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General trivia about Canadian and US history
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1
Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?
Orlando Vittorio
Luigi Ciampi
Giovanni Medici
Benito Mussolini
2
Who was Canada's first French-Canadian Prime Minister?
John A. MacDonald
Henri Bourassa
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Wilfrid Laurier
3
How many provinces were there at the time of Confederation? (Canada)
5
10
4
6
4
The Holocaust saw the death of approximately how many people? (Jews and other "undesirables")
15 million
9 million
6 million
20 million
5
What year did Confederation (Canada) occur?
1867
1969
1869
1901
6
What day did Germany invade Poland, officially starting WWII?
August 4, 1938
November 11, 1940
June 7, 1941
September 1, 1939
7
What is this document?
British Constitution for the U.S
The Declaration of Independence
The Confederate Papers
The U.S Constitution
8
FDR had a secret that was successfully kept from the American public. What was it?
He wasn't born in the United States
He had two illegitimate children
He was physically handicapped
He was a Russian spy
9
What is the nickname given to the 1920s?
The Hot 20s
The Roaring 20s
The New 20s
The Dirty 20s
10
What does the term "On the dole" mean?
Being lucky enough to have a job during a recession
Collecting social assistance
Receiving a raise at your job
Going completely bankrupt
11
During what years did WWII occur?
1939-1943
1940-1945
1939-1945
1938-1942
12
On top of the Great Depression, what other catastrophe occurred in Canada in 1933?
The was a devestating drought in the Prairies
There was a huge explosion in Halifax
The Prime Minister was assassinated
Great Britain refused financial support
13
What major historical event occurred on October 29, 1929?
The first airplane took flight
The US President was assassinated
WWII began
The stock market crashed
14
Which company introduced the use of assembly line production in the 1920s?
Plymouth
Ford
Waltons
General Electric
15
What year did the US enter WWII?
1941
1940
1943
1939
16
What book did Adolf Hitler author? (Translated to English)
My Answer
My Problems
My Struggle
My Worries
17
What years did Canada participate in The Great War (WWI)?
1916-1918
1914-1916
1914-1919
1914-1918
18
What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
Little Boy
Fat Boy
Little Man
Fat Man
19
What nickname is given to October 29, 1929?
Green Monday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Red Saturday
20
What was the event that finally ended the Great Depression?
FDR was voted out of office
Canada and the US signed a free trade agreement
WWII
The stock market was abolished
21
What year did the United States become a country? (The year is seceded from G.B)
1776
1888
1756
1904
22
Who was the President of the U.S credited with abolishing slavery?
John F. Kennedy
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Abraham Lincoln
23
Which was the last Canadian province to join Canada?
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
24
What era did the stock market crash usher in?
The Great Devestation
The Great Depression
The Great Slump
The Terrible Thirties
25
Who was the President of the U.S during WWI?
Andrew Johnson
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
26
Which city in Japan first saw the devastating effects of a nuclear bomb?
Kyoto
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokoyo
27
Who was the Prime Minister of Canada during the majority of the Great Depression?
Richard Bennett
Lester Pearson
Pierre Trudeau
William Lyon Mackenzie King
28
Which country was responsible for bombing Pearl Harbor?
Italy
Russia
Germany
Japan
29
What years did the U.S participate in The Great War (WWI)?
1916-1918
1915-1918
1914-1919
1914-1918
30
What event occurred on December 7, 1941?
The DDay invasions in France
The fall of Italy to the Allies
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Russia is invaded by Germany
31
Which country was
not
an ally of Canada in WWI?
France
Italy
Russia
Great Britain
32
What music became popular during the 1920s?
Jazz
Reggae
Country
Classical
33
Who assassinated Lincoln?
General Robert E. Lee
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
J. Edgar Hoover
34
What year did Hitler rise to power in Germany?
1935
1930
1933
1922
35
Who is considered to be the father of the atomic bomb?
Robert Oppenheimer
Julius Rosenberg
Albert Einstein
Harry Truman
36
Which of the following is a 1920s term for a woman who challenged typical gender roles?
Newbie
Teetotaler
Flapper
Suffragette
37
Which US President was in office for the majority of the Great Depression?
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
38
Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
Lester Pearson
Wilfrid Laurier
Winston Churchill
John A. MacDonald
39
Who was the leader of Russia during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Nikolai Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
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Where was Hitler when he wrote Mein Kampf? (My Struggle)
In the German army during WWI
In his government office
In jail
At home while unemployed
