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1
The CIA had prepared what kind of weapon to assassinate Castro?
Poison Pig
Poisonous flowers
Poison Pen
Poison Cigar
2
Protestors in Standing Rock, North Dakota are opposing:
a nuclear energy plant
the election of Donald Trump
a pipeline
a gas plant on native lands
3
The ship that Canada rejected with European Jews fleeing Nazi Germany
Komagata Maru
SS St Mary
SS St Louis
Maru Deutsch
4
There was a reunion special of this TV series on netflix this week
Brady Bunch
Facts of Life
Cosby Show
Gilmore Girls
5
The Head Tax was:
only used for immigrants coming from China
only used on immigrants coming from Asia or Africa
around until 1970
quickly eliminated after it started
6
The Singh decision was that refugees
had the right to a quick and fair hearing
did not have to come from white countries to Canada
were not to be accepted unless Canada needed workers
were allowed into Canada regardless of background
7
5000 dead fish were suspended in a Japanese skating rink. After criticism, the solution was:
reopen with the fish removed
replace the fish with underwater plants
reopen as an aquarium
Hold a memorial service for the dead fish
8
You can get points in all of the following to immigrate to Canada EXCEPT
Ability to speak more than 2 languages
Work experience
Adaptability (having family here or having lived here)
Age
9
Trudeau did NOT approve which of the following pipelines?
KinderMorgan
TransMountain
Line 3
Northern Gateway
10
You are fleeing persecution in your country. This makes you a:
refugee
landed status
economic migrant
migrant
11
James Mattis became the newest member of Trump's cabinet in charge of:
immigration
environment
health
defence
12
The tragic plane crash carrying the Brazilian soccer team was caused by:
terrorists tampering with the controls
the pilot falling asleep
the plane running out of fuel
the plane hitting a mountain
13
They can be rejected on the basis of health:
economic immigrants
refugees
family class immigrants
14
A UN Report came out last week saying that the global population had grown to ___ in 2016:
8.1 billion
7 billion
9 billion
7.4 billion
15
This Canadian painting sold for $11.2 million dollars at an auction. It is by:
Tom Thompson
Emily Carr
A Y Jackson
Lawren Harris
16
All of the following cities promised to ban diesel vehicles by the next decade EXCEPT
Athens
San Francisco
Paris
Mexico
17
Uber-friendly laws were recently brought into this city:
Calgary
Edmonton
Toronto
Regina
18
What are Prince Harry and Rihanna doing in this photograph?
A sacred ritual
Learning a secret handshake
Getting an HIV test
Getting tattoos
19
Oil prices rose yesterday after OPEC agreed to
kick out Saudi Arabia
stop meeting
increase production
cut production
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What did Justin Trudeau say about Fidel Castro?
Castro was a larger than life leader.
Castro was a dictator.
Cuba's Castro treated Canada poorly.
As a leader, Castro could have done more.
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Toronto police were in the news this week for using this to catch distracted drivers
video cameras
public transit
texting drivers
ghost cars
