Summertime!

Which country has the world’s longest coastline?

• Canada

• Australia

• Russia

• Indonesia

Answer explanation

According to Statistics Canada, The longest coastline in the world belongs to Canada. The country’s coastline is 243,042 kilometres in length, including the mainland coast and the coasts of various offshore islands. Indonesia has a coastline of 54,716 kilometres and Russia has a coastline of 37,653 kilometres.

Which Canadian company manufactures the Sea-Doo brand of personal watercraft?

• New Flyer

• Bombardier Recreational Products

• Suncor Energy

• Blackberry

Answer explanation

For Fun Fact Friday, take a look back to the late 1960s and the launch of the first Sea-Doos. These first 1968-69 models were not very successful and the concept sat on the shelf for 20 years. But when it was relaunched in 1988, they created a whole new industry that is still booming today.

Where in Canada did bathtub racing originate?

• Halifax, NS

• Nanaimo, BC

• Laval PQ

• Ajax, ON

Answer explanation

Bathtub racing originated in Nanaimo, BC in 1967. It has spread since that time and bathtub race events are held in other cities in Canada and around the world.

Which British Columbia community bills itself as the Houseboat Capital of Canada?

• Harrison Hot Springs

• Sicamous on Shuswap Lake

• Burns Lake

• Fraser River

Answer explanation

Sicamous, on Shuswap Lake, refers to itself as the Houseboat Capital of Canada. There are more than 200 rental houseboats in the community.

Which type of canoe, now mostly used for sport, originated with the Inuit people of Greenland?

• Flatboat

• Pirogue

• Kayak

• Skiff

Answer explanation

One of the two common types of canoes used for recreation and sport (the other being the Canadian canoe), a kayak has a pointed bow and stern and no keel and is covered except for a cockpit in which the paddler or paddlers sit, facing forward and using a double-bladed paddle. It originated with the Inuit of Greenland.

Which of these water sports uses a one-person craft called a sailboard?

• surfing

• kayaking

• parasailing

• windsurfing

Answer explanation

Windsurfing combines aspects of sailing and surfing on a one-person craft called a sailboard. A sailboard is composed of a board and a rig.

Which of these swimming strokes is believed to be the oldest?

• breaststroke

• side stroke

• butterfly stroke

• backstroke

Answer explanation

The breaststroke is believed to be the oldest of swimming strokes and is much used in lifesaving and recreational swimming as well as in competitive swimming.

Which of these sports is also known as water ballet?

• canoe slalom

• diving

• water polo

• synchronized swimming

Answer explanation

Synchronized swimming is a form of exhibition swimming in which the movements of one or more swimmers are synchronized with musical accompaniment.

The Beachcombers, a CBC television show about a log salvager, was filmed in coastal British Columbia. In which community was it filmed?

• Tofino

• Prince George

• Cranbrook

• GIbsons

Answer explanation

The Beachcombers, which ran from 1972 to 1990, was filmed in and near Gibsons, B.C. Some of the landmarks from the television show can still be seen in the Sunshine Coast community today.

Hockey is Canada’s official winter sport. What is Canada’s official summer sport?

• Canadian Football

• Lacrosse

• Soccer

• Rugby

Answer explanation

The National Sports of Canada Act has lacrosse as Canada's official summer sport. The act is from 1994. Previously, lacrosse had been declared the national game of Canada in 1859.