QUIZ: A celebration of bears

Published 11:50 am Monday, October 27, 2025

By Staff reports

Do you know which Canadian community bills itself as the Polar Bear Capital of the World? (Alan Wilson/Wikimedia Commons photo)
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Do you know which Canadian community bills itself as the Polar Bear Capital of the World? (Alan Wilson/Wikimedia Commons photo)
Do you know which Canadian community bills itself as the Polar Bear Capital of the World? (Alan Wilson/Wikimedia Commons photo)
A remote wildlife camera caught this black bear eating grass in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. (Photo submitted by Parks Canada)
Bear conflicts and aggressive behaviour are possible. At this time of year, bears are preparing to hibernate. (Black Press file photo)
A black bear at a campsite in Golden Ears Provincial Park in British Columbia. (Black Press file photo)
Michael Bond’s famous blue-coated bear adjusts to life with the Brown family and winds up on a series of misadventures in process in the charming and very funny Paddington 2. (StudioCanal photo)

In many parts of Canada, bears are preparing for hibernation.

During this time of the year, a bear can consume 20,000 calories a day.

While bears are wildlife, they also appear in children’s stories and cartoons, as toys and mascots and as part of Canadian popular culture.

How much do you know about bears in the wild and in culture?

Put your knowledge to the test with these 12 questions.

Good luck.


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