Canada quiz

More questions about Canada

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1. 1 Easy

   Which coin was permanently phased out of Canadian currency in 2013?

   Answer: Penny

   Why: Minting one penny cost 1.6 cents, but coin redemption costs cut the promised 11 million dollar yearly saving to about 4 million.

2. 2 Medium

   Which Canadian city hosted the 1976 Summer Games, the first Olympic Games ever held in Canada?

   Answer: Montreal

   Why: Quebec covered the overruns with a special tobacco tax, and the stadium debt was not cleared until November 2006, thirty years on.

3. 3 Hard

   What Quebec crater lake forms a ring around an island?

   Answer: Manicouagan

   Why: The circular lake is so distinct from space that astronauts nicknamed it the Eye of Quebec.

4. 4 Easy

   Why did Queen Victoria choose Ottawa as capital in 1857?

   Answer: To protect it from invasion

   Why: Ottawa was a small lumber town in 1857, but it sat on the Rideau Canal, a military supply route built after the War of 1812.

5. 5 Medium

   Canada's one-dollar coin gets its nickname from which bird?

   Answer: Loon

   Why: The coin was meant to show a voyageur canoe, but its dies were lost in transit in 1986 and the Mint suspected theft, so a loon replaced it.

6. 6 Hard

   Which Canadian peak has Earth's greatest vertical drop?

   Answer: Mount Thor

   Why: The granite face on Mount Thor overhangs past vertical, making it steeper than a straight drop.