Canada Quiz Time (deposit, health, dating)

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by The_gateway

1. Where does the name Canada originate?
Kanata, don't remember the history - there was one of those heritage commercials about it though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1jG58nghRo

2. Where was the first European settlement in North America?
Quebec city?

3. What is the Canadian $1 coin called?
loonie
4. What is Canada’s official national sport?
Lacrosse, but it should be HOCKEY - nobody plays lacrosse, or cares.

5. Where can North America’s largest diamond deposits be found?
NWT
6. What province established the first universal healthcare system?

Saskatchewan - tommy douglas did it 1950's
7. What national symbol appears on the Canadian flag?
maple leaf
8. Name the longest river in Canada?
mackenzie

9. What is Canada’s national animal?
beaver
10. What is the traditional drink of Newfoundland?
beer?
11. Name the only officially bilingual province.
quebec

12. How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?
13 ten provinces 3 territories
13. Name the battle which caused Canada to switch from French to British control.
abraham

14. Who scored the winning goal for Canada at the 1972 Canada-USSR Hockey summit Series?henderson

The Newfoundland drink is screech and the officially bilingual province is New Brunswick, not Quebec.

[lucknow]

Where did Paul Henderson grow up? It's a little towm with a real nice name and it's not Kinkardine.

[taigagirl]

Got them all. Thanks for posting Cornerguy. Lots of fun. may if you have some time, you can post some other Canadian quizzes. I really enjoyed this...

[rickh1954]

Originally Posted by Cornerguy1

3. What is the Canadian $1 coin called?


3. The gold-coloured $1 coin was dubbed the Loonie because of the image of a Common Loon on its side. Canada also has a $2 coin in common usage which is known as the “twonie”.

An interesting side note on the $1 coin:

It was supposed to have a Mountie instead of a loon, but the 1st die was lost / misplaced / stolen. Because no one could be sure of it's security, the design had to be changed to the loon to prevent counterfeiting.

I often wonder what it would have been called if the original design had been used.

[taigagirl]

Originally Posted by rickh1954

An interesting side note on the $1 coin:

It was supposed to have a Mountie instead of a loon, but the 1st die was lost / misplaced / stolen. Because no one could be sure of it's security, the design had to be changed to the loon to prevent counterfeiting.

I often wonder what it would have been called if the original design had been used.

I've got a few things in mind that it might have been called, but I'll leave that to others to mention thanks, Rick. Another interesting piece of Canadian trivia.

[mikeyyc]

Originally Posted by rickh1954

An interesting side note on the $1 coin:

It was supposed to have a Mountie instead of a loon,

Actually it was supposed to have the traditional $1 image of the Voyageurs, but the die was "misplaced" in transport.

[rickh1954]

Originally Posted by mikeyyc

Actually it was supposed to have the traditional $1 image of the Voyageurs, but the die was "misplaced" in transport.

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You are correct. I misremembered the original design.

I should have checked my facts first.

[gosling]

Scored a 6. Interesting quiz I learned a few things.

[Acajack]

The first European settlement in North America is a matter of debate.

A lot of people say Quebec City (1608), although the first French settlement was probably Port Royal (1604-05) in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia). Some Newfoundlanders also claim that St. John's is older than Quebec City.

Also, Jamestown in Virginia was founded around the same time as Quebec City, maybe a year before.

And the Spanish founded St. Augustine in Florida some 40 years before Quebec City or Jamestown. And Florida is in North America last time I checked...

[NatashaH]

Originally Posted by Acajack

The first European settlement in North America is a matter of debate.

A lot of people say Quebec City (1608), although the first French settlement was probably Port Royal (1604-05) in Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia). Some Newfoundlanders also claim that St. John's is older than Quebec City.

Also, Jamestown in Virginia was founded around the same time as Quebec City, maybe a year before.

And the Spanish founded St. Augustine in Florida some 40 years before Quebec City or Jamestown. And Florida is in North America last time I checked...

L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland is the first European settlement. A Norse Settlement dating back to 1000ADish.