Canada Day

0:03 Calarogus Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison, and today we're celebrating Canada Day with questions about our neighbors to the north. Question one, in what year did Canada become a confederation, marking the birth of the modern nation we celebrate on Canada Day. Question two? What is the name of Canada's National Police Force, famous for their red uniforms and wide brimmed hats. Question three? Which Canadian city served as the nation's capital before Ottawa was chosen? Question four?

0:50 What is Canada's national winter sport as officially recognized by the government? Question five? Which Great Lake is located entirely within Canada's borders. We'll be right back with these northern answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, When did Canada become a confederation? Answer eighteen sixty seven. On July one, eighteen sixty seven, the British North America Act united four provinces Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into the Dominion of Canada.

1:40 This date became known as Confederation Day and is now celebrated as Canada Day. Question two, what is Canada's national police force? Answer the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, known as Mounties. They are famous for their distinctive red surge uniforms, wide brimmed stetson hats and their motto mantien ladois maintained the right. The RCMP serves as both federal and provincial police in many areas. Question three. Which city was Canada's capital before Ottawa? Answer? Kingston, Ontario. From eighteen forty one to eighteen forty four, Kingston served as the capital of the Province of Canada. Other cities, including Toronto, Quebec City, and Montreal also served as capitals at various times before Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the permanent capital in eighteen fifty seven. Question four, What is Canada's national winter sport? Answer? Ice hockey. Hockey was officially designated as Canada's national winter sport in nineteen ninety four, while lacrosse was named the national summer sport. The sport is deeply embedded in Canadian culture, with the country having produced many NHL legends and Olympic champions. Question five, which great lake is entirely within Canada? Answer? None of the Great Lakes are entirely within Canada's borders. All five Great Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario are shared between Canada and the United States, with Lake Michigan being the

3:11 only one entirely within US borders. The question was a bit of a trick. Canada shares portions of four of the five Great Lakes with the United States. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison in Today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. If you'd like to enjoy five daily trivia questions without ads, check the link in our show notes or visit Calaroga dot com slash plus. See you tomorrow.