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Quiz of Canadian history.
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The Great Depression was caused by
communist terrorist attacks
poor government economic policies
union strikes
the stock market crash
2
What is Canada's smallest province by area?
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
3
Who was the first European to see Niagara Falls? Hint: a Niagara school is named after him.
Alexander Hexer
Lawrence Stamford
A. N. Myer
Father Louis Hennepin
4
Canadian women got the right to vote in federal elections in
1917
1982
1867
1812
5
What prime minister is on the five dollar bill?
Pierre Trudeau
Lester B. Pearson
Jean Chretien
Wilfrid Laurier
6
World War II started when Germany attacked
France
Poland
Belgium
England
7
Canada became a country in the year:
1867
1917
1812
1942
8
The atomic age began when the USA dropped an A-bomb in 1945 on the city of
Tokyo
Nagasaki
Yokohame
Hiroshima
9
What indigenous people once inhabited Newfoundland?
Haida
Beothuk
Mi'kmaq
Mohawk
10
The United Nations is located in
Toronto, Canada
Tokyo, Japan
New York, USA
Geneva, Switzerland
11
What two countries, along with Canada, belong to NAFTA?
Britain & Mexico
Britain & France
China & USA
USA & Mexico
12
The capital of Canada is:
Toronto
Ottawa
Vancouver
Edmonton
13
The province that officially wanted to separate from Canada is:
Quebec
Alberta
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
14
Canada biggest trading partner is:
UK
USA
China
Mexico
15
Who was the first French-Canadian prime minister?
Wilfrid Laurier
Maurice Richard
Pierre Trudeau
Jean Chretien
16
The Canadian Bill of Rights, which guarantees rights & freedom, was passed in
1946
1928
1960
1897
17
What prime minister changed our flag from the Union Jack to the Maple Leaf?
Pierre Trudeau
Wilfrid Laurier
Jean Chretien
Lester B. Pearson
18
The first women elected to the Canadian parliament was
Julie Payette
Michelle Jean
Kim Campbell
Agnes Macphail
19
What prime minister refused to send troops to Iraq in 2003?
Pierre Trudeau
Lester B. Pearson
Jean Chretien
Wilfrid Laurier
20
What prime minister received a Nobel Prize for his role in the Suez Crisis?
Jean Chretien
Wilfrid Laurier
Lester B. Pearson
Pierre Trudeau
21
The state of political tension between USSR and USA was called the
Iron Curtain
Cold War
Soviet-American Split
Battle of Ideals
22
The current Prime Minister of Canada is:
Donald Trump
Stephen Harper
Kathleen Winn
Justin Trudeau
23
What Canadian city has the highest population?
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Ottawa
24
Which people use the inuksuk?
Cree
Haida
Iroquois
Inuit
25
On D-Day Canada landed on the following beach:
Omaha
Sword
Utah
Juno
26
The father of socialized health care in Canada is
Frederick Banting
Pierre Trudeau
Dave Keon
Tommy Douglas
27
A ship carrying explosives blew up in 1917, killing 2000 people in the city of
Montreal
Vancouver
Toronto
Halifax
28
WWI began due to the assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
King George IV
Czar Nicholaus III
Duke Ellington
29
Canada hosted the World's Fair known as Expo in
1978
1945
1956
1967
30
CBC stands for:
Cdn Broadcasting Corp
Cdn Banker’s Council
Cdn Book Corporation
Cdn Broder Control
31
Who was Canada's first woman prime minister?
Anges Macphail
Michealle Jean
Kim Campbell
Julie Payette
32
How many territories are there in Canada?
10
12
3
6
33
Canada's greatest victory in WWI was the battle of
Somme
Passchendaele
Ypres
Vimy Ridge
34
What province has the largest population?
Newfoundland
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
35
The name of the organization of famous Canadian artists was
Canuck Colours
Masters of the Wild
Northern Artists
Group of Seven
36
The country that provides the most immigrants to Canada is:
Mexico
China
India
Philippines
37
The head of the Canadian government is the:
Prime Minister
Governor General
Senator
President
38
Which city hosted an Olympic games?
Victoria
Quebec City
Toronto
Calgary
39
Which Canadian team has won the most Stanley Cups?
Winnipeg Jets
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers
40
The third most spoken language in Canada is:
Chinese
Punjabi
Cree
French
41
What is Canada’s population?
36 million
8 million
14 million
54 million
42
The first Prime Minister of Canada was:
John A. Macdonald
Pierre Trudeau
Lester B. Pearson
Wilfrid Laurier
43
What advanced Canadian war plane did our government scrap?
Bombardiare Bandit
Avro Arrow
Typhoon Fighter
Lancaster Bomber
44
What province was the last one to join Canada?
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
Quebec
45
How many provinces are there in Canada?
12
3
10
6
46
NATO stands for
News Agency Truth Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Trade Organization
New Administrative Time Organization
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In 1970, Canada's most serious terrorist attack was carried out by the following group;
Al Quaida
Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)
Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ).
the Squamish Five
48
Prohibition banned the sale and use of
cigarettes
guns
marijuana
alcohol
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Who is Canada's Governor General?
John A. Macdonald
Donald Trump
Julie Payette
Justin Trudeau
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One of Canada’s two official languages is:
Chinese
French
Punjabi
Cree