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Canada quiz

Canada comes up in 7 quizzes: 17 Explorer photos, 3 numbers, 13 trivia questions, flag, outline and the Americas map. Niagara Falls and CN Tower are among its 17 photos.

7 quizzes·Capital Ottawa·17 places in Explorer

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Quick round · 8 questions

8 questions about Canada only, mixed from every pack it appears in. Scored on the spot.

Canada at a glance

Capital	Ottawa
Continent	The Americas
Location	Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Population	39 million (2025 estimate), 37th of 196
Area	9,984,670 km², 2nd of 196
People per km²	3.9
Land borders	United States (8,891 km), Denmark (1.3 km)
Coastline	202,080 km
Highest point	Mount Logan, 5,959 m
Official languages	French and English
Currency	Canadian dollar
Flag colours	red and white
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+1
Largest cities	Toronto (6.4 million), Montreal (4.3 million), Vancouver (2.7 million), Calgary (1.6 million)
Terrain	Mostly plains with mountains in west, lowlands in southeast
Climate	Varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Where the name comes from	The name is probably derived from the Huron or Iroquois word kanata, meaning village or camp
In our quizzes	7 packs

Canada borders the United States (8,891 km) and Denmark (1.3 km) and has 202,080 km of coast. By area Canada is 2nd of 196 countries, just behind Russia and ahead of the United States. Mount Logan rises to 5,959 m; only 14 countries reach higher.

Facts from the CIA World Factbook and Wikidata; questions from our quiz packs. Updated 6 November 2026.

Where it is

Canada on the map of the Americas. In the Americas map quiz you tap it.

Places to find

17 in Explorer

Niagara Falls, Canada — **Niagara Falls**
The thundering waterfalls straddling the US–Canada border.
Photo: DXR / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

CN Tower, Toronto, Canada — **CN Tower**Toronto
A slender concrete communications tower over Lake Ontario.
Photo: Scott Webb scottwebb / CC0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Axel Heiberg Island, Canada — **Axel Heiberg Island**
A remote Arctic island of fossil forests and glaciers, with no permanent residents.
Photo: Matti&Keti; Lorenz.King@geogr.uni-giessen.de / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Lake Athabasca, Canada — **Lake Athabasca**
A vast northern lake with Canada's largest active sand dunes on its shore.
Photo: randreu / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Banff National Park, Canada — **Banff National Park**
Canada's first national park, turquoise lakes beneath the Rockies.
Photo: Florian Fuchs / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

Edmonton, Canada — **Edmonton**
Alberta's capital, gateway to the north and home of one of the world's largest malls.
Photo: IQRemix / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons licence

All 17 Canada photos in Explorer →

Questions we ask

Question	Answer
In what country is Toronto?	Canada
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?	Canada
Niagara Falls is on the border between Canada and which country?	United States
Which is the longest river in Canada?	Mackenzie
Which country has more lakes than the rest of the world combined?	Canada
Which is the largest lake entirely within Canada?	Great Bear Lake
Which is the highest mountain in Canada?	Mount Logan
Which old mountain range runs from Alabama up into Canada?	Appalachians
Which mountain range runs down western North America from Canada to New Mexico?	Rocky Mountains
How many provinces does Canada have?	10
What currency does Canada use?	Dollar
Which country has both English and French as official languages?	Canada
Which country’s flag has a red maple leaf?	Canada
What is the population of Canada? (millions)	41 million
In what year did Canada become a confederation?	1867
What is the area of Canada? (in thousand km²)	9,985 thousand km²

Facts from our quizzes

Canada has the longest coastline in the world at 202,080 km, so long it would take over four years to walk it at a steady pace.

Moraine Lake. A glacier-fed turquoise lake beneath the Valley of the Ten Peaks.

Québec City. A grand château-hotel above a walled old town on the St. Lawrence.

Gros Morne National Park. Fjords and a bare orange tableland where the Earth's mantle lies exposed.

Calgary. Alberta's largest city, home of the Stampede rodeo and the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Nahanni National Park Reserve. A wilderness river park with Virginia Falls, twice the height of Niagara.

Canada, question by question

The flag round shows the United States, Mexico and Cuba next to Canada. For the outline, the other choices are Russia, the United States and Greenland. The United States is on both lists.

Trivia asks: “In what country is Toronto?” The answer is Canada. It also asks: “Which country has the longest coastline in the world?” (Canada). In numbers we hold a population of 41 million, the year 1867 (Canada become a confederation) and an area of 9,985 thousand square kilometres. Niagara Falls and CN Tower, two of 17 Canada photos, are marked easy; Moraine Lake is marked hard.

Every Canada question, with streaks and a leaderboard, is in the app.

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Questions and answers

What is the capital of Canada?

The capital of Canada is Ottawa.

Which continent is Canada in?

Canada is in the Americas.

What is the population of Canada?

About 39 million (2025 estimate).

Which countries border Canada?

Canada borders the United States and Denmark.

What is the highest point in Canada?

Mount Logan, at 5,959 m.

What is the official language of Canada?

There are 2: French and English.