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## Canada (SAMPLE)
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Timing: About 10 minutes plus marking.

1. Which national park in Alberta, established in 1885, was Canada's first?
   Answer: Banff National Park
   Also accept: Banff
   Say: Banff: BANF
   Fun fact: The park grew from a hot-springs reserve at Cave and Basin.
   Source: Banff National Park (Parks Canada) https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff
   Source: Banff National Park (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/banff-national-park

2. Which Prime Minister introduced the Canada Pension Plan in 1965?
   Answer: Lester B. Pearson
   Also accept: Pearson; Lester Pearson; Mike Pearson
   Fun fact: The CPP began paying retirement pensions in 1967.
   Source: Canada Pension Plan (Government of Canada) https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp.html
   Source: Lester B. Pearson (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lester-bowles-pearson

3. Which Canadian city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympic Games?
   Answer: Montreal
   Also accept: Montréal
   Say: Montreal: mun-tree-AWL. Montréal: moh-ray-AL
   Fun fact: Nadia Comaneci scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics in Montreal.
   Source: Montreal 1976 Olympic Games (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/montreal-olympics-1976
   Source: Montreal 1976 (Canadian Olympic Committee) https://olympic.ca/games/montreal-1976/

4. The RCMP was formed in 1920 by merging which two mounted police forces?
   Answer: North-West Mounted Police and Dominion Police
   Also accept: NWMP and Dominion Police; Royal North-West Mounted Police and Dominion Police
   Fun fact: The force was renamed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920.
   Source: History of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/history-rcmp
   Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-canadian-mounted-police

5. Which Canadian river is generally listed as the country's longest?
   Answer: Mackenzie River
   Also accept: Mackenzie; Dehcho; Deh Cho
   Say: Mackenzie: muh-KEN-zee. Dehcho: DEH-choh
   Fun fact: The river system drains into the Beaufort Sea.
   Source: Atlas of Canada / Toporama (Natural Resources Canada) https://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html
   Source: Mackenzie River (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mackenzie-river

6. What is the highest mountain in Canada?
   Answer: Mount Logan
   Also accept: Logan
   Say: Kluane: kloo-AH-nee
   Fun fact: Mount Logan rises in Kluane National Park and Reserve.
   Source: Kluane National Park and Reserve (Parks Canada) https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/yt/kluane
   Source: Mount Logan (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mount-logan

7. Which Canadian physician invented basketball in 1891 while working in Massachusetts?
   Answer: James Naismith
   Also accept: Naismith
   Fun fact: Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario.
   Source: James Naismith (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/james-naismith
   Source: Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame (Canada Basketball) https://www.basketballhalloffame.ca/

8. In what year did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms come into force?
   Answer: 1982
   Fun fact: The Charter is Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982.
   Source: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Department of Justice Canada) https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/rfc-dlc/ccrf-ccdl/
   Source: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-charter-of-rights-and-freedoms

9. Who chaired the commission that wrote a 1967 report leading to federal official bilingualism?
   Answer: Andre Laurendeau and Davidson Dunton
   Also accept: Laurendeau-Dunton; Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism
   Say: Laurendeau: lor-ahn-DOH
   Fun fact: The commission is often called the Laurendeau-Dunton Commission.
   Source: Official languages publications (Canadian Heritage) https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/official-languages-bilingualism/publications.html
   Source: Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/royal-commission-on-bilingualism-and-biculturalism

10. Which Canadian scientist won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with J.J.R. Macleod for insulin?
   Answer: Frederick Banting
   Also accept: Banting; Sir Frederick Banting
   Fun fact: Banting shared his prize money with Charles Best.
   Source: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1923 (Nobel Prize Outreach) https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1923/summary/
   Source: Sir Frederick Banting (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-frederick-banting

## Home province or territory (SAMPLE)
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Timing: About 10 minutes plus marking.

1. What is the capital city of Alberta?
   Answer: Edmonton
   Fun fact: The legislature building overlooks the North Saskatchewan River.
   Source: Government of Alberta (Government of Alberta) https://www.alberta.ca/
   Source: Edmonton (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edmonton

2. In what year did Alberta become a province?
   Answer: 1905
   Fun fact: Alberta and Saskatchewan were created on the same day.
   Source: About Alberta (Government of Alberta) https://www.alberta.ca/about-government-and-alberta
   Source: Alberta (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alberta

3. Which national park, created in 1885, is Canada's first?
   Answer: Banff National Park
   Also accept: Banff
   Fun fact: It began as the Hot Springs Reserve at Cave and Basin.
   Source: Banff National Park (Parks Canada) https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff
   Source: Banff National Park (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/banff-national-park

4. What is the name of Edmonton's National Hockey League team?
   Answer: Oilers
   Also accept: Edmonton Oilers
   Fun fact: The club joined the NHL in 1979.
   Source: Edmonton Oilers (NHL) https://www.nhl.com/oilers
   Source: Edmonton Oilers (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edmonton-oilers

5. What is Alberta's official floral emblem?
   Answer: wild rose
   Also accept: prickly rose; Rosa acicularis
   Fun fact: The wild rose was adopted in 1930.
   Source: Official emblems (Government of Alberta) https://www.alberta.ca/official-emblems
   Source: Alberta (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alberta

6. Which river flows through downtown Calgary?
   Answer: Bow River
   Also accept: Bow
   Fun fact: The Elbow River meets the Bow near Fort Calgary.
   Source: City of Calgary (City of Calgary) https://www.calgary.ca/
   Source: Bow River (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bow-river

7. Which UNESCO park in Alberta is known for Late Cretaceous dinosaur fossils?
   Answer: Dinosaur Provincial Park
   Also accept: Dinosaur Park
   Fun fact: The park is in the Red Deer River badlands.
   Source: Dinosaur Provincial Park (Alberta Parks) https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/south/dinosaur-pp/
   Source: Dinosaur Provincial Park (UNESCO) https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/71/

8. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is near which southern Alberta city?
   Answer: Fort Macleod
   Also accept: Macleod
   Say: Macleod: muh-KLOWD
   Fun fact: The site is a UNESCO World Heritage property associated with the Blackfoot.
   Source: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (Government of Alberta) https://headsmashedin.ca/
   Source: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (UNESCO) https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/158/

9. The Athabasca oil sands lie primarily in which regional municipality?
   Answer: Wood Buffalo
   Also accept: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo; Fort McMurray
   Say: Athabasca: ath-uh-BASS-kuh
   Fun fact: Fort McMurray is the region's main urban service area.
   Source: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) https://www.rmwb.ca/
   Source: Oil Sands (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oil-sands

10. Which provincial historic site near Smoky Lake interprets a 19th-century fur-trade and mission settlement on the North Saskatchewan River?
   Answer: Victoria Settlement
   Also accept: Victoria Settlement Provincial Historic Site
   Say: Metis: may-TEE
   Fun fact: The site preserves buildings from the 1860s and 1870s.
   Source: Victoria Settlement (Government of Alberta) https://www.alberta.ca/victoria-settlement-provincial-historic-site
   Source: Victoria Settlement (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/victoria-settlement

## World (SAMPLE)
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Timing: About 10 minutes plus marking.

1. Which strait separates the Iberian Peninsula from Morocco at the Mediterranean's western entrance?
   Answer: Strait of Gibraltar
   Also accept: Gibraltar
   Fun fact: The strait connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.
   Source: Strait of Gibraltar (Encyclopaedia Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/place/Strait-of-Gibraltar
   Source: Strait of Gibraltar (National Geographic) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/strait-of-gibraltar

2. What is the capital of Ethiopia?
   Answer: Addis Ababa
   Also accept: Addis Abeba
   Say: Addis Ababa: AH-dis AB-uh-buh
   Fun fact: Addis Ababa hosts the African Union headquarters.
   Source: Addis Ababa (Encyclopaedia Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/place/Addis-Ababa
   Source: African Union (African Union) https://au.int/en

3. Which country has the largest land area in the world?
   Answer: Russia
   Also accept: Russian Federation
   Fun fact: Russia spans eleven time zones.
   Source: Russia (CIA World Factbook) https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/russia/
   Source: Russia (Encyclopaedia Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia

4. Which European city is the headquarters of the United Nations' International Court of Justice?
   Answer: The Hague
   Also accept: Hague; Den Haag
   Say: The Hague: the HAYG. Den Haag: den HAHKH
   Fun fact: The court sits in the Peace Palace.
   Source: The Court (International Court of Justice) https://www.icj-cij.org/court
   Source: UN Charter Chapter XIV (United Nations) https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter/chapter-14

5. Which South American country has Portuguese as its official language?
   Answer: Brazil
   Also accept: Brasil
   Fun fact: Portuguese arrived with the 1500 landing claimed for Portugal.
   Source: Portal do Governo Brasileiro (Government of Brazil) https://www.gov.br/
   Source: Brazil (CIA World Factbook) https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/brazil/

6. What is the SI unit of electric current?
   Answer: ampere
   Also accept: amp; A
   Fun fact: The ampere is one of the seven SI base units.
   Source: SI base units (BIPM) https://www.bipm.org/en/si-base-units
   Source: SI units electric current (NIST) https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/si-units-electric-current

7. Which desert is the largest hot desert on Earth?
   Answer: Sahara
   Also accept: Sahara Desert
   Say: Sahara: suh-HAIR-uh
   Fun fact: Antarctica is larger if cold deserts are included.
   Source: Sahara (Encyclopaedia Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/place/Sahara-desert-Africa
   Source: Sahara Desert (US National Park Service) https://www.nps.gov/articles/sahara.htm

8. Who wrote the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice?
   Answer: Jane Austen
   Also accept: Austen
   Fun fact: The novel was published anonymously as 'By the Author of Sense and Sensibility'.
   Source: First edition of Pride and Prejudice (British Library) https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/first-edition-of-pride-and-prejudice
   Source: Pride and Prejudice (Encyclopaedia Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pride-and-Prejudice

9. Which planet in the solar system has the shortest year?
   Answer: Mercury
   Fun fact: Mercury orbits the Sun in about 88 Earth days.
   Source: Mercury (NASA) https://science.nasa.gov/mercury/
   Source: Mercury fact sheet (NASA NSSDC) https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/mercuryfact.html

10. The ancient city of Great Zimbabwe is in which present-day country?
   Answer: Zimbabwe
   Say: Zimbabwe: zim-BAHB-way
   Fun fact: The stone ruins were a centre of a Shona state from about the 11th to 15th centuries.
   Source: Great Zimbabwe National Monument (UNESCO) https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/364/
   Source: Great Zimbabwe (Encyclopaedia Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/place/Great-Zimbabwe

## Picture (SAMPLE)
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Timing: About 10 minutes plus marking.

1. Identify this national flag.
   Answer: Canada
   Also accept: Canadian flag; Maple Leaf flag
   Fun fact: The current flag was adopted in 1965.
   Source: History of the National Flag of Canada (Canadian Heritage) https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/flag-canada-history.html
   Source: National Flag of Canada (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/national-flag-of-canada
   Image credit: National Flag of Canada. Government of Canada / Canadian Heritage. Licence: Public domain (official flag of Canada)

2. Identify this Ottawa landmark with a tall central tower.
   Answer: Parliament Hill
   Also accept: Centre Block; Peace Tower; Parliament of Canada
   Fun fact: The Peace Tower commemorates the First World War.
   Source: Parliamentary Precinct (PSPC) https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/citeparlementaire-parliamentaryprecinct/index-eng.html
   Source: Parliament Hill (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/parliament-hill
   Image credit: Parliament Hill, Centre Block. Public Works and Government Services Canada. Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada

3. Identify this Toronto tower.
   Answer: CN Tower
   Also accept: Canadian National Tower
   Fun fact: The tower opened in 1976.
   Source: CN Tower (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cn-tower
   Source: CN Tower (CN Tower) https://www.cntower.ca/
   Image credit: CN Tower, Toronto. See Wikimedia file page for the specific photograph licence. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 (confirm file page before paid use)

4. Identify these waterfalls on the Canada-United States border.
   Answer: Niagara Falls
   Also accept: Horseshoe Falls; Niagara
   Say: Niagara: nigh-AG-rah
   Fun fact: Horseshoe Falls is the Canadian cataract of the Niagara River.
   Source: Niagara National Historic Sites (Parks Canada) https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/niagara
   Source: Niagara Falls (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/niagara-falls
   Image credit: Niagara Falls. Parks Canada / Niagara National Historic Sites. Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada / Parks Canada where applicable

5. Identify this national flag.
   Answer: France
   Also accept: French flag; tricolour; tricolore
   Fun fact: The vertical tricolour dates from the French Revolution.
   Source: Presidency of the French Republic (Elysee) https://www.elysee.fr/
   Source: Flag of France (Encyclopaedia Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-France
   Image credit: National flag of France. Licence: Public domain (national flag)

6. Identify this group of five lakes on the Canada-United States border.
   Answer: Great Lakes
   Also accept: the Great Lakes
   Fun fact: Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake entirely in the United States.
   Source: Atlas of Canada (Natural Resources Canada) https://atlas.gc.ca/
   Source: Great Lakes (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/great-lakes
   Image credit: Great Lakes. Atlas of Canada / Natural Resources Canada. Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada

7. Identify this Rocky Mountain national park in Alberta.
   Answer: Banff National Park
   Also accept: Banff
   Fun fact: Banff was set aside in 1885 as Canada's first national park.
   Source: Banff National Park (Parks Canada) https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff
   Source: Banff National Park (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/banff-national-park
   Image credit: Banff National Park. Parks Canada. Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada

8. Identify this stone landmark form used across Inuit Nunangat.
   Answer: inukshuk
   Also accept: inuksuk; inukshuit; inuksuit
   Say: inukshuk: in-OOK-shook. inuksuk: in-OOK-sook
   Fun fact: An inuksuk can mark a route, a cache, or a gathering place.
   Source: Inuksuk (Inukshuk) (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/inuksuk-inukshuk
   Source: Government of Nunavut (Government of Nunavut) https://www.gov.nu.ca/
   Image credit: Inuksuk Point (Inuksugalait), Foxe Peninsula, Nunavut. Photo by Ansgar Walk, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5). Licence: CC BY-SA 2.5

9. Identify this famous Nova Scotia schooner.
   Answer: Bluenose
   Also accept: Bluenose I
   Fun fact: Bluenose appears on the Canadian dime.
   Source: Bluenose (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bluenose
   Source: Library and Archives Canada (Library and Archives Canada) https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/
   Image credit: Bluenose II, Nova Scotia. Photo by Dennis G. Jarvis, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0

10. Identify this organisation's flag.
   Answer: United Nations
   Also accept: UN
   Fun fact: The olive branches are a symbol of peace.
   Source: UN flag (United Nations) https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-flag
   Source: About the UN (United Nations) https://www.un.org/en/about-us
   Image credit: United Nations flag. United Nations. Licence: UN flag use subject to UN guidelines; identification only

## Entertainment and sport (SAMPLE)
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Timing: About 10 minutes plus marking.

1. Which CBC comedy series set in the fictional town of Schitt's Creek won nine Emmy Awards in 2020?
   Answer: Schitt's Creek
   Also accept: Schitts Creek
   Fun fact: The series ended its run with a sweep at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
   Source: Schitt's Creek (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/schitts-creek
   Source: Schitt's Creek (CBC) https://www.cbc.ca/schittscreek

2. Which Denys Arcand film won the 2004 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film?
   Answer: The Barbarian Invasions
   Also accept: Les Invasions barbares; Barbarian Invasions
   Fun fact: It was a sequel to Arcand's 1986 film The Decline of the American Empire.
   Source: The Barbarian Invasions (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/barbarian-invasions-les-invasions-barbares
   Source: 2004 Oscars (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2004

3. Who recorded the 1970 song 'Snowbird', a major international hit written by Gene MacLellan?
   Answer: Anne Murray
   Also accept: Murray
   Fun fact: Murray was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia.
   Source: Anne Murray (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/anne-murray
   Source: Gene MacLellan (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gene-maclellan-emc

4. Which Montreal arena has been the home of the Canadiens since 1996?
   Answer: Bell Centre
   Also accept: Centre Bell; Molson Centre
   Fun fact: The arena opened as the Molson Centre in 1996.
   Source: Montreal Canadiens (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/montreal-canadiens
   Source: Bell Centre (Montreal Canadiens) https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/arena

5. Which Canadian comedy troupe launched SCTV?
   Answer: Second City
   Also accept: The Second City; Second City Toronto
   Fun fact: SCTV began in 1976.
   Source: Second City Television (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/second-city-television
   Source: SCTV archives (CBC) https://www.cbc.ca/archives/sctv

6. How many players from one side are on the ice in a standard curling team, not counting the alternate?
   Answer: 4
   Also accept: four
   Fun fact: The positions are lead, second, third or vice, and skip.
   Source: About curling (Curling Canada) https://www.curling.ca/about-curling/
   Source: About World Curling (World Curling) https://worldcurling.org/about/

7. In what year did the Canadian Football League adopt its current name?
   Answer: 1958
   Fun fact: The league formed from a merger of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union.
   Source: About the CFL (Canadian Football League) https://www.cfl.ca/about/
   Source: Canadian Football League (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-football-league

8. Which Toronto-born director made the films The Fly (1986) and Crash (1996)?
   Answer: David Cronenberg
   Also accept: Cronenberg
   Fun fact: Cronenberg also directed Videodrome (1983).
   Source: David Cronenberg (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/david-cronenberg
   Source: David Cronenberg (CBC) https://www.cbc.ca/arts/david-cronenberg

9. Which Canadian sprinter won 100-metre gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?
   Answer: Donovan Bailey
   Also accept: Bailey
   Fun fact: Bailey also anchored Canada's 4x100-metre gold in Atlanta.
   Source: Donovan Bailey (Canadian Olympic Committee) https://olympic.ca/team-canada/donovan-bailey/
   Source: Donovan Bailey (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/donovan-bailey

10. What is the name of the CBC radio show hosted for decades by Peter Gzowski that ended in 1997?
   Answer: Morningside
   Say: Gzowski: GOFF-skee
   Fun fact: Gzowski's last Morningside broadcast was in May 1997.
   Source: Peter Gzowski (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/peter-gzowski
   Source: Peter Gzowski on Morningside (CBC) https://www.cbc.ca/archives/peter-gzowski-morningside

## Current events (SAMPLE)
Sample round. Not approved for sale.
Timing: About 10 minutes plus marking.

1. On 16 September 2026, Canada applied to join which UK-led military partnership of NATO members?
   Answer: Joint Expeditionary Force
   Also accept: JEF
   Fun fact: The JEF is a rapid-response partnership of European NATO members hosted by the United Kingdom.
   Source: Canada applies to join UK-led military coalition (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-applies-join-uk-led-military-coalition-says-carneys-office-2026-09-16/
   Source: Joint Expeditionary Force (UK Government) https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/joint-expeditionary-force-jef

2. According to Reuters on 8 September 2026, Canada's retaliatory tariffs took effect after trade talks stalled with which country?
   Answer: United States
   Also accept: US; USA; America; U.S.
   Fun fact: The report described counter-tariffs on selected U.S. goods.
   Source: Canada's retaliatory tariffs take effect (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/canadas-retaliatory-tariffs-take-effect-us-trade-talks-stall-2026-09-08/
   Source: Global Affairs Canada (Government of Canada) https://www.international.gc.ca/

3. The Joint Expeditionary Force that Canada applied to join in September 2026 is hosted by which country?
   Answer: United Kingdom
   Also accept: UK; Britain; Great Britain
   Fun fact: The JEF is a rapid-response partnership of European NATO members.
   Source: Joint Expeditionary Force (UK Government) https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/joint-expeditionary-force-jef
   Source: Canada applies to join UK-led military coalition (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-applies-join-uk-led-military-coalition-says-carneys-office-2026-09-16/

4. According to the 14 September 2026 Reuters report on Carney's investor summit, the meetings took place in which Canadian province?
   Answer: Ontario
   Also accept: ON
   Fun fact: The summit welcomed global investment leaders to Toronto.
   Source: Carney pitches Canada to global investment titans (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/carney-locked-us-trade-war-pitches-canada-global-investment-titans-2026-09-14/
   Source: Government of Ontario (Government of Ontario) https://www.ontario.ca/page/government-ontario

5. On 5 September 2026, which federal agency released the August 2026 Labour Force Survey?
   Answer: Statistics Canada
   Also accept: StatCan
   Fun fact: The Labour Force Survey is Canada's primary monthly jobs report.
   Source: Labour Force Survey, August 2026 (Statistics Canada) https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260905/dq260905a-eng.htm
   Source: Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada) https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/survey/household/3701

6. According to a 14 September 2026 Reuters report, in which Canadian city did the Prime Minister host a two-day investor summit that week?
   Answer: Toronto
   Also accept: Toronto, Ontario
   Fun fact: The report described a two-day summit beginning that Monday.
   Source: Carney pitches Canada to global investment titans (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/carney-locked-us-trade-war-pitches-canada-global-investment-titans-2026-09-14/
   Source: Privy Council Office (Government of Canada) https://www.canada.ca/en/privy-council.html

7. In September 2026, the European Central Bank left its main refinancing rate unchanged. In which city is the ECB headquartered?
   Answer: Frankfurt
   Also accept: Frankfurt am Main
   Say: Frankfurt: FRANK-furt
   Fun fact: The ECB moved into its Frankfurt skyscraper in 2014.
   Source: ECB address (European Central Bank) https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/orga/address/html/index.en.html
   Source: ECB monetary policy decision (European Central Bank) https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp260911~1.en.html

8. According to a 12 September 2026 Reuters report, which Canadian airline warned of flight disruptions during a labour dispute that week?
   Answer: Air Canada
   Also accept: Air Canada Rouge
   Fun fact: Confirm operational status on the carrier's travel advisory before approval.
   Source: Air Canada warns travelers of possible disruptions (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/air-canada-warns-travelers-possible-disruptions-pilot-talks-continue-2026-09-12/
   Source: Air Canada (Air Canada) https://www.aircanada.com/

9. On 10 September 2026, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency announced a new astronaut class. Which Canadian agency partners with NASA on the Artemis program?
   Answer: Canadian Space Agency
   Also accept: CSA; Agence spatiale canadienne
   Fun fact: Canada provides the Canadarm3 robotics for the Gateway lunar outpost.
   Source: Canadian astronauts (Canadian Space Agency) https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/canadian-space-agency-astronauts.asp
   Source: NASA and CSA introduce astronaut candidates (NASA) https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-canadian-space-agency-introduce-astronaut-candidates/

10. According to a Reuters report on 8 September 2026, Canadian counter-tariffs covered about how many US dollars of US goods?
   Answer: 20 billion
   Also accept: $20 billion; 20 billion dollars
   Fun fact: Confirm the dollar figure on the official Government of Canada notice before any paid release.
   Source: Canada's retaliatory tariffs take effect (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/canadas-retaliatory-tariffs-take-effect-us-trade-talks-stall-2026-09-08/
   Source: Global Affairs Canada (Government of Canada) https://www.international.gc.ca/

## Theme (SAMPLE)
Sample round. Not approved for sale.
Timing: About 10 minutes plus marking.

1. Which Canadian invented the telephone, receiving a US patent in 1876?
   Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
   Also accept: Bell; A.G. Bell
   Fun fact: Bell did much of the work at his family home in Brantford, Ontario, and in Boston.
   Source: Alexander Graham Bell (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alexander-graham-bell
   Source: Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (Parks Canada) https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/graham-bell

2. What winter transport did Joseph-Armand Bombardier begin selling in 1937 as the B7?
   Answer: snowmobile
   Also accept: snow machine; Ski-Doo; autoneige
   Say: Bombardier: bom-bar-DYAY
   Fun fact: The later Ski-Doo brand appeared in the late 1950s.
   Source: Joseph-Armand Bombardier (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joseph-armand-bombardier
   Source: Musee J. Armand Bombardier (Musee Bombardier) https://www.museebombardier.com/

3. What medical hormone did Banting, Best, Collip, and Macleod isolate in the early 1920s in Toronto?
   Answer: insulin
   Fun fact: The University of Toronto administered the patents.
   Source: Nobel Prize 1923 (Nobel Prize Outreach) https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1923/summary/
   Source: Insulin (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/insulin

4. Which communication system did Reginald Fessenden demonstrate by transmitting voice by radio in 1906?
   Answer: voice radio
   Also accept: radio; wireless telephony; AM radio
   Say: Fessenden: FESS-en-den
   Fun fact: Fessenden was born in East-Bolton, Quebec.
   Source: Reginald Fessenden (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/reginald-fessenden
   Source: IEEE Canada (IEEE Canada) https://www.ieee.ca/

5. Swedish-American engineer Gideon Sundback refined which garment fastening into the modern zipper while working in Ontario?
   Answer: zipper
   Also accept: zip; zip fastener
   Say: Sundback: SUND-back
   Fun fact: Sundback was born in Sweden and later worked at a factory in St. Catharines, Ontario.
   Source: Gideon Sundback (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gideon-sundback
   Source: Gideon Sundback (Encyclopaedia Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gideon-Sundback

6. Which federal weather radio service broadcasts alerts on dedicated VHF frequencies across Canada?
   Answer: Weatheradio Canada
   Also accept: Weatheradio; Weather Radio
   Fun fact: Environment and Climate Change Canada operates the network.
   Source: Weatheradio (Environment and Climate Change Canada) https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weatheradio.html
   Source: Meteorological Service of Canada (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/meteorological-service-of-canada

7. What clingy kitchen wrap became a North American household staple after polymer research at Canadian Union Carbide plants in the 1950s?
   Answer: Saran wrap
   Also accept: plastic wrap; cling film; food wrap
   Fun fact: The Saran brand later passed to other companies, but the wrap style is still ubiquitous.
   Source: Plastics Industry (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/plastics-industry
   Source: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) https://www.ic.gc.ca/

8. Which electric wheelchair control system is associated with Canadian inventor George Klein after the Second World War?
   Answer: electric wheelchair
   Also accept: powered wheelchair; motorised wheelchair
   Fun fact: Klein worked at the National Research Council.
   Source: George Klein (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/george-klein
   Source: National Research Council Canada (NRC) https://nrc.canada.ca/en

9. What goalie mask pioneer, a Montreal Canadiens player, is often credited with the first regularly used NHL mask in 1959?
   Answer: Jacques Plante
   Also accept: Plante
   Say: Jacques Plante: ZHAK PLAHNT
   Fun fact: Plante returned to the ice wearing a fibreglass mask on 1 November 1959.
   Source: Jacques Plante (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jacques-plante
   Source: Hockey Hall of Fame (Hockey Hall of Fame) https://www.hhof.com/

10. Which instant mashed-potato product is associated with Canadian Edward Asselbergs' 1960s work at the Department of Agriculture?
   Answer: instant mashed potatoes
   Also accept: potato flakes; instant potato flakes
   Say: Asselbergs: ASS-el-bergs
   Fun fact: The process used cooked, dried potato flakes.
   Source: Edward Asselbergs (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edward-asselbergs
   Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) https://agriculture.canada.ca/

## Final question (SAMPLE)
Sample round. Not approved for sale.
Timing: One question.

1. In what year did Nunavut become a Canadian territory?
   Answer: 1999
   Say: Nunavut: NOO-na-voot
   Fun fact: Nunavut was created on 1 April 1999.
   Source: Government of Nunavut (Government of Nunavut) https://www.gov.nu.ca/
   Source: Nunavut (The Canadian Encyclopedia) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nunavut

## Tiebreaker (SAMPLE)
Sample round. Not approved for sale.
Timing: One question.

1. According to Statistics Canada, what was Canada's total population at the 2021 Census?
   Answer: 36991585
   Also accept: 36 991 585; 36992000
   Fun fact: Statistics Canada published 36,991,585 as the 2021 Census of Population count.
   Source: Census Profile 2021 (Statistics Canada) https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E
   Source: Canada tops 36 million (Statistics Canada) https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220209/dq220209a-eng.htm