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Canada
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Canada officially became its own completely independent country in 1982 with the Canada Act
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The name “Canada” comes from the word “Kanata” used by the Iroquois, a native American tribe who lived in Quebec in the 16th century
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O Canada was first performed on July 24, 1880 in Quebec City
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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Canada’s first railway line opened in July 1836
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The Mounted Police were formed in 1873, with nine officers
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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
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BlackBerry Limited was founded by Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin in Waterloo, Ont., in 1984
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Cirque du Soleil was founded in Quebec in 1984
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The regent of England, currently Queen Elizabeth II, is the Canadian head of state
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The popular children’s book Anne of Green Gables was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery
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The term “trick or treat” was first used in Alberta
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The Halifax Explosion in 1917 was the world’s largest man-made explosion prior to Hiroshima
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Manitoba was the first province to grant women the right to vote
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Newfoundland was the first part of Canada to be explored by Europeans
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Quebec City’s 400th anniversary was celebrated in 2008
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In 1883, the baseball glove was invented in Canada
Basketball was invented by a Canadian living in the United States
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The beaver is the official symbol of Canada
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Churchill is known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World”
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Canada has more lakes than all other countries combined
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The Great Lakes are the largest fresh water system in the world
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Ontario has over 250,000 lakes
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Across how many time zones does Canada stretch across?
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Manitou Lake on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is the world’s largest lake within a lake
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Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world at 151,600 miles
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Canada’s longest place name is Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake
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Montreal What is the world’s second-largest French speaking city, after Paris?
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Canada is the second-largest country in the world
What place is Canada concerning the size?
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What is the Canadian term for the country's indigenous populations?
The First Nations
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What do most historians consider the main narrative of the War of 1812?
The failed American invasion of what's now Canada.
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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
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Canada’s two official languages are English and French
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42 per cent of the Canadian population have a higher education qualification
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The American Society of Civil Engineers have considered the CN Tower one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World
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