8.9 Popular Sports – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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

Curling

Lacrosse

Hockey

Rowing

#2. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1978?

Toronto Maple Leafs

Edmonton Oilers

Montreal Canadiens

Detroit Red Wings

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

Mary Simon

Julie Payette

Vincent Massey

Adrienne Clarkson

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

Chocolates

Hockey cards

Bugs

Maple leaves

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

Clarkson Cup

Stanley Cup

CONCACAF cup

World Cup

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

Basketball

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

Soccer

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

Basketball

Hockey

Curling

Soccer

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

Ice fishing

Lacrosse

Curling

Big game hunting

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

Basketball

Canadian Football

Soccer

Hockey

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

Curling

Ice fishing

Hockey

Skating

#11. When did the Stanley Cup championship begin?

2005

1892

1921

1867

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

1892

1921

2005

1867

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

False

True

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

Select all that apply:

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

Canadian children have collected hockey cards for generations

#15. What does NHL mean in Canada?

National Health Listings

Native Home Land

National Hockey League

National Housing Loans

#16. When was ice hockey invented?

1700s

1600s

1900s

1800s

#17. 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 Prime Minister of Canada

The first Woman Premier of Canada

The first Canadian woman in space

#18. Who donated the championship cup to NHL?

Queen Elizabeth II

Lord Stanley

Pierre Trudeau

Adrienne Clarkson

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

Stanley Cup

Clarkson Cup

CONCACAF cup

World Cup

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

Lord Stanley

Adrienne Clarkson

Queen Elizabeth II

Pierre Trudeau

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

Lacrosse

Soccer

Basketball

Swimming

#22. Which country invented ice hockey?

Canada

Norway

USA

Russia

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