Canadian Symbols

Question 1

What flag has served as the National flag for 100 years and has been officially carried by veterans since 2005?

Answer 1

The Canadian Red Ensign

Question 2

Are the snowbirds an icon of Canada

Answer 2

True

Question 3

How long has the crown been a symbol of the state?

Answer 3

400 years

Question 4

When did Queen Elizabeth II become the Queen of Canada?

Answer 4

1952

Question 5

What is the Crown a symbol of?

Answer 5

The government including parliament, the legislatures, the court, police services and the Canadian forces

Question 6

When was a new Canadian flag raised for the first time?

Answer 6

1965

Question 7

Where does the red-white-red pattern come from?

Answer 7

The Royal military college, Kingston founded in 1876

Question 8

What has red and white been?

Answer 8

Colours of France and England and National colours of Canada since 1921

Question 9

what is the official Royal flag?

Answer 9

The Union Jack

Question 10

What is Canada’s best known symbol?

Answer 10

The Maple leaf

Question 11

What is the symbol of French loyalty?

Answer 11

Fleurs-de-lys

Question 12

When did Quebec adopt its own flag and what is it based on?

Answer 12

1948 based on the Fleurs-de-lys

Question 13

What is the motto of the coat of arms?

Answer 13

A mari usque ad mare - from sea to sea

Question 14

What symbols do the coat of arm contain?

Answer 14

Symbols of England, France, Scotland, Ireland and the red maple leaves

Question 15

When was the peace tower completed?

Answer 15

1927 in memory of the 1st world war

Question 16

What was destroyed in the accidental fire?

Answer 16

The centre block and the library is the original part of the parliament building

Question 17

What is the style of the Quebec National Assembly?

Answer 17

The French second empire style

Question 18

What is Canada’s most popular spectator sport and is the national winter sport?

Answer 18

Hockey

Question 19

Who was Lord Stanley?

Answer 19

Governor General in 1892

Question 20

Who was Adrienne Clarkson?

Answer 20

26th Governor General, 1st of Asian descent. Clarkson cup was established in 2005 for women

Question 21

What is Canada’s second most popular sport?

Answer 21

Canadian football

Question 22

Who introduced curling?

Answer 22

an ice game introduced by Scottish pioneers

Question 23

What ancient sport was first played by Aboriginals and is the official summer sport?

Answer 23

Lacrosse

Question 24

What sport has the most registered players of any game in Canada?

Answer 24

Soccer

Question 25

What is the symbol of the Hudson Bay Company?

Answer 25

The beaver

Question 26

What became the emblem of the st. Jean Baptiste society in 1834?

Answer 26

The beaver

Question 27

What is on the 5 cent coin, coat of arms for AB,SK and Toronto and Montreal?

Answer 27

The beaver

Question 28

When was the official language act passed?

Answer 28

1969

Question 29

What are the 3 objectives of the official language act?

Answer 29

To establish equality, maintain and develop language and promote equality of languages

Question 30

Who was the 20th governor general of Canada?

Answer 30

Roland Michener

Question 31

Who was the 18th Governor general of Canada?

Answer 31

Vincent Massey

Question 32

What is the award outstanding citizens receive and what does it consist of?

Answer 32

Honour, and it consists of orders, declarations and medals

Question 33

When did Canada start its own honour system?

Answer 33

The order of Canada started in 1967, the centennial of confederation

Question 34

What is the highest honour available to Canadians and how many has been awarded?

Answer 34

The V.C (Victoria Cross) and 96 has been award since 1854

Question 35

who was awarded the first VC?

Answer 35

Lt. Alexander Robert Dunn

Question 36

Who was the first black man awarded a VC?

Answer 36

Able Seaman William