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Worth Repeating: The National Quiz

From The National Online, April 3, 1998
In 1997 and 1998, CBC-TV's The National created a series of programs called The National Quiz. On the web, The National Online developed internet quizzes to accompany the television programs, and offered prizes. We've taken a selection of questions from the April 3, 1998 quiz and recreated the online quiz to test your knowledge of Canadiana. 

1. Which of the following words is not derived from a North American Aboriginal language?
beaver
caribou
moose
skunk
2. North America's first fringe festival for theatre took place in 1982. In what city did this happen?
Edmonton, Alberta
Shakespeare, Ontario
Quebec City, Quebec
Halifax, Nova Scotia
3. Which province has the greatest share of its land area under cultivation?
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
4. Which one of the following is not the name of an aircraft carrier that was in the Royal Canadian Navy's fleet?
Bonaventure
Magnificent
Salada
Warrior
5. Which of the following is not a name for a Canadian dessert?
butter tart
date square
Eskimo roll
sugar pie
6. In which war did John McCrae, the author of In Flanders Fields, serve as a gunner?
South African War (Boer War)
First World War
Spanish Civil War
Second World War
7. Each Canadian province has a coat of arms. How many include a lion?
6
7
8
9
8. Which of the following trademarked drug names is used only in Canada?
Demerol
Gravol
Prozac
Ritalin
9. What is Canada's top export?
agricultural products
automotive products
forest products
petroleum and natural gas
10. Only one Canadian newspaper has ever won a Pulitizer Prize. Which is it?
Edmonton Journal
The Montreal Star
The Toronto Star
The Windsor Star

More Quizzes

Newsworld Quiz (May 1997)
The National Quiz (April 1998)
CBC4Kids Quiz (Aug. 2000)
Archives Quiz (July 2004)
Arts Quiz (Feb. 2005)