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Just for fun check your results at the end to see what you know about The Great White North.
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Canada designed and built the world's most advanced jet fighter interceptor in 1958. T or F
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The United States largest trading partner is China. T or F
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Canada requires an act of British Parliament to amend it's laws. T or F
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Canada is governed exclusively by Queen Elizabeth II. T or F
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The United States imports most of it's oil from the middle east. T or F
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The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts. T or F
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The world's first geostationary communications satellite was Russian. T or F
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The Hudson's Bay Company, established on May 2, 1670 in Canada, is the oldest, continuously operating company on the continent. T or F
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Canada works in close collaboration with NASA's manned space program. T or F
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Seafood is the largest single food commodity exported by Canada. T or F
Answers (Hey no peeking in advance)
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True is the correct answer. The Avro Arrow (CF-105) was capable of over twice the speed of sound using two Canadian designed and built Iroquois engines. It was manufactured near Toronto, Ontario and first flew March 25, 1958. Due to high costs the government scrapped the program. Today the Royal Canadian Air Force flies the U.S. built F-18 Hornet and these planes still fall short of performance levels of the 1958 Arrow.
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False is the correct answer. Canada is by far the largest trading partner with the United States with about 1.5 billion dollars of trade per day.
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False is the correct answer. The "Canada Act" of 1982 severed all legislative dependence from the United Kingdom.
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False is the correct answer. Queen Elizabeth II is formally the queen of Canada but Canada is a Federation. That means the work of governing the country is shared by the Federal and Provincial/Territorial governments.
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False is the correct answer. In 2006 Canada was the single largest source of oil imports to the United States. Canada exported 2.3 million barrels of oil per day. Canada is by a huge margin the largest supplier of all forms of energy to the U.S. including, oil, natural gas, electricity and uranium.
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False is the correct answer. In 1576 the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Canada by Martin Frobisher and his English sailors in the Canadian Arctic 45 years before the Pilgrims. The meal consisted of salt beef, biscuits and peas.
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False is the correct answer. In 1972 the ANIK A1 satellite was launched into space and Canada became the first country in the world to have a commercial geostationary communications satellite network.
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True is the correct answer. Today this huge department store chain is simply known as "The Bay".
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True is the correct answer. Canadian astronauts have participated in numerous missions aboard the space shuttles. Also, Canada's famous design and construction of the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (The Canada Arm) remains a sterling example of space engineering, innovation and cooperation. Learn more at http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/default.asp
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True is the correct answer. Canada is the fifth largest seafood exporter in the world. Estimated at about 5 billion dollars annually in total sales. Consisting mostly of Atlantic Salmon, Blue Mussels, Chinook Salmon, Pacific Oysters and American Oysters. The biggest customers are the U.S. and Japan.
8, 9 & 10 out of 10 correct. Pretty smart. Now you're are an honorary Canadian and entitled to an "Atta boy or Atta girl" from Gord. Now quit patting yourself on the back and go grill up some Great Canadian Back Bacon, eh. Keep checking back for more trivia questions.
5, 6, & 7 out of 10 correct. Not bad. You've been reading about Canada, haven't you? Now go grill up some Great Canadian Back Bacon and check here again for more trivia questions from time to time.
1, 2, 3, or 4 out of 10 correct. Oh my, this isn't good at all! You'd better go grill up some Great Canadian Back Bacon, eh, and read up on your North American neighbor. Check back again for more trivia and good luck.
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