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1. you know that comedian, Jim Carrey, is a Canadian. He also has U.S. citizenship, received in 2004.

2. you know that pop singer, Anne Murray, was the first female, Canadian solo singer to reach #1 on the U.S. charts. To know this, you might also be a senior citizen.

3. you spell “centre” with an “r-e” and not an “e-r,” you spell cheque with a “q-u-e” and not a “c-k,” and you say “zed” not “zee” for the last letter of the alphabet.

4. you know that a “_______” is a one dollar coin and that a “toonie” is a two dollar coin.

5. you know how the annual Terry Fox Run came to be. Google it yourself for an inspiring young person’s story.

6. you know what serviettes, poutine and toques are. I’m not telling.

7. you know that the IMAX motion picture system was created by a Canadian company.

8. you know who the Group of Seven are. (a famous group consisting of seven Canadian artists from 1920 to 1933 whose paintings were inspired by Canadian landscape)

9. you know that Canada’s Thanksgiving is the second (name the day) of October.

10. that Canada’s McKenzie River is the second largest river system in North America.