Symbols
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- Which symbol stands for government, including Parliament, the courts and the police?
- In which year did Canada become a constitutional monarchy in its own right?
- In which year was the new Canadian flag raised for the first time?
- The red-white-red pattern of the Canadian flag comes from the flag of which institution?
- Red and white had been the colours of which two countries since the Middle Ages?
- The Union Jack is the official Royal Flag of Canada.
- Provinces and territories in Canada have their own flags.
- Which symbol is Canada’s best-known symbol?
- Which group adopted maple leaves as a symbol in the 1700s?
- Which symbol was used by French royalty for more than a thousand years?
- In which year did Quebec adopt its own flag, based on the Cross and the fleur-de-lys?
- What does the Canadian motto A Mari Usque Ad Mare mean in English?
- Which countries have symbols in the Canadian coat of arms, along with red maple leaves?
- Which style of architecture, popular in Queen Victoria’s time, do the Parliament Buildings show?
- What destroyed the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in 1916?
- The Peace Tower was built in memory of the Second World War.
- Which Parliament Buildings room has the Books of Remembrance?
- Which sport is considered to be Canada’s national winter sport?
- Who donated the Stanley Cup in 1892?
- Canadians developed ice hockey during the 1800s.
- Lacrosse is the official winter sport of Canada.
- The beaver was adopted as a symbol of which organization centuries ago?
- On which Canadian coin can you see the beaver?
- Which two languages are Canada’s official languages?
- Canada’s Official Languages Act dates from 1969.
- In which year was O Canada proclaimed as the National Anthem?
- O Canada was first sung in Québec City.
- On which occasion can the Royal Anthem of Canada be played or sung?
- Canada started its own honours system with the Order of Canada in 1867.
- Which honour is the highest available to Canadians?
- Who was the first Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross?
- Who was the first black man to be awarded the Victoria Cross?
- Victoria Day falls on the Monday before which date?
- On which day is Thanksgiving Day?
- On what date is the Fête Nationale in Quebec?