotia by a…

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Narrow strait

60
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French settlers who settled around the Bay of Fundy

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Acadians

61
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Refused to pledge their loyalty to the British when Britain took control over the Atlantic

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Acadians

62
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Evangeline was written by

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

63
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A missionary who organized a Baptist church in Nova Scotia and ministered to the blacks

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David George

64
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Apostle of Nova Scotia

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Henry Alline

65
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Largest Providence

A

Quebec

66
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Capital of Quebec

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Quebec City

67
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Qeubec’s official language is …

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French

68
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Canada’s 2nd largest city

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Montreal

69
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The only walled city in Canada or the U.S.

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Quebec City

70
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One of the world’s largest inland ports

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Montreal

71
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First European to visit Montreal

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Jacques Cartier

72
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Mont Réal translates to what in English?

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Mount Royal

73
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Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city after what city?

A

Paris

74
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Name Canada’s most popular providence and it’s capital

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Ontario,Toronto

75
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Ottawa is what providences capital?

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It is Canada’s capital (trick question)

76
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Canada’s largest city

A

Toronto

77
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4th largest city

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Ottawa

78
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Ottawa basically means “to have made” (true or false?)

A

False (to trade)

79
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Why was Queen Victoria asked to choose a capital city?

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Canadians couldn’t agree on one

80
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Why did Queen Victoria choose Ottawa?

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For it’s beauty and distance from the U.S.

81
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Why was Princess Juliana of the Netherlands forced to flee to Ottawa?

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Because of WW 2

82
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How many tulip bulbs did Princess Juliana send to Ottawa?

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100,000

83
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Every year since then,the Netherlands has sent how many more tulip bulbs?

A

10,000

84
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The Netherlands sends 10,000 annually to Canada. What is this celebration called?

A

The Canadian Tulip Festival

85
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John Graves Simcoe established a settlement named…

A

York

86
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US troops burned the village of York. What did the British do in retaliation?

A

Burned Washington D.C.

87
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What’s the capital of Ontario?

A

Toronto

88
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Name some of Toronto’s major industries

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Food processing,printing,and publishing

89
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The world’s tallest freestanding structure

A

CN Tower

90
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Name the three Prairie Provinces

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Alberta,Saskatchewan,and Manitoba

91
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The gateway to the west is..

A

Manitoba

92
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Winnipeg is the capital of…

A

Manitoba

93
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Canada’s leading grain market is…

A

Winnipeg

94
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The polar bear capital of the world

A

Churchill

95
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A nickname given to James Evans

A

The man who made birchbark talk

96
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James Robertson was a Baptist. (True or false,and why)

A

False,he was Presbyterian

97
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Canada’s Breadbasket

A

Saskatchewan

98
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Saskatchewan’s capital

A

Regina

99
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Which Indians helped to name Saskatchewan? (Hint:we’ve learned about them)

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Cree Indians

100
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Alberta’s capital

A

Edmonton

101
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The Calgary Stampede is a 5 say rodeo (T or F and why)

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False,it’s a 10 day rodeo

102
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North America’s largest shopping mall

A

West Edmonton

103
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Canada’s 3rd largest province,also the only one that borders the Pacific Ocean

A

British Columbia

104
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Victoria is the capital of…

A

British Columbia

105
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The city of Victoria was named after…

A

Queen Victoria of Great Britain

106
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The city of Victoria is in Victoria Island (T or F and why)

A

False,Vancouver Island

107
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Canada’s gateway to the Pacific,also 3rd largest city

A

Vancouver

108
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Why do few people live in the territories?

A

Because it’s cold

109
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Canada’s 2nd longest river

A

Yukon River

110
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Why did the Yukon become famous in 1897? (Hint:mining)

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Klondike Gold Rush

111
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Name the two main sources of income for the Yukon

A

Tourism and mining

112
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Canada’s highest peak

A

Mount Logan

113
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Whitehorse is the capital of..

A

The Yukon

114
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Northwest Territories’ capital

A

Yellowknife

115
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Only public highway above the Arctic Circle that is open year-round (hint:dumpster)

A

Dempster Highway

116
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Nunavut’s capital

A

Iqaluit

117
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Most Canadian’s are of Egyptian background (T or F and why)

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False,they are of Europian background

118
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Name Canada’s 2 official languages

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English and French

119
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One of the greatest figures of modern medicine

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Sir William Osler

120
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Frederick G. Banting and (answer) discovered and prepared insulin for the treatment of diabetes.

A

Charles H. Best

121
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What was the Canadarm?

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A robotic arm for the US space shuttle Challenger in 1981

122
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The first Canadian to enter space

A

Marc Garneau

123
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A much loved missionary to China (hint: he ‘went forth’)

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Jonathan Goforth

124
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She wrote books about her and her husband doing work on the Lisu island. (Hint: initials are I.K.)

A

Isobel Kuhn

125
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He defended the Bible against liberalism. (Hint: key word is ‘defended’)

A

T.T. Shields

126
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Canada is the 5th largest energy producer in the world (T or F and why)

A

True

127
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The world’s leading ore producer is Canada (T or F and why)

A

False,it is ONE of the world’s leading ore producers

128
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Name one of Canada’s most important natural resources.

A

Fish

129
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A relatively shallow area in a large body of water

A

Bank

130
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One of the most heavily fished areas,also where the Titanic sank. (Hint: it’s a bank)

A

Grand Banks

131
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Canada is a world leader in trade,and the US is its chief trading partner. (T or F and why)

A

True

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