8.9 Popular Sports – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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

Basketball

Lacrosse

Soccer

Ice hockey

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

Select all that apply:

Canadian children have collected hockey cards for generations

Parents of many children take them to hockey rinks

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

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

Curling

Hockey

Rowing

Lacrosse

#4. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1978?

Edmonton Oilers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Detroit Red Wings

Montreal Canadiens

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

Lacrosse

Soccer

Swimming

Basketball

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

Julie Payette

Mary Simon

Vincent Massey

Adrienne Clarkson

#7. Who donated the championship cup to NHL?

Pierre Trudeau

Lord Stanley

Adrienne Clarkson

Queen Elizabeth II

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

Basketball

Curling

Hockey

Soccer

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

Canadian Football

Basketball

Hockey

Soccer

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

The first woman Prime Minister of Canada

The first Woman Premier of Canada

The first Canadian woman in space

The first Asian-origin Governor General of Canada

#11. Which country invented ice hockey?

Russia

Norway

Canada

USA

#12. When did the Stanley Cup championship begin?

2005

1921

1867

1892

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

Stanley Cup

World Cup

CONCACAF cup

Clarkson Cup

#14. What does NHL mean in Canada?

National Hockey League

Native Home Land

National Housing Loans

National Health Listings

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

Skating

Ice fishing

Hockey

Curling

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

Lord Stanley

Pierre Trudeau

Adrienne Clarkson

Queen Elizabeth II

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

True

False

#18. When was ice hockey invented?

1800s

1600s

1900s

1700s

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

2005

1892

1921

1867

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

CONCACAF cup

World Cup

Clarkson Cup

Stanley Cup

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

Curling

Ice fishing

Lacrosse

Big game hunting

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

Chocolates

Bugs

Maple leaves

Hockey cards

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