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Author Colombo, John Robert, 1936-

Title 1000 questions about Canada : places, people, things, and ideas : a question-and-answer book on Canadian facts and culture / John Robert Colombo
Published Toronto ; Tonawanda, N.Y. : Dundurn, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (408 pages)
Contents Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- People -- Places -- Things -- Ideas
Summary What are "snow worms?" Are there more moose than people in the Yukon? What is the meaning of the word "Niagara?" Where will you find the world's largest perogy? Does Elvis have a street in Ottawa named after him? What was Pierre Elliott Trudeau's favourite snack food? Which province was the last to shift traffic from the left-hand side of the road to the right? These are some of the questions that are asked--and answered--in 1000 Questions About Canada. Every reader with an ounce (or a gram) of curiosity will find these intriguing questions and thoughtful answers fascinating to read and ponder. This book is for people who love curious lore and who want to know more about the country in which they live
Notes Includes index
"A Hounslow book."
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Subject HISTORY -- General.
SUBJECT Canada -- Miscellanea
Subject Canada
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea
Reference works
Reference works.
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 1417572205
9781417572205
0888822324
9780888822321
1282814257
9781282814257
9781459718203
1459718208
Other Titles One thousand questions about Canada