This is a lame attempt to “cram” a trivia topic that is a strong one for one of my trivia players who will be absent in our next trivia tournament. Without further ado, here goes! Some facts about Canada!

Ren and Stimpy as “Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen”

Canada’s Regions/Postal Abbreviations/Capitals

Atlantic

• Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)/St. John’s
• Prince Edward Island (PE)/Charlottetown
• Nova Scotia (NS)/Halifax
• New Brunswick (NB/Fredericton

Central Canada

• Quebec (QC)/Québec City
• Ontario (ON)/Toronto

Prairie Provinces

• Manitoba (MB)/Winnipeg
• Saskatchewan (SK)/Regina
• Alberta (AB)/Edmonton

West Coast

• British Columbia (BC)/Victoria

North/Territories

• Nunavut (NV)/Iqaluit
• Northwest Territories (NT)/Yellowknife
• Yukon Territory (YT)/Whitehorse

Most Populous Cities (2016)

1. Toronto (ON), 5.9 M
2. Montreal (QC), 4.0 M
3. Vancouver (BC), 2.4 M
4. Calgary (AB), 1.39 M
5. Ottawa (ON), 1.323 M
6. Edmonton (AB), 1.321 M
7. Québec City (QC) 800,296
8. Winnipeg (AB), 778,489
9. Hamilton (ON), 747,545
10. Kitchener (ON), 523,894

U.S. States Bordering Canada

Take a gander at this handy map to see which provinces/U.S. states get all touchy-feely with each other!

1. Alaska
2. Idaho
3. Maine
4. Michigan
5. Minnesota
6. Montana
7. New Hampshire
8. New York
9. North Dakota
10. Ohio
11. Pennsylvania
12. Vermont
13. Washington