This will be easy for Canadians. I was wondering how many provinces and territories can people name without googling. There are 10 provinces and three territories.

You are right, too easy for Canadians. Even with the tricky bit of a fairly recent change to the official name of one of them.

Ummm,

I managed a pitiful 9/13 for definite - another I am not overly sure on Going to have to google the others now!

Wow! That is really good, jon! I have to ask if you knew that Newfoundland was a province or is that the one you have to google.

Nope, I got Newfoundland :P its the other ones in the South East corner that get me.

Well I can name all thirteen, but I won't post them to keep the challenge going for others.

Ok Thank You Guitar

I can name all 13 of them without googling as well. I've been to only one, and what I saw was breathtaking.

Dave, it is good to hear that you found the place where you visited very nice.

Where were you, Dave? Seeing you are in Texas, I'm thinking you might have come up to my neck of the woods.

Here are Canada's 10 Provinces and Territories:

Provinces:

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Québec
Saskatchewan

Territories:
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut

My sister lives in Florida and her next-door-neighbors are "snowbirds" (folks from up north who keep winter homes in the south) who are from Canada. They call Florida the 11th Province because there are so many Canadians there! Lovely people...she keeps an eye on their house during the summer, and they keep her supplied with Tim Horton's coffee.

Yes, people where I live consider Florida the 11th province. It is so beautiful that we keep going to Florida year after year. Florida is awesome! Anyone that comes to Canada, knows that it is famous for Tim Horton's coffee. By the way, we mostly go back to Florida not only for the weather but to see such a kind and friendly people again.

I couldn't remember the last territory- the rest came to me easily.

BTW, we've had Tim Hortons springing up all over the place here - everyone seems to like them!

I was wondering if anyone can tell me why USA refers to fifty states when there are fifty two.

52 states?

alabama, arkansas, arizona, alaska, connecticut, colorado, california, delaware, florida, georgia, hawaii, idaho, iowa, indiana, illinois, kentucky, kansas, louisiana, maine, maryland, michigan, mississippi, missouri, montana, massachusetts, minesota, north dakota, north carolina, new york, new jersey, new hampshire, new mexico, nevada, nebraska, ohio oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, south carolina, tennessee, texas, utah, virginia, vermont, west virginia, washington, wyoming, wisconsin.

Thats 50.

Theres the district of columbia, but that's not a state. I'm not sure what else there is?

edit: and to anyone who's wondering, I actually wrote those out. I didn't cheat. I just know them all.

Oh ok thank you Gary. I always thought there were 52 states. Thanks for clarification.

Not a problem. Always willing to help a fellow Atlantic Canadian

billiejj,I wish a Tim Hortons would spring up here in Hawaii! I guess my best bet would be to hope for one to open up in Florida, then I could visit when I go see my sister.

trevor1968, there are most definitely only 50 American states. Alaska and Hawaii were the last added in 1959.

Here's a question for you Canadians: what exactly is the difference between a province and a territory?

It is hard to explain but this website gives the easiest explanation:
http://www.kidzone.ws/geography/constitution.htm

However, if there is any Canadians that can explain it to missmu, please feel free to do so. It would make it easier if someone explains it well.

Actually, that pretty much sums it up. The Territories do have territorial governments, much like the provincial government, but they have a little less power. They have a voice in constitutional matters, but not a large one.
I may be wrong, maybe someone from the Territories will correct me, but I believe NWT at least works on the consensus system, rather than the adversarial one of the provincial governments.
To an American, even our provincial governments would seem to have fairly limited powers, if I understand it correctly. The way I was taught in school, in Canada, everything not directly stated as a provincial responsibility is that of the federal government. In the US, everything not spelled out as federal jurisdiction belongs to the states. (Roughly speaking)

In general, Canadians prefer not to talk or think about the Constitution, as the last time we tried it, it gave us a headache. (and a big bill)

Thank You, Agony. Well said.

I beleive it was in Brownies or Girl Guides that I was taught a song to remember the 10 provinces (as there were only three territories I guess they figured we'd remember those easily;)
Newfoundland and PEI, Nova scotia, and New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, from there you'll see Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC.
The eastern provinces were sung slow and the rest sung fast to the tune of london bridges falling down!
I've never forgotten it!