8.9 Popular Sports – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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

Curling

Lacrosse

Big game hunting

Ice fishing

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

Soccer

Basketball

Canadian Football

Hockey

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

World Cup

Stanley Cup

CONCACAF cup

Clarkson Cup

#4. What does NHL mean in Canada?

National Hockey League

National Health Listings

National Housing Loans

Native Home Land

#5. When was ice hockey invented?

1900s

1800s

1700s

1600s

#6. Which country invented ice hockey?

USA

Canada

Norway

Russia

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

Chocolates

Maple leaves

Bugs

Hockey cards

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

Clarkson Cup

CONCACAF cup

World Cup

Stanley Cup

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

The first Canadian woman in space

The first Woman Premier of Canada

The first woman Prime Minister of Canada

The first Asian-origin Governor General of Canada

#10. When did the Stanley Cup championship begin?

1921

1892

1867

2005

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

False

True

#12. 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

Canadian children have collected hockey cards for generations

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

Parents of many children take them to hockey rinks

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

Hockey

Curling

Skating

Ice fishing

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

Basketball

Soccer

Lacrosse

Ice hockey

#15. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1978?

Edmonton Oilers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

Detroit Red Wings

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

Rowing

Hockey

Curling

Lacrosse

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

1867

1892

2005

1921

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

Hockey

Curling

Basketball

Soccer

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

Mary Simon

Adrienne Clarkson

Vincent Massey

Julie Payette

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

Adrienne Clarkson

Queen Elizabeth II

Lord Stanley

Pierre Trudeau

#21. Who donated the championship cup to NHL?

Queen Elizabeth II

Adrienne Clarkson

Lord Stanley

Pierre Trudeau

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

Swimming

Soccer

Basketball

Lacrosse

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