What do you know about Canada and Canadians? There are plenty of interesting facts about Canada, and, in honor of Canada Day tomorrow, we offer this quiz. Whether you are Canadian or a visitor to this blog from elsewhere, you can test your knowledge, and then return tomorrow to see how much you know!
1. What would the Bare Naked Ladies eat more of if they had a million dollars?
2. What place does Canada's banking system have on the "Soundness of banks" indicator in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report?
3. What was the first local bank -- not an overseas colonial banking operation -- in Canada?
4. How much nickel is in a Canadian nickel? What was the predominant metal in a nickel when it was first minted?
5. What is a Diefendollar?
6. In the books about Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables and subsequent novels) by L.M. Montgomery, what was the value of Anne's scholarship to Redmond College?
7. What is the two-dollar coin called?
8. When was the one-dollar paper note withdrawn from circulation?
9. When was "Canadian Tire Money" introduced?
10. What Province had a gold rush?
11. Between 1983 and 1991, what material was used to print Canadian bills?
12. How many heads can be seen on Canada's five-dollar bill?
13. Who is Roberta Lynn Bondar?
14. Which half of Cheech and Chong is Canadian?
15. What is the name for British Columbia's famously illegal cash crop?
