Spelling challenge: Canadian winter festivals

With unique festivals happening across the country all winter long, we have every reason to bundle up, get outside and embrace all that our snowy Canadian winters have to offer!

But before you trade your blanket for your snow pants, test your spelling knowledge with our quiz! Each of the 10 sentences below features a Canadian winter festival. See if you can choose the correct spelling for the missing word.

1. Skate on the world’s longest rink and play in a giant snow playground during Winterlude, held every in our nation’s capital.

Febuery

Febuary

February

2. During Edmonton’s Chiseled competition, each team of must turn multiple blocks of ice into a masterpiece in only a few days.

sculptors

sculpters

sculptars

3. FROSTival has something for everyone, including outdoor winter activities and culinary events!

Fredrikton’s

Fredricton’s

Fredericton’s

4. The Festival du Voyageur, a celebration of Manitoba’s Francophone , features a beard-growing contest, horse-drawn sleigh rides and much more!

herritage

heritage

hairitage

5. During Banff’s SnowDays, you can witness skijoring, an event in which cross-country are pulled down Banff Avenue by horse.

skiyers

skiiers

skiers

6. The Yukon Rendezvous Society’s annual festival features some unusual events, including chainsaw chucking and performances by cancan dancers in snowshoes!

Sourdough

Sourdoe

Sauerdough

7. Toonik Tyme is a celebration of Inuit culture in Iqaluit, where temperatures are perfect for building igloos.

Artic

Artick

Arctic

8. During the Carnaval de Québec, visit festival Bonhomme at his ice palace, watch an ice canoe race and bathe in the snow!

mascot

maskot

mascott

9. Started in 1898 by a Norwegian skiing , British Columbia’s Rossland Winter Carnival is said to be Canada’s oldest winter festival.

enthusiaste

enthusiast

enthousiast

10. During the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights, visitors can drive along an eight-kilometre route beautifully with over 3 million lights.

illuminated

illuminnated

illumminated