Canadian Businesses

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Laura Secord started out as a hand-made chocolate shop in Toronto in 1913 and now sells chocolates and ice cream in over 120 locations in Canada. Who/what was the store named after? The owner's daughter A shop in England The owner's wife A Canadian heroine

2. Which of the following fast-food chains operates solely in Canada? Dairy Queen Wendy's Harvey's McDonald's

3. This company started in 1893 in Windsor, Ontario and is now the largest Canadian manufacturer of this product. What is the product? (Think: Windsor) Fertilizer Sugar Salt Tea

4. Which home improvement/hardware store often states in their advertising that they are 100% Canadian owned and operated? Canadian Tire Home Hardware Rona Home Depot

5. Which company is the largest independent manufacturer of ice cream in Canada? Ben & Jerry's Baskin Robbins Breyer's Chapman's

6. This Canadian entrepreneur used to be a RCMP officer before founding Boston Pizza. In 2006, he appeared for the first time on CBC's "Dragon's Den" where young entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in hopes of getting financial backing from one of the Dragons. Which Dragon is he? Kevin O'Leary Robert Herjavec Bruce Coxon Jim Treliving

7. Canadian Tire money was introduced in 1958 as cash bonus coupons. They are currently available in the following denominations: 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, $1 & $2. What is the name given to the person on the bills? Canadian Tire Guy Joe McTire Sandy McTire He doesn't have a name.

8. Birks was started in 1879 as a small jewellery store in Montreal and now has stores in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Who was the founder? William Birks Henry Birks John Birks Gerald Birks

9. Moosehead brewery, founded in 1867, is Canada's oldest independent brewer. In 1928, it moved its headquarters to which city? St. John, New Brunswick Timmins, Ontario Halifax, Nova Scotia Sudbury, Ontario

10. M & M Meat Shops Ltd. started in 1980 and now has over 450 locations across Canada. Which of the following is true about M & M Meat Shops? They offer one aisle shopping. They never flash freeze their products. Their products are always fresh, never frozen. They only sell meat.