The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
1. What is the Royal Anthem of Canada? 2. In which month was the British North America Act passed? 3. Geographically, is Canada the first, second, third or fourth largest country in the world? 4. Two provinces joined Confederation in 1905. Name one of them. 5. Which prime minister appears on the $100 bill: Robert Borden, William Lyon Mackenzie King, or Wilfrid Laurier? 6. Does Canada have four, five, six or seven time zones? 7. The current Canadian flag became the national flag in which year: 1955, 1960, 1965 or 1970? 8. True or false: Canada has the worldÕs largest coastline. 9. Name the largest river in Canada. 10. O Canada was proclaimed the national anthem in which year: 1965, 1970, 1975 or 1980? 11. Census figures show the majority of Canadians call themselves Christian. Which specific faith has the most followers? 12. Most Canadians know that Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are our three largest cities, but which city is the fourth largest? 13. Which of the following men never served as Prime Minister: Arthur Meighen, Charles Tupper, or Robert Bowell? 14. Who is the host of Hockey Night in Canada? 15. Which of the following celebrities is not Canadian: Pamela Anderson, Alanis Morissette, David Letterman or Keanu Reeves? 16. The first provinces in Canada were Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and __________? * * * Answers 1. God Save the Queen 2. July 3. Second 4. Alberta and Saskatchewan 5. Robert Borden 6. Six 7. 1965 8. True 9. Mackenzie River 10. 1980 11. Roman Catholicism 12. Ottawa 13. Michael Bowell 14. Ron MacLean 15. David Letterman 16. New Brunswick
