Choose a category and point value. You will be given the answer. 7th Gr. Social Studies Ch. 6 ~ Canada Jeopardy, eh! Choose a category and point value. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

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Vocabulary People Places & Geography Canada’s History & Culture Grab Bag 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 10 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points

Using or able to use two languages equally well.

10 What is bilingual?

A house made of snow.

20 What is an igloo?

A governmental division in Canada which is like a state.

30 What is a province?

A person who wants a region to break away from the nation it is a part of.

40 What is a separatist?

Type of government Canada has, where the reigning monarch’s powers are limited by a written constitution.

What is a constitutional monarchy? 50

The reigning monarch of _________ serves as the monarch in Canada, too.

Queen Elizabeth II visiting Canada in 2012 10 What is Great Britain? Queen Elizabeth II visiting Canada in 2012

Name for the Native people of Canada.

Who are the First Nations? 20 Who are the First Nations?

This person serves as the head of the Canadian government.

Who is the prime minister? 30 Who is the prime minister? Canada’s current prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has been in office since 2015.

Canadian athlete considered by many to be the greatest hockey player ever.

40 Who is Wayne Gretzky?

DAILY DOUBLE!! (Hit ‘enter’ to advance to the clue.) The two explorers who landed in Canada and claimed the land for their respective countries. (Tell both names AND their countries for a correct answer!)

Who were John Cabot of England and Jacques Cartier of France? 50 Who were John Cabot of England and Jacques Cartier of France?

Number of provinces and territories in Canada.

10 What is thirteen?

This is the primary reason that a majority of Canadians live in the southern parts of their country.

What is that the climate in the north is too cold? 20 What is that the climate in the north is too cold?

These provinces are similar to the Great Plains region of the U. S These provinces are similar to the Great Plains region of the U.S., and are home to most of Canada’s major farming regions. (Give the region name.)

What are the Prairie Provinces? 30 What are the Prairie Provinces?

This huge shipping waterway is located in the Core Provinces, and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean with a system of canals and locks.

What is the St. Lawrence Seaway? 40 What is the St. Lawrence Seaway?

This is a horseshoe-shaped rocky plateau that covers much of eastern and central Canada.

What is the Canadian Shield? 50 What is the Canadian Shield?

These are the two official languages of Canada.

What are English and French? 10 What are English and French?

During this war, the British and French were fighting in Canada. (They were also fighting in the American Colonies, but we called it something else!)

What is the Seven Years’ War? 20 What is the Seven Years’ War?

As a result of the Seven Years’ War, this country ruled Canada exclusively.

30 What is Great Britain?

Province where the most French-speaking Canadians live today; it holds closely to its French heritage in its customs and culture.

40 What is Quebec?

After gaining independence from Great Britain in 1931, Canada joined this group, which is an association of the UK and many of its former colonies.

What is the Commonwealth of Nations? 50 What is the Commonwealth of Nations?

Name of the territory that Canada established in 1999 for the native Inuit people who desired an independent territory in which to live.

10 What is Nunavut?

Name of the trade agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

(The North American Free Trade Agreement) 20 What is NAFTA? (The North American Free Trade Agreement)

Both the U.S. and Canada’s economies are based on this system, which means businesses can operate without much government interference.

What is free enterprise? 30 What is free enterprise?

Region in which a lot of hydroelectric power is generated, thanks in part to the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Hudson Bay being located here.

What is the Core Provinces region? 40 What is the Core Provinces region?

The first job of these officers was to be responsible for law enforcement in the Canadian West, though they’ve grown to become a beloved icon of Canada. (Must give the full name!)

Who are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? 50 Who are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? (AKA: Mounties)