Canada Day Trivia: 20 Fun Questions & Answers 🍁

Celebrate July 1 with a batch of Canada Day trivia, from Confederation and national symbols to loonies, Mounties and O Canada. Great for the backyard party, the office, or the table next to you. Answers are hidden until you tap, so you can quiz your friends first.

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Canada Day history & Confederation

1. On what date is Canada Day celebrated each year?

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July 1, the anniversary of Confederation in 1867.

2. What 1867 law united the colonies into the Dominion of Canada?

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The British North America Act.

3. What was Canada Day called before 1982?

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Dominion Day.

4. How many provinces originally joined Confederation in 1867?

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Four: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

5. Who became Canada's first Prime Minister in 1867?

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Sir John A. Macdonald.

6. Which province joined in 1871 after being promised a railway?

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British Columbia.

Canadian symbols & Canadiana

7. What are the two official colours of the Canadian flag?

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Red and white.

8. How many points are on the maple leaf on the flag?

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Eleven.

9. What is Canada's national winter sport?

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Ice hockey. (The national summer sport is lacrosse.)

10. What does the motto 'A Mari usque ad Mare' mean?

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'From Sea to Sea' (Latin).

11. Which one-dollar coin is nicknamed the 'loonie'?

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The one-dollar coin (the two-dollar coin is the 'toonie').

12. What national police force is known by the initials RCMP?

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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

13. Which line from 'O Canada' celebrates the country's north?

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"The True North strong and free."

14. In what year did the current maple leaf flag become official?

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1965.

Geography & the modern country

15. What is the capital city of Canada?

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Ottawa, Ontario.

16. Ottawa sits on the border of Ontario and which province?

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Quebec.

17. Which territory, created in 1999, is Canada's newest?

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Nunavut.

18. What are Canada's two official federal languages?

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English and French.

19. New Canadians are often welcomed on Canada Day at what kind of ceremony?

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Citizenship ceremonies.

20. Canada Day's biggest official party is held on Parliament Hill in which city?

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Ottawa.

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