Emblems and Symbols of Canada

Question 1

The name Canada comes from the ________-________ word “______”, which means _______, or _______.

Answer 1

Huron-Iroquois, kanata, village or settlement.

Question 2

In _____ two aboriginal persons used the word _____ to describe the village of _________ (present day Quebec City) when speaking with ________.

Answer 2

1535, kanata, Stadacona, Jacques Cartier

Question 3

The current Canadian Flag was first raised in _____ in the capital city of Canada_______.

Answer 3

1965, Ottawa

Question 4

The Canadian motto is _ ____ _____ __ ____, which means, ___ __ ___.

Answer 4

“A Mari Usque Ad Mare”, Sea to Sea

Question 5

The official tree of Canada is the _______. Which grows mainly in the _______ forests.

Answer 5

Maple leaf, Southern

Question 6

The name Quebec comes from the ________ word meaning _______ _______ which refers to the narrowing of the St. Lawrence River near Quebec.

Answer 6

Algonquin, Narrow passage,

Question 7

The flag of Quebec which was adopted in _____, is referred to as the _______.

Answer 7

1948, Fleurdelisé

Question 8

It has 4 ______ representing the king of ______ which appeared as a symbol around the year _____.

Answer 8

lillies, France, 1000.

Question 9

The _____ background , with the ______ cross, is the former flag of the ______ ______, with which ______ __ ______ ship sailed up the St. Lawrence for the first time in ____.

Answer 9

Blue, white, French Nation, Samuel de Champlain’s, 1603

Question 10

Originally the coat of arms of Quebec was granted by a royal warrant of Queen ______, in _____.

Answer 10

Victoria, 1868

Question 11

Later in _____, it was revised by the Quebec government and has not changed since.

Answer 11

1939

Question 12

The coat of arms of Quebec has __ lilies, A ___ Leopard, and __ maple leaves.

Answer 12

3, gold, 3

Question 13

Quebec’s motto is “__________”, and has been used since _____.

Answer 13

Je me souviens, 1883

Question 14

______-______ ______ is the author of Quebec motto, as well as being responsible for the design of the ________ _________.

Answer 14

Eugène-Étienne Taché, parliament buildings

Question 15

The intentions of the motto are not clear, historians think it was to pay ________ to the ____________ whom marked the vast history of Quebec.

Answer 15

homage, Men and Women

Question 16

The “_____ _____” is the new floral emblem of Quebec. It is an ________ spring flower that grows on over _____ of Quebec’s territory.

Answer 16

Blue Flag, indigenous, half

Question 17

The heraldic “______ __ ___” was long considered to be the floral emblem of Quebec

Answer 17

fleur de lis

Question 18

The avian emblem of Quebec is the _____ ___, which was chosen by the _________ _________ in ____.

Answer 18

Snowy Owl, National Assembly, 1987

Question 19

The ______ ___, nests in the ______ of Northern Quebec, hunts ____ and ____and lives mainly on _______.

Answer 19

snowy owl, tundra, day and night, lemmings

Question 20

The Quebec Government chose the ______ ______ to underscore the importance of the ______ to quebecers.

Answer 20

yellow birch, forest

Question 21

The _____ _____ covers a lot of the inhabited part of Quebec and is an _______, ________, and ________ symbol.

Answer 21

yellow birch, economic, social, cultural

Question 22

The ______ _______ is a part of Quebecers daily lives

Answer 22

yellow birch

Question 23

The ______ _______ has been used traditionally to make _______ and is known for its ______-_______ leaves in the fall.

Answer 23

yellow birch, orange-yellow