WATCH: Eric Sorensen reports that a Jeopardy contestant tried and spectacularly failed at Canadian geography. But would Canadians fare any better at the same questions?
An American soldier competing on Jeopardy this week lost all of his winnings while trying to answer questions about Canadian geography.
The failure set off a firestorm of comments on Facebook with many Canadians insulting Americans or otherwise lamenting the idea that Americans don’t know a whole lot about their northern neighbour.
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Mark Little wrote on Facebook: “It makes our prospects of fending off an American invasion easier…they have no clue where they are going.”
Kit Grant commented: “They learn nothing about Canada in their education system and their TV doesn’t help. If you watch the weather on CNN, NOTHING exists above OR below the USA map.”
So that got us thinking – can Canadians answer the same questions correctly? Now, don’t cheat, and try to answer the questions below.
1. An intersection in this provincial capital is the original western terminus of the Trans Canada Highway.
2. The swan is a symbol of this Ontario city. Each year white and black swans are released into the Avon River.
3. This Alberta resort was the first municipality to be incorporated within a Canadian national park.
4. In 1992 this city’s velodrome, once used in the Olympic games was transformed into an environmental biodome.
5. Residents of this Saskatchewan city are called Moose Javians.
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