Now You Know Canada
| Author | : Doug Lennox |
| Publisher | : Dundurn |
| Total Pages | : 215 |
| Release | : 2017-06-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781459739444 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1459739442 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (442 Downloads) |
Download or read book Now You Know Canada written by Doug Lennox and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2017-06-03 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A National Bestseller! A new collection of the best Canadian trivia in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday. Just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday comes this collection of the best in Canadian questions and answers, covering history, famous Canadians, sports, word origins, geography, and everything in between. In these pages, you’ll learn the answers to questions like: Where did the word Canuck come from? How did an aristocratic French girl become a Canadian Robinson Crusoe? What famous explorer played hockey in the Arctic? Who was the first black woman elected to Canada’s Parliament? What unlikely team beat Canada for the gold medal for hockey in the 1936 Winter Olympics? How did the Halifax Explosion occur?
