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DIS OR DAT QUIZ: Canada or USA?

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Are you familiar with the DIS or DAT format? It’s very simple: I give you a statement and you have to decide whether it is true for Canada or for the US – or both. Do share how well you do 🙂

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  • Question of

    I am the second biggest country in North America.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    My motto is “From Sea to Sea”.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    I used to be part of the British Empire.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    Canada’s population is approximately _____ that of the USA.

    • One quarter
    • One fifth
    • One ninth
  • Question of

    I have a border 8,891 kilometres (5,525 miles) long with my largest neighbour.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    The first Europeans to reach my territory were Norsemen.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    I have coastline on the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    My head of state is not elected.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    I have over 2,000,000 lakes.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    I spend more on education per student than any other nation.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    My largest city is not my capital.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    I am the second largest country in the world.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    In continental North America, I have a land border with just two countries.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    I was the first country in the world to gain full independence from a European power.

    • US
    • Canada
    • Both
  • Question of

    The US dollar is made up of 100 cents. How many cents in the Canadian dollar?

    • 110
    • 90
    • 100
    • None. There are 100 pence in a Canadian dollar.

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  3. 6 out of 15. Maybe I should have tried harder. Wait, we were part of the empire? How soon we forget. Britain’s rebellious and unthankful child that we are. (I should have lied about my score) oh, good grief/

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  8. I got 11 correct.

    But, for the first time, I caught you. Question 6 is incorrect. There were archaeological findings of Vikings in what is the US as of the 6th century. Making it correct to pick both as the answer!

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  10. 11 our of 15. Not bad for an old French Canadian broad like me. But one question, Canada holds elections to elect his Prime Minister which in my mind is the head of state unless you still think of Queen Elizabeth as head of state or her representative the governor general… I am confused…

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    • Thanks for the feedback, old French Canadian broad 😀 😀 I checked out that matter and the situation is that Canada is a “Realm of the Commonwealth” whereby it “is a sovereign state in which Queen Elizabeth II is the reigning constitutional monarch and head of state.” A total of 16 countries enjoy this status, including Australia, New Zealand and the UK itself.
      So, your PM is head of government, just like here, but not head of state. Our head of state is our president, who is elected but has no political power. We left the Commonwealth in the 1940s.

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