2017 is a special year for Canadians as it is their 150th Anniversary of being a nation. On July 1, 1867, three provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Canada (now Ontario and Quebec) were formed as a dominion under the Constitution Act of 1867 (formerly known as the British North America Act). This resulted in establishing July 1st as a federal holiday to Canada, which at the time was called Dominion Day. In 1982, the holiday name was changed to Canada Day under the Canada Act. Today, Canada has over 45 National Parks, including Banff National Park, the third oldest national park in the world. There are currently over 230,000 caches all over Canada, with its oldest active cache, GCBBA, in Nova Scotia. Canada is known for its delicious doughnuts, having the most doughnut shops in the world, and maple syrup, with Quebec as the highest producer of maple syrup in the world.
A.) True (5) or false (4): the name behind Canada comes from “Kanata,” the Huron-Iroquois word for “village.”
B.) Who was Wilfrid Laurier?
The first francophone Prime Minster of Canada - 0
The first francophone Governor-General of Canada - 9
The first Frenchman to explore the Labrador Peninsula - 1
A French-Canadian hero of the North-West Rebellion - 2
C.) Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
Benjamin Disraeli - 7
John A. Macdonald - 5
Alexander Mackenzie - 9
John Abbot- 6
D.) What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
Winnipeg - 2
Ottawa 4
Saskatoon - 7
Regina - 8
E.) What is L’Anse aux Meadows?
The first French settlement in the Americas, specifically located near Quebec City - 3
A Viking settlement located in Newfoundland - 7
A fur trading port where the French and the First Nations traded goods - 9
The birthplace of Justin Trudeau, Canada’s current prime minister - 0
F.) True (0) or False (1): the Canadian flag made its first appearance in 1965.
G.) Which province is the only official bilingual province (English and French) in Canada?
Nova Scotia - 4
Ontario - 5
New Brunswick - 6
Quebec - 7
H.) Which Canadian province was the last to join the Confederation?
British Columbia - 0
Alberta - 4
Prince Edward Island - 7
Newfoundland and Labrador - 5
I.) The Canadian Pacific Railway, a transcontinental railway that stretches from Montreal to Vancouver, was completed in what year?
1871 - 9
1885 - 0
1902 - 1
1968 - 2
J.) Who wrote the lyrics for Canada’s national anthem “O’ Canada?”
Justin Lhérisson - 2
Peter Dodds McCormick - 9
Adolph Basile Routhier - 8
Francis Scott Key - 1
The correct coordinates are N 38 AB.CDE W 77 FG.HIJ. Good luck finding the cache and watch out for muggles!
