Canadian Trivia.
What animal is on the Canadian Nickel? The beaver, the buffalo, or the elk?
What animal is on the Canadian Quarter? The Elk, the Caribou, or the Whitetail Deer?
What animal is on the Loonie? The Tern (seagull!) , the Blue Jay, the Loon?
What famous stuffed bear is named after a Canadian City? Panda? Winnie? Paddington?
What is a Perogie?
What are bear paws? (in addition to the obvious...)
Which harbour vanished in an explosion?
Where in Europe is the Sheldt Estuary and why is it important?
Why do we have thousands of tulips in Ottawa every spring?
What are beaver tails (aside from the obvious...)
What are "square tires" and why?
What is that plug in you see coming out from under every Canadian car's hood?
How many provinces and territories are there?
George Etienne Cartier worked with what Canadian Prime Minister?
What was the result of their collaboration?
Canada's official game is: Lacrosse, Soccer, Hockey?
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On the last question I would guess hockey, but recently I saw a reference to Canada and lacrosse so I'm suspecting it's a trick question.
I'd try to count up the provinces, but I'm sure I'd miss a Maritime or two.
Back when I was born, you only had the Yukon Territory and one big old Northwest Territory, but at some point the latter became a subdivision (presumably some condo developer got in on the act) so I'm not sure now.
Hopefully this will convince some people that the "Ontario" in my name refers to California and not to a place up north.
Well most were easy like Bear Paw, Perogie, Beaver Tail.. hey izzat a theme, eh? heehee
The Canadian Nickel has a beaver on it, not a buffalo. Most people would have you believe it is an elk on the quarter, but no, it is a caribou. The loonie is named after the loon, and is a unit of currency. The stuffed bear is Winnie (the pooh bear), the Mascot of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. A perogie is potato dumpling, and bear paws are smaller versions of snow shoes.
Halifax harbour was emptied in an explosion, the Sheldt is in Holland and is the only way to get to Antwerp. Canadians died like flies in a nearly forgotten campaign to open that estuary during WWII. Queen Julianna was born in Ottawa, and they have sent tulips every year since.
Beaver tails are a pastry common in Ontario, and square tires are the result of sub zero temperatures which cause the tires to take a "set" from the cold. You start up, and your tires go thump thump thump for awhile, and your passenger always says "right...square tires eh?". Cars won't start in winter without an engine block heater, which plugs in by way of a cord which hangs out from under the hood.
Damned if I know how many territories there are any more, and GE Cartier did NOT build watches....he worked with our first prime minister, John A. MacDonald to build a country. And Canada's official game is Lacrosse, though of course that is true only during the two months of lousy ice in July and August.
I got some great pics of the musical ride...I'll try to post them in the next couple of days!
Damn. I thought for sure it was Paddington.
I also thought "Paddington."
To be fair, I was wrong on most of them. Typical ethnocentric America I guess.
I also thought "Paddington."
To be fair, I was wrong on most of them. Typical ethnocentric America I guess.
Ah well, Paddington was from Peru, and was found on the platform at Paddinton Station. Winnie was a real bear who ended up in a London zoo, and lived a long and happy life, and was visited weekly by a very young Milne. Come to think of it I don't think he was ever a "stuffed" bear.
Curious servant, those trivia questions are just that...trivia. I bet you could come up with a hundred similar ones which would make me tear my hair out!
Happy July Fourth guys!
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