36 Canadian Trivia Questions and Answers (Easy to Hard)

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Here are 36 Canadian trivia questions in six rounds, from easy to hard, with each answer right under its question and a source for every answer. Use them for game night, Canada Day, a classroom quiz or a seniors' group.

All the facts come from official sources such as the Government of Canada's citizenship study guide, Canadian Heritage, the Royal Canadian Mint and Canada Post, and the full list of sources is at the bottom. If your group gets hooked, Canada Code turns Canadian trivia into a card game.

How to run a Canadian trivia night

These are general quiz-hosting tips that work for any trivia night.

  • Make teams of 2 to 6. Smaller teams keep everyone talking.
  • Read each question twice. Then give teams a moment to agree on an answer.
  • Give one point per correct answer. Keep it simple so nobody argues about the maths.
  • Keep a tiebreaker ready. You'll find six spare questions after Round 6.
  • Pick one host to keep score. The host reads the questions and has the final say.

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Round 1: Easy Canadian trivia (good for kids and seniors)

  1. What is the capital of Canada?
    Ottawa. Source: Discover Canada
  2. How many provinces and territories does Canada have?
    10 provinces and 3 territories. Source: Discover Canada
  3. What are Canada's two official languages?
    English and French. Source: Discover Canada
  4. Which animal is on Canada's five-cent coin?
    The beaver. Source: Discover Canada
  5. Which bird gave the one-dollar "loonie" coin its nickname?
    The loon (a common loon is on the reverse). Source: Royal Canadian Mint
  6. What is Santa's postal code in Canada?
    H0H 0H0. Source: Canada Post

Round 2: Canadian geography trivia

  1. What is the highest mountain in Canada?
    Mount Logan, in Yukon. Source: Discover Canada
  2. What is Canada's smallest province?
    Prince Edward Island. Source: Discover Canada
  3. Which bridge connects P.E.I. to mainland Canada?
    The Confederation Bridge. Source: Discover Canada
  4. Where are the world's highest tides?
    The Bay of Fundy. Source: Discover Canada
  5. What is the capital of Nunavut?
    Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay). Source: Discover Canada
  6. Which territory holds the record for Canada's coldest recorded temperature, and what was it?
    Yukon, −63°C. Source: Discover Canada
  7. Which Great Lake does the citizenship guide call the largest freshwater lake in the world?
    Lake Superior. Source: Discover Canada
  8. Canada is the ___ largest country on Earth.
    Second (about 10 million square kilometres). Source: Discover Canada

Round 3: Canadian history trivia

  1. On what date did Canada officially become a country (the Dominion of Canada)?
    July 1, 1867. Source: Discover Canada
  2. Until 1982, what was Canada Day called?
    Dominion Day. Source: Discover Canada
  3. Who was Canada's first prime minister?
    Sir John A. Macdonald. Source: Discover Canada
  4. In which country was Sir John A. Macdonald born?
    Scotland. Source: Discover Canada
  5. Which province was the last to join Canada, and when?
    Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1949. Source: Discover Canada
  6. In what year was Nunavut created?
    1999. Source: Discover Canada
  7. Who chose Ottawa as the capital, and in what year?
    Queen Victoria, in 1857. Source: Discover Canada
  8. In 1670, which company did King Charles II grant exclusive trading rights over the Hudson Bay watershed?
    The Hudson's Bay Company. Source: Discover Canada
  9. On what date was the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway driven?
    November 7, 1885. Source: Discover Canada

Round 4: Symbols, flags and the anthem

  1. On what date was the maple leaf flag first raised on Parliament Hill?
    February 15, 1965. Source: Canadian Heritage
  2. How many points does the maple leaf on the National Flag have?
    11. Source: Canadian Heritage
  3. In what year was "O Canada" proclaimed the national anthem?
    1980. Source: Canadian Heritage
  4. Who composed the music for "O Canada"?
    Calixa Lavallée. Source: Canadian Heritage
  5. What is Canada's motto, and what does it mean?
    A Mari Usque Ad Mare, "From Sea to Sea". Source: Canadian Heritage
  6. What are Canada's national winter and summer sports?
    Hockey (winter) and lacrosse (summer), under the National Sports of Canada Act, 1994. Source: Canadian Heritage
  7. In what year did the maple tree become Canada's national arboreal emblem?
    1996. Source: Canadian Heritage

Round 5: Sports and inventions

  1. Which Canadian invented basketball, and in what year?
    James Naismith, in 1891. Source: Discover Canada
  2. Who donated the Stanley Cup, and when?
    Lord Stanley, the Governor General, in 1892. Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia
  3. Which two Canadians discovered insulin?
    Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best. Source: Discover Canada
  4. Who invented the snowmobile?
    Joseph-Armand Bombardier. Source: Discover Canada
  5. In 1980, who began the cross-country "Marathon of Hope" to raise money for cancer research?
    Terry Fox. Source: Discover Canada

Round 6: Myth or fact, plus a holiday bonus

  1. Myth or fact: King George V proclaimed red and white as Canada's national colours in 1921.
    Myth. The 1921 proclamation of the Coat of Arms contains no such declaration, even though red and white have come to represent Canada. Source: Canadian Heritage

Holiday bonus

  • By what date does Canada Post ask you to send a letter to Santa in 2026, and do you need a stamp?
    No later than December 9, 2026. No stamp is needed to mail a letter to Santa within Canada. Source: Canada Post

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Tiebreaker questions

  • Who scored the winning goal for Canada in the 1972 Canada–Soviet Summit Series?
    Paul Henderson. Source: Discover Canada
  • Who invented the world system of standard time zones?
    Sir Sandford Fleming. Source: Discover Canada
  • Which robotic arm used in space was designed and built in Canada?
    The Canadarm. Source: Discover Canada
  • What is the national horse of Canada, and when was it recognized?
    The Canadian horse, in April 2002 (National Horse of Canada Act). Source: Canadian Heritage
  • When did the beaver become an official symbol of Canada?
    March 24, 1975 (National Symbol of Canada Act). Source: Canadian Heritage
  • Who donated the Grey Cup, and when?
    Lord Grey, the Governor General, in 1909. Source: Discover Canada

Make it multiple choice

Any question above works as multiple choice. Keep the correct answer and add three options that are clearly wrong. Mix up where the correct answer sits so teams can't guess the pattern. Here are three examples (correct answers in bold):

  • What is the capital of Canada? A) Toronto B) Ottawa C) Vancouver D) Calgary
  • How many points does the maple leaf on the National Flag have? A) 5 B) 8 C) 11 D) 20
  • Which animal is on Canada's five-cent coin? A) The beaver B) A penguin C) A camel D) A kangaroo

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Canadian trivia FAQ

What are some easy Canadian trivia questions?

Start with Round 1: the capital of Canada (Ottawa), the number of provinces and territories (10 and 3), the official languages (English and French), the animal on the five-cent coin (the beaver), the bird behind the "loonie" (the loon) and Santa's postal code (H0H 0H0).

What are good Canadian trivia questions for adults?

Rounds 3 to 6 are harder: the date of the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway (November 7, 1885), the year "O Canada" became the national anthem (1980) and the myth about Canada's national colours all make good adult questions.

What are some Canadian trivia questions for seniors?

Round 1 and Round 4 work well. Questions about the maple leaf flag first raised on Parliament Hill (February 15, 1965) or Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope (1980) often bring back memories and start conversations.

What are good Canada Day trivia questions?

Try these: Canada became a country on July 1, 1867, and until 1982 Canada Day was called Dominion Day. Round 4 on the flag, the anthem and national symbols also fits Canada Day.

How do I host a Canadian trivia night at home?

Make teams of 2 to 6, read each question twice, give one point per correct answer, keep a tiebreaker ready and pick one host to keep score. The 36 questions above are split into six rounds you can use as they are.

What's a good Canadian trivia game to buy?

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Is there a Canadian trivia game for kids?

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