8.9 Popular Sports – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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#1. What is Canada’s most popular spectator sport?

Hockey

Curling

Basketball

Soccer

#2. What is Canada’s national winter sport?

Lacrosse

Curling

Rowing

Hockey

#3. Who established the Clarkson Cup for women’s hockey?

Pierre Trudeau

Queen Elizabeth II

Adrienne Clarkson

Lord Stanley

#4. Which country invented ice hockey?

USA

Norway

Canada

Russia

#5. What does NHL mean in Canada?

National Housing Loans

Native Home Land

National Hockey League

National Health Listings

#6. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1978?

Montreal Canadiens

Toronto Maple Leafs

Edmonton Oilers

Detroit Red Wings

#7. When was the Clarkson Cup championship for women’s hockey established?

1921

2005

1867

1892

#8. Who was the first Asian-origin Governor General of Canada?

Mary Simon

Vincent Massey

Julie Payette

Adrienne Clarkson

#9. When did the Stanley Cup championship begin?

2005

1892

1921

1867

#10. Which ancient sport first played by Aboriginals is an Official sport of Canada today?

Curling

Ice fishing

Big game hunting

Lacrosse

#11. Which women’s championship cup do hockey teams compete for in Canada?

Clarkson Cup

World Cup

CONCACAF cup

Stanley Cup

#12. Who donated the championship cup to NHL?

Queen Elizabeth II

Adrienne Clarkson

Lord Stanley

Pierre Trudeau

#13. What is Canada’s Official Summer Sport?

Basketball

Swimming

Lacrosse

Soccer

#14. What is the second most popular sport in Canada?

Basketball

Soccer

Hockey

Canadian Football

#15. The official summer sport of Canada is an ancient sport that was first played by the Aboriginals.

False

True

#16. When was ice hockey invented?

1700s

1600s

1900s

1800s

#17. What demonstrates the high popularity of Ice Hockey in Canada?

Select all that apply:

Canadian children have collected hockey cards for generations

Hockey has the most number of registered players of any game in Canada

Many children play hockey at school, on streets, and in hockey leagues

Parents of many children take them to hockey rinks

#18. What has been a great collector’s item for Canadian children for generations?

Maple leaves

Bugs

Chocolates

Hockey cards

#19. Which men’s championship cup do teams compete for in the NHL?

World Cup

Clarkson Cup

Stanley Cup

CONCACAF cup

#20. Who was Adrienne Clarkson, the creator of Clarkson Championship cup for women’s hockey in Canada?

The first Asian-origin Governor General of Canada

The first Woman Premier of Canada

The first woman Prime Minister of Canada

The first Canadian woman in space

#21. Which sport has the most registered players of any game in Canada?

Lacrosse

Ice hockey

Basketball

Soccer

#22. Which popular ice game was introduced by Scottish pioneers in Canada?

Ice fishing

Curling

Skating

Hockey

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