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Alberta (AB) Across

3. What famous actor from Family Ties is from AB? (first name, middle initial

and last name)

5. What is the name of the largest indoor shopping

mall in North America? (3 words)

9. What festival is AB most famous for?

11. What weather phenomenon is only known in Calgary?

12. What is the name of the NHL team

in Edmonton?

13. What is AB’s Motto? (3 words)

14. What City is home to the world’s

largest collection of dinosaur skeletons?

17. The Town of Vulcan, AB

has a museum dedicated to what

popular TV show?

18. What is the provincial

flower of AB? (2 words)

Down

1. What colour of Cowboy hat do honourees receive

instead of a key to the City, in Calgary, AB?

2. What is the name of Canada’s oldest national park?

4. What is the name of the NHL team in Calgary?

6. Which lake in AB mysteriously drains every winter?

7. What Halloween phrase originated in AB?

8. What is the Capital City of AB?

10. According to the Marvel Comics, which

fictional character was born in AB?

15. AB in known as Canada’s __ Province (Hint: Power)

16. AB has become the global leader

in this waste reducing activity?

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British Columbia (BC)

Across

2. What is the provincial flower of BC? (2 words)

8. What is the NHL team in Vancouver?

9. More than 8 times higher than Niagara Falls, what is the

name of the highest waterfall in Canada? (2 words)

10. BC is known as the World’s Capital for which bird?

12. What is the Capital City of BC?

13. Born in BC, What famous Canadian female artist was once

associated with the Group of Seven? (first and last name)

16. What is the name of the location for the first ever indoor

Olympics Grand Opening Ceremonies? (3 words)

17. What Vancouver basketball team joined the NBA in 1995?

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1. Known to be one of the oldest of its kind, what type of tree is

“The Hanging Garden Tree”? (2words)

3. Vancouver was the last Canadian city to host which world

renowned winter event?

4. What is the name of the only desert in Canada? (___ Desert)

5. What famous Canadian born in BC is known as the “Man in

Motion”? (first and last name)

6. What famous dessert is BC known for? (2 words)

7. What political party is leading in BC?

10. BC’s provincial mammal is a rare black bear with white fur

known as the__?

11. What ski resort in BC is known as the best in North

America?

14. What famous environmentalist was born in BC? (last name)

15. What do people in Nanaimo, BC race in as an annual

aquatic tradition?

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Manitoba (MB)

Across 5. What sport is MB known as the World’s Capital of? 7. True or false, has MB been colder than the planet of Mars? 9. What was the first city in the world to implement the 9-1-1 number? 12. What is the name of the CFL team in MB? (2 words) 14. What is the provincial flower of MB? (2 words) 16. What whales can you swim with in Churchill, MB? 17. What Disney Princess did illustrator Charles Thorson create? (2 words) 18. Held in Winnipeg each August, what is the name of the world’s largest and longest running multicultural festival? Down 1. MB is home to this famous female curler. (first and last name) 2. What is the name of Canada’s oldest outdoor stage? (2 words) 3. What province in Canada was the first to give women the right to vote? 4. What household item for trash did Harry Wasylyk invent? (2 words) 6. What famous male singer is from MB? (2 words) 8. What is the newest national museum in Winnipeg? The Museum of ___ (2 words) 10. Churchill, MB is known as the __ capital of the world. (2 words) 11. Manitoba has been the ___ Capital of the World for almost two decades. 13. What reptile has the largest gathering in the world in MB? 15. What is the name of the province’s NHL team?

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New Brunswick (NB) Across 7. True or false, there are sharks in the Bay of Fundy.10. Which body of water in NB, has the world’s largest tides?11. What US President had a summerhome in NB? (last name)12. What famous actor that was in TheHunger Games is from NB? (last name)Hint: His son is also a famous actor14. Where is the world’s longestcovered bridge?15. What can you walk on in theBay of Fundy? (2 words)16. What famous male musicianis from NB? (3 words)Hint: Think of the hockey song18. What is the name of thegravity hill in NB? (2 words)

Down 1. What Ontario city is the sistercity of Moncton? (2 words)2. NB is known as the World’sCapital of this famousdeep fried food. (2 words)3. What word puzzle didEdward R. MacDonald create?4. What is the capital of NB?5. NB is home to the world’s largest____.6. NB is Canada’s only constitutionally __ province. (Hint: Languages)8. What City has Canada’s oldest museum? (2 words)9. What is the provincial flower of NB? (2 words)13. What is Canada’s oldest family-owned candy maker? (last name)17. What is NB’s provincial tree? (2 words)

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Newfoundland & Labrador (NL)

Across 6. What movie featuring Julianne Moore and Cate Blanchette was filmed in NL? (3 words) 9. What country is the closest to NL? 10. What is the oldest continuous sporting event in North America? (3 words) 11. What famous ship sank off the coast of NL in 1912? 13. What is St. John’s sister City in Ireland? 14. NL was the __ province to join Canada’s Confederation. 16. What is the name of the oldest city in Canada? 17. What is the most important mineral for NL’s economy? 18. What famous television comedian is from NL? (first and last name) Down 1. What is the provincial flower of NL? (2 words) 2. What European group settled in NL a thousand years ago? 3. On which planet is there a crater named after the Town of Gander, NL? 4. Who is the explorer that set up his banner on “New-Found-Land” in June, 1497? (first and last name) 5. What is NL’s nickname? (2 words) 7. What is the name of the oldest street in Canada? (__ Street) 8. Which famous dog breed is named after NL? (___ Retriever) 12. What is the provincial bird of NL? (2 words) 15. In Gros Morne National Park, what animal outnumbers humans?

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Northwest Territories (NT) Across 2. How many sister cities does Yellowknife have?4. What kind of sports course inYellowknife is the most northerlycourse in Canada? (two words)6. NT was split to create whichCanadian Territory?

7. What natural phenomenon canbe seen in theskies of the NT? (2 words)9. Who is the first aboriginal womanelected Canadian Parliament?11. What is NT’s proclaimed tree?12. NT is home to the most ___ inthe world. (2 words) (Hint: They hold honey)15. What is the sea route to thePacific Ocean through the Arctic Ocean? (two words)16. What is the name of a sister city toYellowknife in Alaska?17. NT is multilingual, so how manyofficial languages do they have?18. What is the language mostspoken in Yellowknife?

Down 1. What City has the most northernCanadian Tire store in Canada?3. NT is home to the only free range heard of __ in Canada. (Hint: Santa)5. What is the floral emblem of NT? (2 words)8. What Reality TV show is filmed in Yellowknife? Hint: Think of Ice and Roads10. Wood Buffalo National Park is home to the world’s largest ___. (2 words)13. Yellowknife is the ______Capital of North America?14. How many airports are there in NT?

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Nova Scotia (NS)

Across 1. What famous movie featuring Leonardo Di Caprio was filmed in Halifax?2. What is the provincial bird of NS?5. The Bay of Fundy in NS have the highest ___ in the world (Hint: water)7. Who created newsprint? (first and last name)8. Who was the first Canadian female musician to reach thetop 100 music charts in the US (first and last name)9. What is the tallest building in NS?11. What was the first city in Canada to have aFire Department?13. What is NS’s provincial tree? (2 words)15. What famous rock band is from NS? (2 words)17. What is the name of Canada’s first newspaper? (2 words)

Down 1. What famous football player, raised in NS,is a former Dallas Cowboy, Toronto Argonaut

and Calgary Stampeder ? (first and last name)3. What famous hockey player was born inCole Harbour? (last name)4. Who invented modern system of standard timeand time zones?(three names, prefix, first and last name)6. What fisherman invented thescrew propeller? (first and last name)10. Who invented kerosene oil whileliving in NS? (last name)12. Famous female musician thatsings “I will remember you”? (first and last name)14. What is the provincial flower of NS?16. What was the name of the famous schoonerbuilt in NS and can be found on the Canadian dime?

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Across 3. What manmade stone landmark is most commonly found in NU?5. What is the shape of the licence plates in NU? (2 words)6. True or false there is only one hospital in all of NU?8. What does “Nunavut” mean in the Inuit Language? (two words)10. What is the most common religious Christian denomination?12. True or false, NU has some of the oldestrocks in the world.13. She is a famous Inuit singer andsongwriter (first and last name)15. What is the closest Canadian city to the North Pole?16. True or False, There a recycling program in NU.17. What is the most northern coffee chainin Canada, located in NU? (2 words)

Down 1. True or false, A billion year old fossil was found in NU.2. What is the territorial flower of NU? (2 words)4. Which province or territory has not proclaimed an official tree?7. What is the world’s fifth largest island?9. Besides snowmobiles what is the mostcommon form of ground transportation?10. Located in NU, what is the mostnorthern inhabited place in Canada?11. NU was previously part of whichCanadian Territory? (__ Territories)14. What city has the second highesttide in Canada? (hint: it is also the Capital City)

Nunavut (NU)

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Ontario (ON)

Across 1. What New Year’s Day tradition takes place in Lake Ontario? (3 words)4. What flying super hero was created by Joe Schuster whowas born in ON?6. What famous host of Jeopardy was born inSudbury? (first and last name)8. What is the only city in Canada where you can drive north into theUnited States?12. What is known as one of the coldest Capital Cities in the world?16. What famous medical breakthrough didDr. Frederick Banting create?17. Named after an NHL player, what doughnut andcoffee shop first opened in Hamilton? (first and last name)18. Which Canadian structure is one of the eight modernwonders of the world? (2 words)

Down 2. Who were the first quintuplets to survive infancy,born in Callander, ON? (last name)3. What popular board game was invented byLauren Robinson and Paul Toyne?5. What is the longest fresh water beach in the World? (2 words)7. What is the provincial flower of ON? (White __)9. What province is the geocaching Capital of Canadaand 3rd in the World?10. What is the largest freshwater island in the world?11. What board game was invented in 1860 byEckhardt Wettlaufer in Perth County and is still popular today?13. Which Cartoon bear was based on a Canadian black bear, purchased in WhiteRiver, ON? (3 words)14. While living in Brantford, ON, what did AlexanderGraham Bell invent?

15. Which ON City is known as the Nickel capital of the world?

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Prince Edward Island (PE) Across

4. What is the name of the most north eastern golfcourse in Canada? (2 words)5. What French explorer claimed PE? (Last name)6. What colour is the sand on the beaches in PE?8. What is the name of the bridge that connects PE toNew Brunswick?9. What is the popular winter sport to play in PE?10. What is the main character’s name in PE’s wellknown novel?11. What is the last name of a famous authorfrom PE?12. What is the provincial tree of PE? (2 words)13. What are the sands on Basin Head Beachknown to do?15. PE is known as the World’s Capital of what fish?

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1. What is the provincial flower for PE? (2 words)2. What is Summerside’s sister city?(Hint: It is in Scotland)3. What is the provincialbird of PE? (2 words)4. What is the Capital of PE?7. What is the provincialanimal of PE? (2 words)8. PE is known as the Birthplace of _____?14. What vegetable is PE known for?

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Quebec (QC)

Across 3. QC has the largest ____ industry in Canada? 6. What is the name of the mascot for the QC Winter Carnival? 7. What world known game was invented by Chris Haney? (2 words) 9. What is the world’s most photographed hotel? (2 words) 12. What is constructed annually during the month of January in Quebec city? (2 words) (Hint: 42 Rooms) 14. What is the name of the World’s largest comedy festival, hosted in Montreal? (3 words) 16. Born in QC, who was the first Canadian in space? (last name) 17. The first indoor ice hockey game took place in 1875 in what QC City? Down 1. What sandwich condiment was invented by a Montreal pharmacist? (2 words) 2. What NHL hockey team in Montreal has won the Stanley Cup 24 times? 4. What did Joseph-Armand Bombardier invent? 5. What is the world’s second largest French speaking City outside of Paris? 8. What tasty condiment does QC provide 77% of the world’s supply of? (2 words) 10. What is the name of the first major league baseball team in Canada? 11. What is the name of the CFL team in QC? 13. What is the Capital City of QC? (2 words) 15. What is the provincial bird of QC? (2 words)

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Saskatchewan (SK) Across

2. What is the Capital of SK?5. What Provincial Park has the most northern sand dunes in the world?10. Born in SK, this former NHL player is known as Mr. Hockey.13. What is the slogan of SK? (Land of Living ___)14. What does SK have more of than any other Canadian province? (Hint: 160,000 kms)16. What political party is in power in this province?17. SK borders Montana and what other US State? (2 words)

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1. What is Regina’s sister city?3. SK borders Manitoba and what other province?4. What is the provincial tree for SK? (2 words)6. What is the name of the CFL team in SK?7. What television series is filmed in this province? (2 words)8. SK is consider the ____ capital of the world.9. What SK crop is the world’s largest producer?11. What is the official animal of SK? (2 words)12. SK produces 75% of what common BBQ condiment?15. What is the provincial flower of SK? (2 words)

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Yukon (YT)

Across 3. What is the tourism moto of YT? (Larger than ___) 5. What is the official tree of the YT? (2 words) 7. What is the neighbouring country to the YT? (2 words) 8. What precious metal was found along the Yukon River in the early 1870s? 10. What kind of race is the Yukon Quest? 12. Typically, YT see snow every month except for this one. 14. Whitehorse is referred to as “The __ City”. 16. What is the Capital City of the YT? Down 1. What is the slogan on the YT license plates? (2 words) 2. What political party is in power in the YT? 4. What is the official flower of the YT? 6. What is the name of the most northern University in Canada? (2 words) 9. What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada? (Mount ___) 11. What is the official bird of the YT? 13. Where is the oldest casino in Canada? (2 words) 15. Watson Lake is home to which unique type of forest? 17. The territory was named after the Yukon__.