Canadian Geography Trivia Quiz

1. What is the name of the deepest lake in Canada? 

A) Quesnel Lake 

B) Lake Superior 

C) Great Slave Lake 

D) Lake Huron 

Answer C: Great Slave Lake. Located in the Northwest Territories Great Slave Lake is Canada’s deepest lake. At 2,015 feet deep this Great Slave Lake is the 8th deepest lake in the world. 

2. What is Canada’s only officially bilingual province? 

A) Manitoba 

B) Quebec 

C) Ontario 

D) New Brunswick 

Answer D: New Brunswick. Canada is a bilingual country recognizing French and English languages, the only officially bilingual province is New Brunswick. Quebec is the only all-French province. Government services are also offered in Indigenous languages in areas of Canada as well. 

3. How many time zones does Canada have? 

A) 6 

B) 8 

C) 10 

D) 12 

Answer A: There are 6 time zones in Canada (Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic and Newfoundland). 

4. What is the tallest mountain peak in Canada? 

A) Mount Logan, Yukon 

B) Mount Fairweather, British Columbia 

C) North Twin, Alberta 

D) Mount Caubvick, Newfoundland 

Answer A: Mount Logan in Yukon is Canada’s tallest mountain. It is 5,995 metres high and is in Kluane National Park and Reserve. 

5. The first Tim Horton’s opened in what city? 

A) London 

B) Hamilton 

C) Barrie 

D) Collingwood 

Answer B: Hamilton. The first Tim Horton’s opened in Hamilton, Ontario in 1964. By 2018 there are 4,846 Tim Horton restaurants located in 14 countries around the world. 

6. What province was the cocktail drink the “Caesar” invented in? 

A) Nova Scotia 

B) British Columbia 

C) Newfoundland 

D) Alberta 

Answer D: Alberta. The Caesar was invented in Calgary, Alberta in 1969 by Chef Walter Chell. 

7. What Canadian province or territory boasts the longest freshwater beach in the world? 

A) British Columbia 

B) Nunavut 

C) Ontario 

D) Prince Edward Island 

Answer C: Ontario. Wasaga Beach, located in Ontario is the world’s longest freshwater beach with 14 kilometres of sandy shoreline. 

8. What is Canada's largest island? 

a) Baffin Island

b) Victoria Island

c) Ellesmere Island

d) Devon Island

Answer A.