C Is for Canada, Eh? Quiz | Mixed Nations

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1. What hockey team, based in Montreal, Quebec, has taken the name of its country as the team name?

Answer: Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens were one of the original six teams in the National Hockey League and have an illustrious history and the support of passionate fans. At one point, the star of the Canadiens or Habitants, as they are also called, was suspended for breaking his stick over the body of one of the opposing team.

The city of Montreal went mad and riot police had to be called out to quell the disturbance this suspension entailed. They have won numerous Stanley Cups.

2. Which French explorer claimed the part of North America that we now call Canada in the name of France?

Answer: Cartier

Jacques Cartier claimed the country we know as Canada for France in 1534, exploring the St. Lawrence River in this and subsequent voyages. Cartier initially explored the coast of Newfoundland and the Gulf of St Lawrence in search of a passage to China. He was the first to contact the native peoples in the interior of the newly claimed country.

3. What famous French explorer is considered the Father of New France, as Canada was known at the time?

Answer: Champlain

Samuel de Champlain did much to settle the interior of Canada or New France as it was then known. In fact, Vikings and cod fishermen knew the Canadian coastal waters well, long before the French settled in New France. Their settlements were more temporary, however, than the French settlements.

4. Canada's democratic process allows for two branches of Parliament. One is the Senate and the other is the House of which word starting with C?

Answer: Commons

Their are two Houses in the Parliament of Canada, one being the Senate and the other being the House of Commons. The members of the House of Commons are elected. The Senate members are appointed. Parliament in Canada is situated in Ottawa, Ontario.

5. In which way would we best describe Ottawa, Ontario, Canada?

Answer: capital of Canada

Ottawa is the capital of Canada and has very cold weather in the winter. However it is not the coldest city in Canada, that being Winnipeg. Toronto is the capital city of Ontario. The coldest city in the world is Yakutsk, Siberia.

6. Arguably one of the best Canadian hockey players hails from Cole Harbor, Nova Scotia and has played for the Pittsburgh Penguins. His first name is Sidney, but what is his last name?

Answer: Crosby

Sidney Crosby is a hockey phenomenon who was born in Halifax but grew up in Cole Harbor, Nova Scotia. His father was a goaltender and so hockey is in his blood. He has played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Canadian Olympic team.

7. What would be a commonly used slang term to describe individuals from Canada? It is also the name of a professional hockey team playing in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Answer: Canucks

The term Canuck would be the equivalent of the terms Yankee for Americans and Tommy for those individuals from Britain. It is slightly pejorative. There are a number of hypotheses for the derivation of this term, but it has been used in a variety of ways even including the development of a character by the name of Johnny Canuck, a sort of Canadian superhero.

8. This C word describes a water conveyance which was made from birchbark originally and was used by the First Nations in Canada to paddle over great distances.

Answer: canoe

The birchbark canoe was a wonderful invention allowing native peoples to travel through the many waterways of Canada with trade goods and provisions. It was very light and could be carried by one man over portages between rivers. Some of the larger ones could hold many hundreds of pounds of freight.

9. What is the largest member of the cat family to roam in Canada? It is also known as the puma or mountain lion.

Answer: Cougar

The cougar is the heaviest member of the cat family to be found in Canada and has a large range, although very few are found in the eastern half of Canada. They rarely attack man but there have been a number of deaths in the past as man encroaches on cougar habitats.

10. Back in the days of the fur trade in Canada, there was a famous group of men who went inland to seek furs and who became expert woodsmen and paddlers. Their name meant "Runners of the Forest" in French. What were they called?

Answer: coureurs des bois

The coureurs des bois were the famous group of woodsmen and paddlers of New France. They depended on the fur trade and integrated to a large extent with the native peoples they made contact with, often marrying into native tribes.

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C Is for Canada, Eh? Trivia Quiz

Canada is a great country with a bounty of natural resources and great beauty. I think you will enjoy a little general knowledge concerning the great white north.

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