Memorize these and you could recognize 49.0% of all Canada clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince Edward Island | 8 | Island that's the setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery's famous novel "Anne of Green Gables" |
| 2 | Newfoundland | 7 | North Atlantic air traffic isn't controlled from Goose Bay, but from this town, also named for a goose |
| 3 | Alberta | 7 | A province whose name begins & ends with the same letter |
| 4 | Quebec | 6 | The Meech Lake Accord of 1987 recognized this French-speaking province as a distinct society |
| 5 | Nova Scotia | 5 | In 1621 this Canadian province was named to honor the homeland of the reigning king, James |
| 6 | Ottawa | 4 | In 1920, the Mounties became a federal force throughout Canada & moved their headquarters to this capital |
| 7 | the Yukon | 4 | Canada's 7 highest peaks are in this territory |
| 8 | Vancouver | 3 | Canada's largest port is this city on its west coast |
| 9 | Saskatchewan | 3 | The name of Saskatoon, a city in this province, comes from a Cree Indian word for a local berry |
| 10 | Ontario | 3 | About 1/3 of Canada's population lives in this province |
| 11 | Halifax | 3 | In 1917 a ship collision at this Nova Scotia city led to an explosion that killed about 2,000 people |
| 12 | Calgary | 3 | Cowboys gallop to this city in March for the Rodeo Royale & in July for the Stampede |
| 13 | British Columbia | 3 | In both area & population, it's the 3rd largest province--& the westernmost |
| 14 | Winnipeg | 2 | In 1878 a rail link was set up between St. Paul, Minn. & this capital of Manitoba |
| 15 | Toronto | 2 | The Royal Ontario Museum, Canada's foremost art museum, is in this city |
| 16 | the Klondike | 2 | In 1897 people rushed to this area located near Dawson in the Yukon Territory |
| 17 | Quebec City | 2 | Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier reportedly said this city "is to French-Canadians what Mecca is to Arabs" |
| 18 | Montreal | 2 | In 1988 Calgary will be the 2nd Canadian city to host an Olympics; this was the 1st |
| 19 | Baffin Island | 2 | Martin Frobisher visited this huge island 40 years before the man for whom it was named |
| 20 | Trudeau | 2 | In 1968 he became only the 3rd French Canadian to become prime minister |
| 21 | the Northwest Territories | 2 | Mackenzie, Keewatin & Franklin are districts of these territories |
| 22 | a beaver | 2 | In 1980 one of these rodents bearing a crown was added to Alberta's coat of arms |