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Quiz Canada (1)

1. QUIZ

2. RULES (1)

• There are 11 questions which you have to
answer.
• If you know the answer right away and it‘s
correct, you‘ll gain 2 points.
• If you need some help, you‘ll be shown
three answers, but just one is correct. For
choosing the correct answer you‘ll gain 1
point.

3. RULES (2)

• Three students will “fight“ against each
other.
• Before the competition, each of you has to
draw 11 number lots so that we know
which questions you have to answer.
• Then you start to answer the questions
according to your numbers.

4. Question No 1

Canada is the ... largest country
in the world.

5.

a) second
b) third
c) fourth

6. Question No 2

Which date is Canada Day ?

7.

a) February 1
b) July 1
c) July 4

8. Question No 3

What is Canada's capital ?

9.

a) Montreal
b) Ottawa
c) Vancouver

10. Question No 4

Who is Canada's Head of State ?

11.

a) Queen Beatrix II
b) Queen Elizabeth II
c) Queen Margarethe II

12. Question No 5

What is the east-west distance
across Canada ?

13.

a) ca. 5,000 kilometres
b) ca. 6,000 kilometres
c) ca. 7,000 kilometres

14. Question No 6

How many provinces and territories
are there in Canada ?

15.

a) ten provinces and ten territories
b) three provinces and ten territories
c) ten provinces and three territories

16. Question No 7

What are the two
official languages
in Canada ?

17.

a) English and French
b) English and German
c) English and Spanish

18. Question No 8

What is the
national animal of Canada ?

19.

a) the wolf
b) the moose
c) the beaver

20. Question No 9

What is Canada's
national tree ?

21.

a) the oak tree
b) the maple tree
c) the pine tree

22. Question No 10

Which province is
in the west of Canada ?

23.

a) Ontario
b) Newfoundland
c) British Columbia

24. Question No 11

How many people live in Canada ?

25.

a) ca. 33.1 million
b) ca. 54.5 million
c) ca. 84.5 million

26. Question No 12

What are the
three major industries
in Canada?

27.

a) agriculture, forestry
and mining
b) shipbuilding, textile industry
and computer tehnology
c) fishing, ranching
and tourism

28. Question No 13

What province is Toronto
the capital of ?

29.

a) Alberta
b) Ontario
c) Manitoba

30. Question No 14

What is Canada's currency ?

31.

a) the Canadian dollar
b) the Canadian euro
c) the Canadian pound

32. Question No 15

What is the name of this animal ?

33.

a) caribou
b) reindeer
c) cow

34. Question No 16

The name of one of the provinces
in Canada's east is
Prince ... Island.

35.

a) Andrew
b) William
c) Edward

36. Question No 17

What do Canadians like to
have for breakfast ?

37.

a) pancakes
b) baguettes
c) fish and chips

38. Question No 18

The correct name of the people
in the cold north of Canada
is ... .

39.

a) Eskimo
b) Viking
c) Inuit

40. Question No 19

What is the name of this animal ?

41.

a) beluga
b) orca
c) whale shark

42. Question No 20

What is the name of this Canadian
province ?

43.

a) British Columbia
b) Sasketchewan
c) New Brunswick

44. Question No 21

What type of school do
Canadian children
at the age of 5 to 14
attend ?

45.

a) elementary school
b) ground school
c) primary school

46. Question No 22

What are Cree, Blackfoot,
Dene and Mohawk ?

47.

a) famous Canadian hockey teams
b) islands off the Canadian Pacific
coast
c) names of native tribes

48. Question No 23

What is Canada's
oldest organized sport?

49.

a) lacrosse
b) curling
c) fishing

50. Question No 24

The Niagara Falls are
in the ... of Canada.

51.

a) east
b) south
c) north

52. Question No 25

What is the title of the
Canadian national anthem ?

53.

a) O Canada
b) A Canada
c) U Canada

54. Question No 26

What do Canadians call
“French fries“ ?

55.

a) eggs
b) apples
c) chips

56. Question No 27

Which giant river flows
from Lake Ontario
to the Atlantic Ocean ?

57.

a) St. Lawrence River
b) Hudson River
c) Ottawa River

58. Question No 28

What is Nelly Furtado’s
second nationality ?

59.

a) Portuguese
b) Italian
c) Spanish

60. Question No 29

What is Nunavut ?

61.

a) one of Canada's largest cities
b) a Canadian burger speciality
c) Canada's newest territory
formed on April 1, 1999

62. Question No 30

What is the name of this animal ?

63.

a) elk
b) bison
c) moose

64. Question No 31

What is Canada's
official web page ?

65.

a) www.canada.gc.de
b) www.canada.gc.uk
c) www.canada.gc.ca

66. Question No 32

How many per cent
of the Canadian population
live along the country's
southern border
with the United States ?

67.

a) nearly 20 %
b) nearly 50 %
c) nearly 90 %

68. Question No 33

Which picture shows Canada ?
A
C
B