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The Great Canada Scavenger Hunt!

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You will be asked to search the internet for answers to the following questions about Canada. Read each question carefully and then search the  web site that is linked within the question.

Confused?  Try this sample to see how it works.

EX. How does Canada rank in size with other countries in the world?

To find the answer, click on the blue underlined section of the question. That will take you to a web site dealing with Canada. You will have to read carefully to find the answer, but IT IS at that site.

Now of course, you know the answer is that Canada ranks second in size in the world's countries.

This first answer if simple because it is found on the first page you looked. Not all are this easy. You may have to go to another link to find the answer. But you will always be able to get to the correct answer from the highlighted web site. Write your answer on the provided answer sheet. (teachers see link at the end for that page).

Good luck, use your searching skills and you will do great!!

1.

We know Canada is a multicultural society. In  1991, how many Canadians reported that they had some ethnic origin other than British  and French?

2.

When was the beaver made the official animal symbol of Canada?

3 .

What is the name of a museum in the province of Quebec? (hint, there are at least two listed)

4.

Who is the current Governor General of Canada?

5.

What is the address of the National Gallery of Canada?

6.

What is the name of the famous Canadian athlete who invented basketball and what year did he die?

7.

What is the latitude and longitude of Penticton,  B.C.?

8.

During the Yukon gold rush, many miners suffered great hardship. How  did Bishop Stringer describe the taste of his boots in the recollection, The Bishop Who Ate His Boots?

9.

How many national parks does Canada have, and which one is the oldest?

10.

What are the names of the two VIA trains that can get you to eastern Canada?

11.
	In Moncton, New Brunswick, the tidal bore on the Petocodiac River in the Bay of Fundy can raise the height of the river how many feet in just one hour?

  

12.

What is the tallest waterfall in Canada, and  where is it located?

13.

In the map of the LiardRiver Valley, Yukon Territory, why does the river look to be a different color than the lakes?

14.

What year did the Helen Tulk Elementary School in Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland, open?

15.

The Great  Lakes are located in Canada and the United States. Which of these lakes are not shared with Canada?

Now that you have completed the hunt, if you have time, check out any of these web sites for good information about Canada.

Canadiana -- The Canadian Resource Page	Canadian Education
Canada Fact Sheets	City Net - Canada
About  Canada	Canadian WWW Central Index
Defacto	Our  Home
Well Known Canadians	Canada

To answer sheet form

This scavenger hunt created by Judy McCourt. I am a teacher of 6th grade social studies at Meridian Middle School, in Lynden, WA. My classes study Canada for about 12 weeks each year. If you have any suggestions or recommendations for additional questions, email me at jmccourt@meridian.wednet.edu