To answer your earlier question, there are lots of survey of Canadian teens. They don't do very well on Canadian history. Slightly better on American history though.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How many provinces are there in Canada? 10, plus 3 territories. (We nearly got Martinique after WWI, but the deal fell through. Would have made a nice Winter getaway). > When do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving? October (when the harvest comes in up here). Turkeys, but no tall hats and buckle shoes. > > Have you heard of the RCMP? The Romanian Coalition of Masculine Poodles? > What is the capital of Canada? Bytown (look it up). > > When did Canada become an Independent Country? 1867, sort of. Then again in 1982, again, sort of. > Who was Stephen Black? see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo1De14wUwY > When the slaves in Canada freed? 1796 in Upper Canada (roughly today's southern Ontario). I'm not sure about the other colonies that later became parts of Canada. All over the British Empire by about 1830 (at least on paper). One notable set of former colonies decided not to come along with everyone for about 35 more years. > What tree leaf is on the Canadian flag? Maple (but strangely, not a Red Maple) > Who is Bruce Cockburn? A guy who the Bare Naked Ladies like to cover. > Who is Christopher Green? An economics professor at McGill University in Montreal. > What is O' Canada? No apostrophe. Anyone named Calixa Lavallee gets my vote not matter what the song is like. > Here is a map of Canada! Show me the Maritime provinces. PEI, NS, and NB. Newfoundland, being an island in the ocean, is NOT a Maritime Province, though it is an Atlantic province. Go figr! What do I win? :-) Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ "Part of respecting another person is taking the time to criticise his or her views." - Melissa Lane, in a /Guardian/ obituary for philosopher Peter Lipton ================================= --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
