4 explorers find land north of the United States 4 explorers find land north of the United States, and decide to claim it as their own. They make a simple flag out of some leaves and stick it in the ground. "Looks great, eh?" An explorer says. A second explorer agrees. "Yeah, it's perfect! We can call it the official flag of... um..." "...We need a name for this place, eh?" A third explorer says. Everyone else nods in agreement. They start thinking of names for their new land, but can't really find one they like. "How about this?" An explorer says. "We can write down some letters and throw them in a hat, then pick some at random and see if that helps." The other explorers agree. "Sure, why not." "I suppose it can't hurt." "Worth a shot, eh?" So they write down some letters and throw them in a hat. Three explorers pick a letter at random, while the fourth one grabs some more writing supplies. "Okay, what did you all get?" "I got a 'C', eh?" "I got a 'N', eh?" "I got a 'D', eh?" And so the new land was named, "CANADA".