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| This coastal area is known as being home to the world's most powerful tides. Is it _____________? |
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the Bay of Fundy
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the Bay of Quinte
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Hudson Bay
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Frobisher Bay
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| Question 2 |
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| Which of the five Great Lakes lies solely within the United States? |
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Lake Michigan
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Lake Huron
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Lake Ontario
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Lake Superior
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| Question 3 |
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| Alanis, Céline, Shania and Nelly ... The last names of these four Juno Award winners are: |
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Aglukark, Dion, Twain and Murray
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Morissette, Reno, Hart, and Furtado
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Morissette, Dion, Twain and Furtado
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McLachlan, Dion, Reno and MacNeil
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| Question 4 |
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| Which of the following heroic figures wasn't associated with the War of 1812? |
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Isaac Brock
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Laura Secord
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Joshua Slocum
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Techumseh
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| Question 5 |
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| Of these three actor/comedians, which one is the ghostbusting "Blues Brother" who was named to the Order of Canada in 1999? |
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Jim Carrey
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Dan Aykroyd
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Colin Mochrie
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| Question 6 |
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| What annual holiday do Canadians celebrate on the first Monday of September? |
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Victoria Day
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Labour Day
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Thanksgiving Day
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| Question 7 |
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| In what event did Simon Whitfield win Olympic gold at the Sydney, Australia, Olympics in 2000? |
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surfboarding
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weightlifting
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cycling
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triathlon
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| Question 8 |
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| What two places are linked by the Confederation Bridge? |
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New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
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Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario
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Vancouver and Vancouver Island
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Quebec and New York State
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| Question 9 |
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| If it's 4:30 PM in St. John's, Newfoundland, what time is it in Edmonton, Alberta? |
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1:00 PM
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1:30 PM
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2:00 PM
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2:30 PM
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| Question 10 |
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| You're travelling east along the Trans-Canada Highway from Calgary to Regina. In what order would you pass through these three places? |
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Swift Current, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw
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Moose Jaw, Medicine Hat, Swift Current
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Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Moose Jaw
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| Question 11 |
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| Which is the most populated island in Canada? |
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Vancouver
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Montreal
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Cape Breton
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| Question 12 |
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| In what city are you if you're strolling through the country's largest shopping mall? |
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Edmonton
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Calgary
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Toronto
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Montreal
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| Question 13 |
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| What famous Canadian is associated with the phrase, "The Great One", and the number 99? |
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Paul Henderson
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Bryan Adams
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André Gagnon
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Wayne Gretzky
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| Question 14 |
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| Is Yukon Gold is a popular Canadian breed of ______________ ? |
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caribou
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cow
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tulip
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potato
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| Question 15 |
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| The "badlands" of which province are home to some of the world's most amazing dinosaur fossils? |
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British Columbia
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Alberta
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Saskatchewan
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Newfoundland
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| Question 16 |
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| Is Stratford, Ontario, best known for its _____________ ? |
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International Ploughing Match
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Elvis Impersonators' Festival
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productions of Shakespeare's plays
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| Question 17 |
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| In which sport have champion athletes Catriona Le May Doan, Jeremy Wotherspoon and Gaétan Boucher excelled? |
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downhill skiing
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bobsledding
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speed skating
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| Question 18 |
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| Who is the best-selling children's author of The Paper Bag Princess? |
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Robert Munsch
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Phoebe Gilman
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Marie-Louise Gay
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Jean Little
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| Question 19 |
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| The official motto of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is, "They always get their man." True or false? |
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true
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false
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| Question 20 |
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| In 1642 who founded the settlement of Ville Marie, now known as Montreal? |
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Samuel de Champlain
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Jacques Cartier
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Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve
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René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle
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