Take the Canada Quiz
(Answers found below)

It has recently come to my attention that many of my Bloomington acquaintances (and colleagues) know very little about Canada, the country where I was born and raised. For example, almost no one could name the capital!

So here, dear readers, is a little Canadian quiz. How many of the 10 questions can you get right? — the editor

  1. How many Canadian provinces are there?

 

  1. Which of these singers is NOT Canadian?
    a) Joni Mitchell
    b) Alanis Morissette
    c) Diana Krall
    d) Etta James
    e) Celine Dion

 

  1. Which current GOP presidential hopeful was born in Canada?

 

  1. What is the nickname for the Canadian $2 coin?

 

  1. What Canadian city lies directly across from Detroit on the other side of the Detroit River?

 

  1. Which of these authors is NOT Canadian?
    a) Margaret Atwood
    b) Saul Bellow
    c) Jane Smiley
    d) Robertson Davies
    e) Alice Munro

 

  1. The population of Canada is:
    a) 35 million
    b) 65 million
    c) 95 million

 

  1. Which of these famous men is NOT Canadian?
    a) Justin Bieber
    b) Frank Gehry
    c) William Shatner
    d) Jon Stewart
    e) Alex Trebek

 

  1. Who is Canada’s prime minister?

 

  1. What is the capital of Canada?

 

ANSWERS

  1. How many Canadian provinces are there?  10
  2. Which of these singers is NOT Canadian?  d) Etta James
  3. Which current GOP presidential hopeful was born in Canada?  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas
  4. What is the nickname for the Canadian $2 coin?  Toonie
  5. What Canadian city lies directly across from Detroit on the other side of the Detroit River? Windsor
  6. Which of these authors is NOT Canadian?  c) Jane Smiley
  7. The population of Canada is:  a) 35 million
  8. Which of these famous men is NOT Canadian?  d) Jon Stewart
  9. Who is Canada’s prime minister?  Justin Trudeau
  10. What is the capital of Canada?  Ottawa