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Canadian General Knowledge

All these questions are dangerously Canada-centric. Can you answer them?
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Last updated: January 9, 2023
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On what lake is Toronto located?
Lake Ontario
What rapper got his start in the Canadian teen drama "Degrassi: The Next Generation"?
Drake
What delicacy is made with french fries, gravy, and cheese curds?
Poutine
What bird appears on the Canadian $1 coin?
Common loon
What is the national animal of Canada?
Beaver
Which city in Manitoba is sometimes called the "Polar Bear Capital of the World"?
Churchill
What time zone is New Brunswick in?
Atlantic
What would the Barenaked Ladies still eat even if they had a million dollars?
Kraft Dinner
What trophy is earned by the team that wins the NHL playoffs?
Stanley Cup
What does the letter M stand for in RCMP?
Mounted
What city is connected to Detroit by the Ambassador Bridge?
Windsor
What party does Justin Trudeau belong to?
Liberal Party
What animal is controversially hunted using a hammer-headed club called a "hakapik"?
Seals
What world-famous ski resort is located about 100 kilometers north of Vancouver?
Whistler
It comes from trees and Canada is responsible for more than 80% of
world production. What is it?
Maple syrup
Who became internationally famous after videos surfaced of him smoking crack cocaine
while serving as mayor of Toronto?
Rob Ford
Which Canadian city causes some people to giggle because it rhymes
with a female body part?
Regina
What is the last word of the English-language lyrics to the national anthem, "O Canada"?
Thee
Fill in the blank: Quebec City is the only city in Canada or the U.S. that has ____s
Wall
With what country does Canada share Hans Island?
Denmark
(Greenland)
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Level 68
Jan 10, 2023
Not sure if this counts, but San Juan also has walls and is technically still the US
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Level 82
Jan 10, 2023
I think Jetpunk convention is to exclude external territories, unless stated otherwise. Thus Greenland is not usually included in the area of Denmark, Australia's tallest mountain isn't Mawson Peak, etc.
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Level 86
Jan 10, 2023
Great quiz! Could you accept AST for the time zone?
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Level ∞
Jan 10, 2023
Yes
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Level 88
Feb 22, 2023
I tried "maritime", haha.
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Level 76
Jan 10, 2023
Can you allow just "syrup" for Maple Syrup? Also, Greenland is misspelled "Greeland" in the final question.
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Level ∞
Jan 10, 2023
Syrup will work now
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Level 70
Feb 21, 2023
Heresy
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Level 65
Jan 10, 2023
Why is Stanley cup question on here? Canadian teams never win it so what’s the point?!!!
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Level 82
Jan 12, 2023
It's still Canadian.
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Level 38
Feb 21, 2023
Because the Stanley cup is named after Lord Stanley, who was governor general of Canada
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Level 74
Jan 10, 2023
Wish putine worked as a type in, woulda gotten that if I only knew how to spell
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Level 82
Jan 10, 2023
Today I learned that I have been pronouncing Regina incorrectly.
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Level 72
Jan 11, 2023
TIL that I know almost nothing about Canada
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Level 89
Jan 12, 2023
Today I learned that someone somewhere in the world considers poutine a delicacy instead of just regular old fries, curds and gravy.
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Level 66
Feb 21, 2023
I was hoping for Mulva :/
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Level 62
Feb 21, 2023
A few type-ins for the time zone would be appreciated, particularly those around what it is relative to GMT/UTC for those of us who don’t use the US naming system.
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Level 59
Feb 21, 2023
"ToO cAnAdA CeNtRiC"
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Level 90
Feb 21, 2023
This is a quiz about Canada. Until they start winning it again (30 years now), Lord Stanley's Cup needs to in quizzes about America. The REAL America.
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Level 90
Feb 21, 2023
It is a joke people.
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Level 69
Feb 21, 2023
I find it very amusing that more test-takers here know about Hans Island than Drake.

The Jetpunk community is definitely special. (I say this as a geography nerd and a fan of Drake's music.)

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Level 56
Feb 21, 2023
too canadian centric
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Level 25
Feb 21, 2023
It's a quiz about Canada, how can it be "too canadian centric"?
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Level 67
Feb 21, 2023
Every city I've ever been to has walls. Do you think city folk sleep outside?
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Level 76
Mar 23, 2023
Yeah, I think that statement could be more specific.
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Level 25
Feb 22, 2023
I think it should accept UTC -4 as for the time zone question.
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Level 66
Feb 23, 2023
But what about the portion of the year when it's UTC -3?
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Level 56
Feb 22, 2023
I love being Canadian
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Level 67
Feb 23, 2023
I have Canadian citizenship though I've never lived there and I only got 8/20, but I know the provinces and capitals better than almost anyone in America
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Level 65
Feb 25, 2023
Might be a stretch to call Churchill a city. Its more of a village.
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Level 59
Feb 25, 2023
i think most cities have a couple walls buddy