2. What is the name of the National flag of Canada? When was it adopted?
Maple Leaf, 1964
3. What day is commemorated as Flag Day?
Feb, 15 (1996)
4. What flag was used in Canada before the Maple Leaf?
British Flag with the Canadian Red Ensign
5. Flags of what Canadian provinces carry the design of the British flag? On the flags of what Canadian provinces does the design of the British flag appear?
Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia
6. What is the design of the flag of the French-speaking province of Quebec?
Four fleurs-de-lis (symbol of France)
7. After what coat of arms was the Arms of Canada modeled? And when?
After the Royal coat of arms of the UK with Canadian distinctive elements
8. What is the national anthem of Canada?
“O Canada”
9. When was the national anthem adopted?
June, 1980
10. Are the English lyrics of the anthem a translation of French lyrics?
No
11. What is the most important national symbol of Canada?
15. Is Canada the first largest country in the world?
The second largest after Russia
16. Where are the largest industrial centers and the most of the nation’s population located?
Near the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River in central Canada
17. What six cultural and economic regions does Canada have?
The Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairie Provinces, British Columbia, the Territories
18. What is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French speaking identity?
Quebec
19. What province is the largest province by area?
Quebec
20. What province is the largest by population?
Ontario
21. How many Territories are there in Canada?
The Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut
22. What is the largest city in Canada?
Toronto
23. What is Quebec City-Windsor Corridor?
It is the most densely populated and heavily industrialized region of Canada, urban area, 57%=18 million
24. What is the Calgary-Edmoriton Corridor?
It is a geographical region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most urban regions. 2,5 million
25. What is Niagara Falls?
It is waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York
26. What is the largest ethnic origin? And the second largest?
English, French
27. What are the official languages of Canada?
English, French
28. What is the Bering Strait Land Bridge theory?
The first people to inhabit the Americas were the Indians (Native Americans). Migrated from Siberia across the Bering Strait Land Bridge 17000-11000 years ago. They went to Alaska seeking new hunting grounds.
29. How did the Indians get to the American continent?
From Siberia across the Bering Strait Land Bridge
30. What are the 3 legally recognized aboriginal groups?
First Nations (Cree, Blackfeet…), Metis, Inuit
31. Why is Inuit considered to be a distinguished group?
Their culture – 1000 years ago, little contact to other cultures