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1 Canada

2 Canada officially became its own completely independent country in 1982 with the Canada Act

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4 The name “Canada” comes from the word “Kanata” used by the Iroquois, a native American tribe who lived in Quebec in the 16th century

5 O Canada was first performed on July 24, 1880 in Quebec City

6 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

7 Canada’s first railway line opened in July 1836

8 The Mounted Police were formed in 1873, with nine officers

9 Remembrance Day poem “In Flanders Fields” was composed by Lt. -Col
Remembrance Day poem “In Flanders Fields” was composed by Lt.-Col. John McCrae in 1915

10 BlackBerry Limited was founded by Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin in Waterloo, Ont., in 1984

11 Cirque du Soleil was founded in Quebec in 1984

12 The regent of England, currently Queen Elizabeth II, is the Canadian head of state

13 The popular children’s book Anne of Green Gables was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery

14 The term “trick or treat” was first used in Alberta

15 The Halifax Explosion in 1917 was the world’s largest man-made explosion prior to Hiroshima

16 Manitoba was the first province to grant women the right to vote

17 Newfoundland was the first part of Canada to be explored by Europeans

18 Quebec City’s 400th anniversary was celebrated in 2008

19 In 1883, the baseball glove was invented in Canada
Basketball was invented by a Canadian living in the United States

20 The beaver is the official symbol of Canada

21 Churchill is known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World”

22 Canada has more lakes than all other countries combined

23 The Great Lakes are the largest fresh water system in the world

24 Ontario has over 250,000 lakes

25 Across how many time zones does Canada stretch across?

26 Manitou Lake on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is the world’s largest lake within a lake

27 Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world at 151,600 miles

28 Canada’s longest place name is Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake

29 Montreal What is the world’s second-largest French speaking city, after Paris?

30 Canada is the second-largest country in the world
What place is Canada concerning the size?

31 What is the Canadian term for the country's indigenous populations?
The First Nations

32 What do most historians consider the main narrative of the War of 1812?
The failed American invasion of what's now Canada.

33 Canada’s population density is 8
Canada’s population density is 8.6 people per square mile, making it the ninth-most sparsely populated nation in the world

34 Canada’s two official languages are English and French

35 42 per cent of the Canadian population have a higher education qualification

36 The American Society of Civil Engineers have considered the CN Tower one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World


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