VFK Canada Day Mini-Quest (2012)

July 1, 2012
 July 2, 2012
 July 8, 2012
 July 9, 2012	
==Description==
Today is Canada Day! Today, Canadians will be thinking about fireworks, cookouts, warm weather and spending time with their families! However, Canada Day is not just about picnics, sparklers and having a big birthday party, there is a long history associated with the celebration. On today's quest, we will take a mini look at the history of Canada Day!<BR>
 
Your reward for completing this quest will be 1,000 credits, and a Canada Day Shirt!<BR><BR><BR>
===Prizes===
===Questions===
1. Canada Day has been known by several other names in the past. What was the original name of Canada Day? 
* Donut Day
* Province Day
* Dominion Day
* Republic Day<BR><BR>
2. Other names for Canada Day are the First of July, Confederation Day and July the First! Canada Day celebrates the events that took place on this day in 1867. This was the day that the British North America Act formed the Canadian federal government. The act declared Canada as an independent dominion (or territory of England) and created its original name of Dominion Day. Go to the Crossroads outside your garden gate, and say: "Oh, Canada!"<BR><BR>
3. A vote of Parliament changed the name of Dominion Day to Canada Day. This was not a popular decision with all Canadians. Some people felt that a piece of Canada's 115-year-old heritage was lost. Despite the objections, the name Canada Day stuck firmly. Which of the following would not be a popular way to celebrate Canada Day?
* Parties
* Parades
* Picnics
* Marathon Dance contest<BR><BR>
4. Canada got its name from the Huron and Iroquois Indians' word kanata, which means village. Go to the Corner of Balta Street in Victorian Age and say: "Happy Canada Day!"<BR><BR>
===Answers===
1. Dominion Day
2. Go to the Crossroads outside your garden gate, and say: "Oh, Canada!"
3. Marathon Dance contest
4. Go to the Corner of Balta Street in Victorian Age and say: "Happy Canada Day!"
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