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1
Who is Igor Gouzenko?
made the atomic bomb
started the Cold War
started Camp X
defected Soviet spy
2
The last "father" of confederation was _________________.
John Diefenbaker
Lester Pearson
Joey Smallwood
Pierre Trudeau
3
The Movie "American Graffiti" was about...
Youth culture in the 1950s
Classic cars
leaving to attend college or university
Dating
4
The woman who sewed the first Canadian flag was named _________________.
Joan O'Malley
Jean Mance
Margaret Thatcher
Jane Singer
5
The FLQ was in support of ___________________.
Student Rights
Marshal Law
Quebec Separation
Equal rights for French People in Canada
6
Canada initially used Britain's flag which was called the:
Red Ensign
Union Jack
British Imperial Flag
Navy Flag
7
CANDU Reactors...
were new and improved bombs
are nuclear medicine
generated electricity for homes
were ICBMs
8
The Quiet Revolution completely changed __________________.
Quebec
NFLD
Canada
Ontario
9
Charlotte Whitton opposed ___________________.
The Commission on Voting Rights
The Commission on the Status on Women
Pay Equity
Birth Control
10
The Flag that was replaced by the Maple Leaf
Red Ensign
Pearson Pennant
Red Maple
Union Jack
11
Second wave feminists focused much of their efforts on ____________________.
municipal politics
suffrage
the vote
women's rights
12
One of Canada's spy teams was called _________________.
007
FUNGUS
Operation Overlord
INTREPID
13
Homosexuality was decriminalized in Canada in what year
1981
1969
2005
1972
14
Newfoundland joined Canada in __________________.
1920
1965
1949
1945
15
The FLQ crisis began on October ________________.
5, 1975
5, 1980
5, 1970
7, 1950
16
The eastern alliance during the Cold War was called _______________.
NATO
NFLD
Warsaw Pact
Eastern Conference
17
A major barrier for many minority groups in Canada was ________________ inequality.
educational
income
age
food
18
Canada got a new flag that was distinctly Canadian in:
1975
1955
1945
1965
19
PM Lester Pearson wanted a flag with ________________ maple leaves.
green
three
two
sugar
20
Sexual orientation was included in the Charter of rights and Freedoms in...
1990
1982
1995
2005
21
Canada was a founding member of _______________________.
AECL
CBC
NATO
NRA
22
Jackie Robinson first played for the ______________________.
Montreal Expos
Montreal Royals
Toronto Maple Leafs
Brooklyn Dodgers
23
Igor Gouzenko revealed __________________ in Canada.
Soviet secrets
his new book
soviet technology
2 spy rings
24
The FLQ Crisis made Canadians aware of their need for ____________________.
protection from the FLQ
protection from the government
dangerous groups in Canada
a bigger military
25
Many sleeping car porters were from...
Calgary Alberta
Truro, Nova Scotia
Vancouver BC
South America
26
A new political party during the cold war was the ____________________.
Parti Quebecois
Communist Party
Separatist Parti
Equality Party
27
NORAD bases were put in place for _________________ defense.
military
war
spy
missile