Statistics for Time in Canada

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is Mountain Time?	A time zone	80%
Who or what are the Maritimes?	The provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island	60%
What's at the top of the Gastown steam clock in Vancouver?	a whistle	50%
What is the average time it takes the Canadian Train to travel from Vancouver to Toronto?	3 days and 23.5 hours	40%
How many time zones does Canada have?	6	40%
Beware the sinister 7 O'Clock Man (Bonhomme Sept Heures) in Quebec. What does he do?	Kidnaps children who are not home by 7pm	40%
What happened in Newfoundland in 1988?	Daylight saving was two hours ahead instead of one	30%
Scottish-Canadian Sir Sandford Fleming is best known as the inventor of what?	worldwide standard time	30%
What is the 9 O'Clock Gun?	A canon in Vancouver that is fired at 9 every night	20%
The National Research Council Time Signal is:	Canada's longest running radio program	20%
Why is Canada Day celebrated in Ottawa with festivities called the "noon show"?	The Dominion of Canada was proclaimed at noon (1 July 1867)	20%
Which clock was on the $20 bill back when notes were made of paper?	The Peace Tower	20%