Question 1

What is the old name for Canada Day?

Accepted Answer

Dominion Day

Question 2

What is a "bunnyhug"?

Accepted Answer

a sweater - The term bunnyhug is mainly used in the prairie provinces for a hoodie

Question 3

Where is the original declaration of independence currently?

Accepted Answer

The National Archives Museum (Washington DC) - answer reference?

Question 4

Who was the heroine who saved Canada from invading Americans?

Accepted Answer

Laura Secord - Laura Secord is now the name of a chain of chocolate shops

Question 5

What was the name of the company whose tea was dumped in the boston harbour?

Accepted Answer

East India Company

Question 6

What is the only bilingual province in Canada?

Accepted Answer

New Brunswick

Question 7

What was the first US city to host the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

St Louis, MO - The olympics in St. Louis were held in 1904

Question 8

Which Canadian city has NOT hosted the olympics?

Accepted Answer

Toronto, ON - Toronto has bid for the olympics five times (including 2024) but has never been awarded

Question 9

Which of these countries is not among the three who primarily use the Imperial system of measurement?

Accepted Answer

Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia was the last country to switch to the metric system, in 2000. France was the first in 1795.

Question 10

Which west african country was primarily founded by freed black Americans?

Accepted Answer

Liberia - Freetown in Sierra Leone was founded by black loyalists from the Revolutionary war, many of whom were originally resettled in Nova Scotia.

Question 11

Which small Canadian town is rumoured to have been used by famous bootlegger Al Capone?

Accepted Answer

Moose Jaw, SK - Moose Jaw has several tunnels which were used to move alcohol back and forth.

Question 12

Who was the oldest service US supreme court justice?

Accepted Answer

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. - Justice Holmes was 90 when he retired in 1932

Question 13

What is the national sport of Canada, other than hockey?

Accepted Answer

Lacrosse - First Nations people began playing lacrosse more than 500 years ago

Question 14

The US had the world's largest office building until 2023, which is it?

Accepted Answer

The Pentagon - The largest is now the Surat Diamond Bourse in India

Question 15

Who is the head of state in Canada?

Accepted Answer

The King - The Governor General is the King's representative in Canada, however the monarch still holds special powers in the government.

Question 16

What is the nickname for a Canadian $2 coin?

Accepted Answer

Toonie - the $1 coin is named a "loonie" due to the loon pictured on the front

Question 17

Which has the largest population?

Accepted Answer

California - At last count, Canada had about 100k fewer people than California, however it's likely that Canada has since overtaken!

Question 18

What is the washington monument capped with?

Accepted Answer

Aluminum - At the time it was built, aluminum was more valuable than gold.

Question 19

Which Canadian city is due south of the USA?

Accepted Answer

Windsor, ON - Windsor is on a peninsula that curls south of Detroit, MI

Question 20

What is the unique way that Canadians are known buy milk?

Accepted Answer

Bag - Bagged milk creates less waste than purchasing in cartons

Question 21

Which US state has the highest precentage of people that walk to work?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

Question 22

Which contiguous state is the furthest north?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota - The initial establishment of Angle Township being in the United States was due to a map-maker's error.

Question 23

What is the oldest city in the US?

Accepted Answer

St Augustine, Florida - The Spanish explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilés established a settlement in St Augustine in 1565

Question 24

What is the largest food chain in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Tim Hortons

Question 25

Who was the first US president to be born in a hospital?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Carter - And he's still alive, folks!

Question 26

Which chocolate bar is not typically found in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Butterfinger

Question 27

What is the smallest province in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Prince Edward Island

Question 28

What is pictured on the front of the common US $1 coin?

Accepted Answer

The Statue of Liberty

Question 29

What was the name of the native american to meet the pilgrims at Plymouth?

Accepted Answer

Samoset - The Abenaki sagamore man startled the colonists by greeting them in English, saying "Welcome, Englishmen" and asked for beer.

Question 30

Which state contains a desert, a rainforest, mountains and volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

Washington

Canadian & US Holiday trivia

2) What is a "bunnyhug"?

3) Where is the original declaration of independence currently?

4) Who was the heroine who saved Canada from invading Americans?

5) What was the name of the company whose tea was dumped in the boston harbour?

6) What is the only bilingual province in Canada?

7) What was the first US city to host the Olympics?

8) Which Canadian city has NOT hosted the olympics?

9) Which of these countries is not among the three who primarily use the Imperial system of measurement?

10) Which west african country was primarily founded by freed black Americans?

11) Which small Canadian town is rumoured to have been used by famous bootlegger Al Capone?

12) Who was the oldest service US supreme court justice?

13) What is the national sport of Canada, other than hockey?

14) The US had the world's largest office building until 2023, which is it?

15) Who is the head of state in Canada?

16) What is the nickname for a Canadian $2 coin?

17) Which has the largest population?

18) What is the washington monument capped with?

19) Which Canadian city is due south of the USA?

20) What is the unique way that Canadians are known buy milk?

21) Which US state has the highest precentage of people that walk to work?

22) Which contiguous state is the furthest north?

23) What is the oldest city in the US?

24) What is the largest food chain in Canada?

25) Who was the first US president to be born in a hospital?

26) Which chocolate bar is not typically found in Canada?

27) What is the smallest province in Canada?

28) What is pictured on the front of the common US $1 coin?

29) What was the name of the native american to meet the pilgrims at Plymouth?

30) Which state contains a desert, a rainforest, mountains and volcanoes?