Dear Americans, How Well Do You Know Canada?

It has been an interesting year and a half for the relationship between Canada and the United States, two countries marking birthdays this week. Canada turned 159 on Wednesday, and America is 250 on Saturday. It got us thinking about how much Americans really know about Canada.

Take our quiz and find out. To our American friends, because it’s your birthday we made it a little bit about you. And if you find it difficult, we’re sorry. Let’s start with an easy one.

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What is considered the oldest trophy in North American professional sports?

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What primarily accelerated the Confederation of Canada in 1867?

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Who once said that the conquest of Canada would be “a mere matter of marching?"

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Why did Benjamin Franklin spend three decades working to annex Canada?

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What is an untrue fact about Canada?

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Which Canadian city came to the United States’ aid after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001?

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Canada’s Caesar most resembles (but is superior to) which American cocktail?

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Which state has the longest border with Canada?

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Which U.S. president had a summer home in Canada?

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Tensions between the U.S. and Canada have escalated before. What did not spark a skirmish?

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What is common to both Canadian and American football?

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Which Canadian singer or band has never written a song about a shipwreck?

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Canada has two national sports. (You might know one.) What are they?

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What is a “Shawinigan handshake”?

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Canada has the most lakes in the world, as many as two million. Of these, which is the largest?