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CANADA QUIZ
TEST YOUR SKILLS AS A HISTORIAN
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CANADA QUIZ
Try your hand at answering a sampling of questions from the Dominion Institute’s annual Canadian history quizEvery year, the Dominion Institutes assembles a sampling of questions on Canadian history, politics, art, and culture to try and encourage Canadians to learn more about the country’s past
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1. Which Canadian Prime Minister sought the advice of his dead mother and dog?
A John Diefenbaker
B Mackenzie King
C Brian Mulroney
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2. Name Canada’s first francophone Prime Minister who proclaimed: “The 20th century will belong to Canada.”
A Wilfrid Laurier
B Pierre Trudeau
C Louis St. Laurent
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3. Where did General Wolfe and the British Army defeat the French army for control of Quebec in 1759?
A The Salisbury Plains
B The Great Plains
C The Plains of Abraham
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4. Which doctor was responsible for the discovery of insulin in 1923?
A Emily Stowe
B Frederick Banting
C David Suzuki
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5. Who was Canada’s famous ‘flying ace’ of the First World War?
A Raymond Collishaw
B Billy Bishop
C William Claxton
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6. From 1950 to 1955, over 25,000 Canadian service men and women took part in the Cold Wars first major armed conflict. What was the name of this war?
A The Korean War
B The Vietnam War
C World War Two
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7. Name the now extinct people who once inhabited Newfoundland.
A The Beothuk
B The Micmac
C The Acadians
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8. National referendums are nothing new in Canada. In 1942, a national referendum sparked a fierce debate over military service and national unity. What was this plebiscite about?A Conscription
B War Bonds
C Medicare
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9. What product made of dried meat and berries, was sold to fur traders for their long voyages into and out of the Canadian interior and became a competitive industry in the Canadas West?A Bannock
B Pemmican
C Caribou Steak
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10. Name the Irish Independence movements whose raids where an important factor in the move towards Confederation.A The Fenian Brotherhood
B The Irish Republican Army
C St. Patrick’s Posse
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11. The 1988 federal election was fought which contentious issue?
A The HST tax
B Patronage
C Free Trade
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12. In the First World War a massive ammunitions explosion in a Canadian city killed 1600, injured 9000 and left thousands more homeless. Where did this occur?
A Toronto
B Vancouver
C Halifax
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13. To resolve the 1956 Suez Crisis, Lester B. Pearson proposed the creation of a new type of UN mandated military force. Used in conflict zones ever since, what are these forces usually called?A Emergency Forces
B Peacekeepers
C Military Monitors
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14. During the Second World War, thousands of Canadians were forcibly evacuated from the West Coast of Canada because of their ethnic origin. Who were these Canadians?A Japanese-Canadians
B Chinese-Canadians C Acadians
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15. Which province was the first to introduce Medicare?
A Saskatchewan
B Alberta
C Quebec
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16. Which province was the last to join Confederation?
A British Columbia
B Prince Edward Island
C Newfoundland
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17. Which of the following people is associated with the first permanent European settlement in what became Canada?A Christopher Columbus
B Samuel de Champlain
C Henry Hudson
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18. Name the commander of the French forces when Quebec was attacked by the English in 1759.
A Marquis de Montcalm
B Marquis de Wolfe
C Marquis de Vaudreuil
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19. What was the French name given to the rugged woodsmen who worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company?A Bonhommes de neige
B Hommes forts
C Coureurs de bois
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20. Name the star player from Canadas winning-est team whose suspension caused a riot in 1955.
A Maurice Richard
B Todd Bertuzzi
C Wayne Gretzky
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21. Which of the following was Canada’s most famous single victory in the First World War that consisted of the capture of a key ridge on the Western Front
A Battle of Vichy
B Battle of Vimy Ridge
C Battle of Ortona
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22. In 1942, almost 1000 Canadians lost their lives in a tragic assault on a French seaside town. Name that town.A Caen
B Vimy
C Dieppe
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23. In 1864, colonial representatives first met in PEI to discuss the idea of a federal union of all the British North American provinces. What was the name of the famous meeting?A The Confederation Conference
B The Charlottetown Conference
C The Union Conference
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24.When did Canada eliminate the one dollar bill and replace in with the Loonie coin?
A 1974
B 1987
C 1994
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Answers
• B – MACKENZIE KING• A – Wilfrid Laurier• C – The Plains of
Abraham1. B – Frederick Banting2. B – Billy Bishop3. A – The Korean War4. A – The Beothuk5. A – Conscription6. B – Pemmican7. A – The Fenian
Brotherhood8. C – Free Trade
12. C - Halifax13. B – Peacekeepers14. A – Japanese Canadians15. A - Saskatchewan16. C – Newfoundland17. B – Samuel de
Champlain18. A – Marquis de Montcalm19. C – Coureurs de bois20. A – Maurice Richard21. B – Battle of Vimy Ridge22. C - Dieppe23. B – The Charlottetown
Conference24. B - 1994