North to Canada Internet Scavenger Hunt

  1. When it comes to total land Canada is ranked second in the world. Which country is ranked first?
  1. The longest continuous road on the planet is The Trans-Canada Highway. How many total miles is it?
  1. What Italian explorer sailing under the flag of England explored much of Canada’s coast along the Atlantic Ocean and claimed it for England in 1497?
  1. Which explorer from France discovered the Gulf of St. Lawrencein 1534?
  1. In 1608 which explorer from France founded the city of Quebec?
  1. What is the date each year that Thanksgiving is celebrated in Canada?
  1. An organization that keeps law and order in Canada was founded in 1873. What is this organization called?
  1. Two Canadians discovered a substance that has saved the lives of many diabetics. Their names were Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best. What is this substance?
  1. Lucy Maud Montgomery, a Canadian author, wrote a book that became a classic in America. It is about a girl who grew up as an orphan on Prince Edward Island. What is the title of this book?
  1. In 1876 a Canadian invented the telephone. Who was this person?
  1. There are 10 states in the U.S. that touch the southern border of Canada. Name the 10 states.
  1. Canada has 3 territories and 10 provinces which are like states. What are the 3 territories? Which are the two largest provinces?
  1. What is Canada’s National Capital? This Capital city can be found in which province or territory?
  1. The Capital building in Washington D.C. houses the United States Congress. In what city does the government of Canada reside in and in what building do they hold office in?
  1. The St. Lawrence Seaway connects what two large bodies of water?
  1. What are the two largest cities in Canada and what province or provinces are they in?
  1. What is the largest of the 5 main landform regions in Canada?
  1. What large Canadian city is in the province of British Columbia on the western coast of Canada?
  1. Canada has two official languages. What are they?
  1. Even though Great Britain claimed large amounts of Canada, the land was mostly settled by people from what country?
  1. From 1754-1763 France and England fought in the French and Indian War. Which country won and kicked the other country off the North American continent?
  1. Canada became a country in 1867.Canada celebrates its birthday on what date each year? (Month and day)
  1. The United States has a president. Canada’s official head of government is whom?
  1. How many grades do most public schools in Canada have?
  1. What month do most students in Canadian schools start in? What month do most of the students in Canada get out of school?
  1. The national anthem of the United States is the Star Spangled Banner. What is Canada’s national anthem?
  1. Each state in the United States has a leader of the state government called a governor. Each province in Canada has a leader also. What is their title?
  1. There are 50 states in the United Sates. What are the 10 divisions of Canada called?
  1. San Francisco is home to the largest community of Chinese in North America. The second largest community of Chinese in North America live in what city in Canada?
  1. The province of British Columbia has a big island on the southwest edge of the province. What island is this?
  1. The two littlest provinces in Canada are islands. What are their names?
  1. Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba are bordered by a large bay to their north. What is the name of this bay?
  1. British Columbia and the Yukon Territory are bordered by what U.S. state?
  1. Which one of the five Great Lakes does not touch Canada?
  1. In what province can you find the cities Calgary and Edmonton?
  1. You can see a famous waterfall from both the American and Canadian side. What waterfall is it?
  1. Kingston, Ontario has an international Hall of Fame for what sport?
  1. What ocean lies to the north of Canada?
  1. The national emblem of Canada is a what?
  1. Alexander Graham Bell has a museum dedicated to his work on what Canadian Island?
  1. What animal, that populates Canada and much of North America, slaps his tail on the water to warn of an approaching danger?
  1. Baffin Bay up by the Northwest Territories separates the world’s largest island from Canada. What island is it?
  1. We have 4 times zones in the United States. How many time zones does Canada have within its borders?
  1. There are 5 Great Lakes, yet only one Canadian province touches them. Which province is it?
  1. What ocean borders the Canadian province of British Columbia?
  1. Canada exports forest products around the world. Which country imports the most of Canada’s forest products?
  1. A large percentage of Canada’s population lives within 100 miles of the northern border of the United States. What percentage of Canada’s population lives in this area?
  1. Better known as Eskimos which Indian group lives in the northern part of North America?
  1. In Louisiana are ancestors of a group of people called Acadians who were kicked out of a French colony by the British. What name are the ancestors living in Louisiana called today?
  1. What river in Canada is 2,635 miles long? It is Canada’s longest river.