Canadian History & Geography

Create an image of a Canadian landscape showcasing the Great Lakes, Canadian wilderness, and iconic Canadian symbols like a maple leaf, with a quiz overlay design.

Canadian History & Geography Quiz

Test your knowledge of Canada’s rich history and diverse geography with our engaging quiz! From significant events to remarkable geographical features, challenge yourself to see how much you truly know about this vast country.

Key Features:

10 engaging questions
Multiple choice format
Learn interesting facts about Canada

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ExploringMaple42

1. Which Great Lake is known to ‘never give up her dead’ and is the best at preserving decades old shipwrecks, due to its sub 0 temperatures that last most of the year?

Lake Erie

Lake Superior

Lake Michigan

Lake Ontario

2. The Canadian Armed Forces use what military technology to clear potential future avalanche paths on the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia and Alberta?

Nuclear Micro Bombs

AK-47 Rifles

Basilisk Bombard Breech-Loading Cannons

105-mm Howitzer Field Guns

3. Famous now for a chain of ice cream and chocolate stores, which Canadian hero walked 32km from American held territory to British held territory to warn of an American attack. Their actions saved thousands of lives.

Sir John A. MacDonald

Dr. Fredrick Banting

Laura Secord

J. J. Purdy

4. Which First Nations group has the largest population in Canada with over 21,000 self-identifying individuals?

Six Nations of the Grand River

Lac La Ronge Indian Band

Maskwacis

West Bank First Nations

5. At just the age of 13, which Métis warrior first fought at the Battle of Grand Coteau (1850s) against the much larger Dakota war party? He later became a key Métis military commander and ally of Louis Riel.

Isadore Dumont

Gabriel Dumont

Cuthbert Grant

John Lagimodiere

6. Since 1950, Alberta has not had a single one of these rodents in the province (species eradicated) due to legislation passed to protect farmland and rural buildings?

Mice

Weasels

Moles

Rats

7. How many lakes does Canada have that are larger than 100 square kilometers? (That’s 50x times the size of Monaco, or 2/3 the size of Liechtenstein)

Over 150 but less than 200

Over 200 but less than 300

Over 400 but less than 500

Over 500 but less than 600

8. You don’t have to visit the Dead Sea to find a body of water so buoyant you can’t sink. You can travel to what province to find Manitou Lake?

British Columbia

Prince Edward Island

Alberta

Saskatchewan

9. What type of now world-famous pizza was created by Sam Panapoulos in Chatham, Ontario, in 1962?

Deep Dish Pizza

Hawaiian Pizza

Canadian Bacon Pizza

Donair Pizza

10. On January 10, 1962, what Canadian town set the world record for the most extreme temperature change—from -19 Celsius to +22 Celsius in less than an hour ( -2.2 Fahrenheit to 72 Fahrenheit).

Revelstoke, British Columbia

Matagami, Quebec

Pincher Creek, Alberta

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Canadian History & Geography

Canadian History & Geography Quiz

More Quizzes