From Siberia across the Bering Strait Land Bridge

Settlement, village, land

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?

The maple leaf

12. National symbols: animals (name them).

Moose, beaver, caribou, polar bear, grizzly bear, Canada goose, Canada lynx, common loon

13. What is Canada’s official winter sport?

Ice hockey

14. What is Canada’s official summer sport?

Lacrosse

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

32. Who are the Métis?

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