Canadian Facts #1

Which of these cities in located approximately midway between Kingston and Montreal?

How many "Numbered Treaties" were signed between the first Nations and the reigning monarch of Canada?

Which French explorer is often regarded as the "founder of Canada"?

Canada's First (Formal) Bank was Toronto-Dominion Bank (est. 1817).

Canada got its name from an Indigenous word that means what in English?

Canada's First (Anglican) Church was St. Pauls in Halifax, Nova Scotia (est. 1750).

Inspired by educator Kate Henderson, who painted the 1885 piece "A Meeting of the School Trustees"?

In 1879, William Heseler contructed Canada's first known grain elevator in Saskatchewan.

Canada' first newspaper wasw the Halifax Gazette (est Mar, 1752).

George Stanley was a Canadian historian who also happened to be the designer of what?

Laure Secord was recognized as a Canadian hero during which war?

In 1885, smallpox hit Montreal hard and led to vaccination mandates.

Which Nova Scotia town is called "the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America"?

The first traces of humans in North America date back 24,000 years ago in which Canadian province or territory?

Canada's first war/battle was the Battle of Vinland in 1003.

Africville was a predominantly Black Canadian community located in which Eastern coast city?

"The Great Upheaval" was the mid-1700s expulsion of Acadians from which region in present-day Canada?

Canada's first hospital was Hotel-Dieu de Quebec (1639).

In what year was the Indian Act first passed by the federal government of Canada?

Known for supporting women's rights in Canada, who bacame the country's first female magistrate?

How did Metis leader Louis Riel die in 1885?

Andrew Johnson was the American President when Canada officially became a country in 1867.

Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".

Canada's first university was University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia (est. 1789).

Manitoba joined Confederation in 1870

The only fortified city walls in the country are surrounding a region in which Canadian city?

Shawnee chief Tecumseh recruited warriors and helped capture Detroit during the War of 1812.

The former Province of U[[er Canada was made up of what modern-day province?

Which Indigenous chief got his name due to his ability to lead bison into enclosures for harvest?

What two modern-day provinces one made up the former Province of Canada?

The first overseas war in which the Dominion of Canada was apart of was World War 1.

In addition to serving as a soldier during the 19th century, what position did Same Steele hold?

Canada's first prison was Kingston Penetentiary (est. 1817)

Tory rioters burned down the Parliament Building of which Canadian city in 1849?