This quiz is different in that there will not be any wrong answers… your goal is to get the most Canadian of answers to the question “What best defines Canada?”
We have taken the responses from a national poll of Canadians conducted by the Dominion Institute within the past few years. We have then weighted those findings with two other Top-Ten Canadiana Lists (of askmen.ca and By George Journal). Our final list of symbols/icons is graded and a point system will be used to score your top ten mentions. (So, you will want to mention as many of the most popular Canadian symbols as other Canadians have in the survey and found on the top ten lists.)
The Canada Day quiz question is, “Name 10 symbols of Canada that best define this country?”
Your list of ten Canadiana can include symbols, icons, people, places, events, accomplishments and/or inventions. What best defines our country and being Canadian…
TOP TEN CANADIANA THAT DEFINE THIS COUNTRY
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Once you (and your family and friends) have completed the list(s) of ten Canadiana, mark the answers with our point system and compare how you have done in capturing the best symbols that define our country. (The top possible score is 56.)
The point system is found in comments below. (When printing this off for your Canada Day party, be sure not to include the answers below).
SCORE 10 POINTS for:
Maple Leaf (not the flag)
RCMP (Mounties)
SCORE 5 POINTS for:
Beaver
Terry Fox
Hockey
Maple Syrup
Parliament Hill (peace tower)
Tim Horton’s
SCORE 3 POINTS for mention of:
Bryan Adams
Margaret Atwood
Avro Arrow project
Fredrick Banting (insulin)
Alexander Graham Bell (telephone)
Justin Bieber
Calgray Stampede
Canada Day
Canada Goose
Canadarm
Canadian flag
Canadian national Railway/railroad
CBC
Charter of Rights and Freedoms
CN Tower
Confederation
Celine Dion
Tommy Douglas
Expo 67
Freedom
Wayne Gretzky
Grey Cup
Group of Seven (paintings)
Stephen Harper
Health Care (universal)
Paul Henderson (goal, ‘72 Canada-Soviet series)
Hockey Night In Canada (Coach’s Corner)
Loon
Loonie
John A. MacDonald
Yann Martel
Montreal
Moose (or caribou)
Multiculturalism (diversity)
Newfie Jokes
Niagara Falls
Olympics
Ottawa
Peacekeeping (Afghanistan)
Quebec (Province of)
Quebec City (Old Quebec City)
Quebec Winter Carnival
Plains of Abraham
Lester Pearson
Maurice Richard
The Rockies Mountains
Stanley Cup
David Suzuki
Toronto
Totem Poles
Pierre Trudeau
Vancouver
Vimy Ridge
Wilderness (vastness, scenery)
World Wars (I & II)
SCORE 1 POINT for any other mention of Canadiana that is not on the lists above (provided that the answer is Canadian).
Happy Canada Day!
Source materials can be found here:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2008/06/26/f-canada-poll1.html
http://ca.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-10-canadian-icons.html
http://cgacommunications.com/bygeorge/?p=1132