Canadian Symbols Flashcards
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What are some Canadian Symbols?
Canadian Crown
Canadian flag
Maple leaf
Fleur-de-lys
Coat of arms and motto
Parliament buildings
Snowbirds
Hockey/Lacrosse/Canadian football/Curling
Official Languages
National Anthem
Royal Anthem
Order of Canada
Victoria Cross
Who won the Stanley cup in 1978?
Montreal Canadiens
For how long has the Crown been a symbol of the state? Since when has Canada been a constitutional monarchy? What does it symbolize?
400 years
Confederation 1867, Queen Victoria’s reign
Governmebt, including Parliament, legislature, courts, police services and Canadian Forces
For how long was Queen Elizabeth II sovereign? When was her Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee?
Since 1952
2002 (50y)
2012 (60y)
When was a new Canadian flag raised for the first time? What flag served as Canadian flag for 100 years before that? Where does the red-white-red pattern come from? What’s our official Royal Flag?
1965
Flag from Royal Military College in Kingston (founded in 1876)
Red and white were colours of France and England since Middle Ages and national colours of Canada since 1921
Union Jack
What’s Canada’s best-known symbol? When was it first adopted and by whom? When did it start appearing in Canadian uniforms and insignia, and carved into headstones of fallen soldiers buried locally and overseas?
Maple leaf
1700, by French Canadians
1850s
When was the lilly flower (fleur-de-lys) adopted by the French king, and for how long was the symbol of French royalty (including the colony of New France)? When was it revived, and on which flag was it included? In what year was it adopted in Quebec’s flag, along with the Cross?
496
1000 years
At Confederation
1948
When was the official coat of arms and national motto adopted by Canada? What’s the motto and what does it mean? What symbols do the arms contain? Where can it be seen?
After WWI
A mari usque ad mare (From sea to sea)
England, France, Scotland and Ireland, plus red maple leaves
Dollar bills, government documents, public buildings
What do the towers, arches, sculptures and stained glass of the Parliament Buildings embody? When were the buildings completed? When was the Centre Block destroyed by an accidental fire, and when was it rebuilt? What’s the only part remaining from the original building? When was the Peace Tower completed and in memory of what? What does the Memorial Chamber within the Tower contains?
French, English and Aboriginal traditions and Gothic revival architecture popular in Queen Victoria’s reign
1860s
1916
1922
The Library
1927, WWI
Books of Remembrance (names of fallen soldiers in wars or on duty)
What styles are used in provincial legislatures, architectural treasures? What do these styles reflect?
Quebec National Assembly - French Second Empire
Baroque, Romanesque, Neoclassical
Greco-roman heritage of Western civilization in which democracy originated
What’s the most popular spectator sport and the national winter sport? When was it developed? What championship does the NHL plays for, and who donated the trophy and when? When was the Clarkson Cup established and by whom?
Hockey
1800s, in Canada
Stanley Cup, donated by Lord Stanley (Governor General) in 1892
2005, Adrienne Clarkson, 26th Governor General, first of Asian origin
What’s curling and lacrosse? Which sport has the most registered players of any game in Canada?
An ice game introduced by Scottish pioneers
An ancient sport first played by Aboriginals and the official summer sport
Soccer
When was the beaver adopted and what did it symbolize? What was an emblem of and when? Where can it be seen?
Centuries ago, symbol of Hudson’s Bay Company
St Jean Baptiste Society, a French-Canadian patriotic association, 1834
Five-cent coin
Coats of arms of Saskatchewan and Alberta
Cities like Montreal and Toronto
Which are the two official languages and important symbols of identity? For how long have they lived together in partnership and creative tension? Who is exempt to know these languages to become a Canadian citizen? When did Parliament passed the Official Languages Act and what are its 3 main objectives?
English and French
1969
Establish equality between French and English in Parliament, Gov. of Canada and institutions subject to the Act
Maintain and develop official language minority communities in Canada
Promote equality of French and English in Canadian society
What’s the National Anthem of Canada? When was it proclaimed? When was it first sung and where? What are the words in English?
O Canada
1980
1880, Quebec City
O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command
With glowing hearts we see thee rise
The true North strong and free
From far and wide, O Canada
We stand on guard for thee
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee (x2)
