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Choose a category to show related flashcards.Skip Navigation LinksA famous Inuit artist. She made modern Inuit art, like prints and soapstone sculptures.
The Canadian Football League (CFL).
• It is Canada’s national winter sport • Canadians watch this sport more than any other sport • The Stanley cup is for men • The Clarkson cup is for women • The players wear skates
• It was introduced by Canada’s Scottish pioneers
• The players push a “rock” across the ice
• Some players have to sweep with a broom
• The “rock” has a handle on it
• It is Canada’s official summer sport
• It was first played by the Aboriginal people
• Players play in teams during this game
• Players throw a ball, and have a stick with a net on it to catch the ball
1920s: A famous group of Canadian landscape painters who painted the wilderness in Canada.
A member of the Group of Seven from British Columbia. She painted images from Aboriginal culture and the West Coast forests.
A member of the Group of Seven. His most famous painting is called "The Jack Pine".
A group of artists from Quebec.
A member of Les Automatistes from Quebec. He was an abstract painter.
A famous sculptor from Quebec. He made historical sculptures.
Name 3 Canadian filmmakers
(1) Denys Arcand (2) Norman Jewison (3) Atom Egoyan
1891: He invented basketball.
1891: What sport was invented?
Basketball.
Canada's national winter sport
Hockey.
A great Canadian hockey player. He played for the Edmonton Oilers.
1972: What did Canada win?
Canada won an important hockey game against Russia.
She wona a gold medial in speed skating at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
A double Olympic gold medalist and a world record sprinter.
He was an Olympic gold medalist. He is also an important activist for gay and lesbian Canadians.
A world wheelchair racer and Paralympic champion.
He lost his right leg to cancer when he was 18 years old. He began a cross-country run across Canada to raise money for Cancer research.
1980: The name for Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money for Cancer research.
1985: He went around the world in his wheelchair to raise money for spinal cord research
A trophy that teams in the Canadian Football League (CFL) can win. Named after Lord Grey who donated the trophy to the Canadian Football League (CFL).
A popular game that is different from American football, and different from what other countries call football (soccer).
1909: Governor General. The Grey Cup is named after him.
An Olympic medial winning track and field champion during the late 1920's and 1930s.
