How well do we know Canada?

By Jim Cumming
Publisher

How well do we know Canada? It is a question that haunts me. For July 1, I have decided to create a little quiz. I thought that I was fairly up to date in my general knowledge of the country in which I live. Putting this quiz together, I discovered that in many ways my understanding of our geography is limited and parts of the history of Canada and the work of its political leaders is beyond me.
I hope that I am not alone. This Tuesday marks the 141stbirthday of this country when four provinces, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick came together to forge “Kanata” now Canada. This week will be marked by the Thomson Brigade honouringDavid Thomson who mapped over 2 million square miles of Canada and created the road map of rivers for other to follow.
He passed through this area more than once making his way from Montreal to the far west. If he were an American hero he would be greater than Lewis and Clark or Daniel Boone. His impact was as great or greater than those three Americans.
A little quiz for Canada Day
1. Who was Canada’s first Prime Minister?
2. What was the last area to be named a territory as part of Canada
3. When was the last Province to become part of Canada?
4. Who is the current Premier of Saskatchewan?
5. Who is the currant Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba?
6. Who is the only female Prime Minister?
7. When did Canada celebrate its centennial?
8. Who was the teen idol who had a hit single “Diana”?
9. Which major Canadian City is located on the island of Vancouver?
10. Where is the driest place in Canada?
11. What is the largest animal native to Canada?
12 What was the first National Park to be established in Canada?
13. What is Canada’s Highest Mountain?
14. What is the highest waterfalls in Canada?
15 What was the first province to establish a hospital insurance plan?
16. What province established the first Ombudsman?
17. What is the official tree of Ontario?
18 . What is the largest province in Canada?
19. Who is Canada’s current Prime Minister?
20. What Prime Minister passed the Canadian Bill of Rights?
21. In what year did the Trudeau Government Pass the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
22. Who was the Prime Minister of Canada during World War II
23. How many territories and provinces make up Canada?
24. Who is the current sitting member of Thunder Bay- Rainy River?
25. Who is the current Assembly of First Nations National Chief?

Answers:
Sir John A MacDonald, 2. Nunavut, 3 Newfoundland, 4 Brad Wall, 5. John Harvard, 6. Kim Campbell, 7 -1967, 8 Paul Anka? 9 Victoria, 10 Arctic Bay, Nunavut? 11 Bison or North American Buffalo, 12 Banff, 13 Mount Logan, 14, Della Falls in British Columbia, 15 Saskatchewan, 16 Alberta, 17 White Pine, 18 Quebec? 19 Stephen Harper, 20. John Diefenbaker, 21-1982, 22, William Lyon Mackenzie King, 23-13, 24- Ken Boshkoff? 25 Phil Fontaine