Canadian Science, Arts and Culture
Canadian Science, Arts and Culture
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- Which Canadian scientist co-discovered insulin in Toronto in 1921?
- Who shared the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of insulin?
- Who was the first Canadian in space, flying on the space shuttle in 1984?
- Who was the first Canadian to walk in space, in 2001?
- What is Canadarm?
- Which idea did the Canadian engineer Sandford Fleming promote in the 1870s?
- Who invented the game of basketball in 1891?
- The Stanley Cup was donated in 1892 by which person?
- Which sport is Canada's official winter sport?
- Which sport is Canada's official national summer sport?
- What was the aim of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope in 1980?
- Who wrote the novel Anne of Green Gables?
- Which Canadian author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013?
- Which group of painters is famous for landscapes of Canada in the 1920s?
- Which painter is known for her paintings of the forests and totem poles of British Columbia?
- Who composed the music of the national anthem O Canada?
- In what year did O Canada officially become the national anthem?
- Which city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympic Games?
- Which city hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic Games?
- Which world exposition was held in Montreal in 1967 to mark the centennial?
- Which entertainment company was founded in Quebec in 1984 by street performers?
- Which food, made of fries, gravy and cheese curds, comes from Quebec?
- Which dessert bar, made with a crumb base and custard, is named for a city in British Columbia?
- Which coin is nicknamed the toonie?
- Which coin is nicknamed the loonie because of the bird on it?
- What does the Royal Canadian Mounted Police wear on ceremonial occasions?
- Which public broadcaster in Canada was created in 1936?
- In which province is French the sole official provincial language?
- Which is the only officially bilingual province in Canada?
- On which date is Remembrance Day observed?
- On which date is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation observed?
- Victoria Day is celebrated on which Monday?
- Thanksgiving in Canada is held on which day?
- What is the Order of Canada?
- Which structure of stacked stones did the Inuit build to guide travellers?
- Totem poles are mainly carved by Indigenous peoples of which region?
- What company was founded in Waterloo, Ontario, and made a smartphone known for its keyboard?
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier of Quebec is known for inventing what?
- Which Canadian-born scientist won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for neutrino research at Sudbury?
- Which hockey player is called The Great One?
- Which Toronto team won the NBA championship in 2019?
- What is the name of the Canadian football league championship trophy?
- Which source provides the largest share of electricity in Canada?
- Which Canadian-developed reactor type uses heavy water and natural uranium?
- Which Indigenous people have a flag with a white infinity symbol on a blue or red field?
- The system of mostly church-run schools, from the 1800s to 1996, that removed Indigenous children from their families is called what?
- What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms part of?