Answers to Canada Day Quiz

Hello Everyone, 

As promised, here are the answers to the quiz.

True or false 1. F - While the original mascot for the team was named Benny, in reference to both the song and the owner, the team was named for the Winnipeg Jets of the Western Canada Hockey League. The name was also influenced by Hatskin’s love of the New York Jets of the NFL, and the fact that Winnipeg is the primary hub of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

2. T - The storybook character was named for the author’s son’s toy. The toy was named for a Canadian black bear he often saw at the London Zoo. The bear was purchased by Lieutenant Harry Colebourn on his way to England during the First World War. Colebourn named the bear Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg.

3. F - Canada participated in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, failing to score a single goal.

4. F - India is ranked 97th, below Canada.

5. T - (From Wikipedia) Greek-Canadian Sam Panopoulos claimed that he created the first Hawaiian pizza at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ontario, Canada in 1962. Inspired in part by his experience preparing Chinese dishes which commonly mix sweet and savoury flavours, Panopoulos experimented with adding pineapple, ham, bacon and other toppings which were not initially very popular. Multiple choice 1. D - Marc Garneau, Roberta Bondar, Steve MacLean, Chris Hadfield, Robert Thirsk, Bjarni Tryggvason, Dave Williams, Julie Payette, and Guy Laliberte 

2. B - Bears Ears is a national monument (a type of park) in Utah.

3. C - Suck it, America.

4. A and D - Lululemon was founded in 1998, Canadian Tire in 1922, Nita Beer in 2014, and Loblaws in 1956. Fill in the blank 1. According to their song, At the 100th Meridian, the plains begin there. That meridian runs through Manitoba.

2. 36.9 million

3. 6 - Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, and Newfoundland

4. My World. (I'm sure you nailed that one, you secret Beliber)

5. 12 - Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, Paul Martin, Jean Chretien, Kim Campbell, Brian Mulruney, John Turner, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, Lester Pearson, Louis St.Laurent, John Diefenbaker Mix and match 1.

Sir John A: Glasgow, Scotland Stephen Harper: Toronto, Ontario Brian Mulroney: Baie-Comeau, Quebec Joe Clark: High River, Alberta Robert Borden: Grand-Pre, Nova Scotia Kim Campbell: Port Alberni, BC 2. From theLoop.com James Cameron 700M Celion Dion 400M Keanu Reeves 350M Shania Twain 350M Mike Myers 175M 3. 

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