Ah, Heritage Minutes – so great that they themselves should be a heritage moment.
Covering everything from maple syrup to the Halifax explosion, the series of 79 minute-long clips connected us to our country’s most iconic historical moments in equal parts awe and laughter.
Indeed, back in ’91 they were Drake big.
Every once in a while a jarring quote from these most glorious pieces of video production inadvertantly enters our conversation, and so here we are, studying each one on a Friday afternoon on Wikipedia.
In the spirit of doing something stimulating for the brain before washing it all away in a sea of suds once the workday expires, we want to know: How well do you know your Canadian Heritage Minutes?
Try to answer the 9 questions below, and if for no other reason than your own pleasure, play the video after to see if you were correct.
1. “Kanata” is an Aboriginal word meaning ___.
2. The co-creator of this superhero in tights was Canadian. What is his name?
3. “Is this some kind of Canadian joke, sir?” James Naismith’s prized baskets held what before being converted to basketball nets?
4. What was little Molly’s original, Irish name before being changed to Belanger by a Quebec court?
5. “Why Pooh, son?” Winnie the Pooh was named after this Canadian city…
6. “30,000 pounds of this sweet gift.” Who were the first people to harvest Canada’s national treasure, maple syrup?
7. “She’s loaded, boys, you gotta get outta here!” How many died during the Halifax explosion?
8. Vimy Ridge was the first significant victory of the First World War, led by Canadian soldiers. “And mother, I thought, ____.”
9. The Montreal Royals were instrumental in paving the way for this major breakthrough in professional baseball…
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