Canadian History and Geography Trivia

It's starting to get hot around here so let's head north for some cooler weather. Hey there I'm Brian Rollins, your host for the dorky geeky, nerdy trivia podcast each week we'll bring you 30 questions on a variety of topics July 1st is Canada Day and we wanted to celebrate the great white North with questions about the country's history and geography. If you're new here, welcome aboard. You'll find Rules and scorecards at dorky geeky nerdy.com. / rules, there are three rounds of 10 questions. Each harder than the last. I'll read you the question, and then, you'll have five seconds to solve it before I reveal the answer. All set great. Let's begin. The dorky round number one, Canada. Became a country. In what year? 1867. Number two, Canada ranks. We're in terms of land size. With nearly 10 million square kilometers. It's the second biggest country. Only Russia has more land. number three at two hundred forty, four thousand kilometers Canada has the world's longest what Coastline. Number four. How many oceans does Canada touch? 3, the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Arctic. Number 5, billed as the greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. What annual Rodeo is held in Alberta? The Calgary Stampede. Number 6, until 2007. What was the largest freestanding structure on Earth? The CN Tower in Toronto, it was passed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Number 7. What is Canada's oldest National Park? Banff National Park, it was established in 1885. Number 8. What is Canada's leading export? Mineral fuels including oil. Number 9, in March, 1848 water was blocked from flowing over, what feature? Niagara Falls. Number 10. The first organized one of what was hosted in Montreal on March 3 1875. A hockey match and yes, it ended when a fight broke out. The geeky round number 1, the United States invaded Canada in what year? 1812, the invasion was repulsed. Number two, the progenitor of what law enforcement agency was formed in. 1873 with only nine officers. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Wars are often called the mounties. Number 3, the town of Snag Yukon Territory is famous for what meteorological event. It had the coldest temperature, ever recorded on earth - 63 degrees Celsius. Number four. The first Europeans visited Canada in what century Norse explorers reached Newfoundland in the 11th century around 1000 ad. Number five, the Klondike Gold Rush began in what year? 1896 it lasted about three years during which an estimated 100,000 Prospectors flooded, the Yukon, Number 6, who was the first Canadian Prime Minister? Sir, John A MacDonald? Number seven. How many women have held the position of prime minister of Canada. One Kim Campbell was the 19th. Canadian Prime Minister and held office from June to November 1993. Number 8, what is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest in the world? Baffin Island. Number 9 What fictional character is based on a black bear, cub from Canada. A a milnes. Winnie, the Pooh. The bearing question was named Winnipeg or Winnie for short. Number 10 with only 11 days of snow per year which city is the warmest in Canada. Vancouver. The nerdy round. Number one, Canada didn't get its own flag until what year? 1965 98 years after the founding of the nation. Number 2 on September 11th, 2001. 33,000, passengers made what small Canadian Town. Their home for a few days. Gander. Newfoundland the town had less than 10,000 residents at the time and played host to over three times. As many people, when the u.s. shut down its airspace, Number three, the Canadian motto. Amari whiskey Todd Maher. A means what? In English? From sea to Sea. Number for Canada, first hosted, the Olympics. In what year? 1976 Montreal hosted the Winter Games after Denver passed on them. Number 5 in 1642 a group of religious Mystics followed a vision to form. What would later become? What city Montreal. Number six, which territories name translates into our land. None of it. It's the newest and largest Canadian territory in Canada, created in 1999. Number 7, commissioned by Henry the seventh, what Italian explorer would sail to the new world and discover Canada in 1497? John Cabot or Giovanni Kabuto? Number 8, bear Nick Lake Manitoba is home to the largest deposit of what Rare Element. Cesium. Number 9, founded in 1605. What city is the only walled city in Canada? Quebec City. Number 10, the opening of what was delayed by a year due to a sonic boom. The Ottawa International Airport. I hope you enjoyed this week's romp through Canada will feature other countries around the world is topics for history and geography, do you have a suggestion for a country or any topic to cover? Drop us a line at dorky geeky nerdy.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter. We're always interested in suggestions for the next episode. Speaking of which, here's your clue for next week. Who has ignored wealth and fame? Because action is his reward. Next week, you'll get your first taste of guest host. Blame Dowler Blaine has been helping behind the scenes here and he hosts his own podcast over at Bureau 42.com covering everything from X Files to comic book physics. If you're enjoying the show, be sure to subscribe. On your podcast app of choice. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and share it with your trivia, loving friends. You can find more info at dorky geeky nerdy.com including leaks to this week's book of the week. De and Illustrated history. The book covers the country from the First Nations to Canada's contributions to space exploration. I'm your host Brian Rollins. Thanks for listening.