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Canadian History Quiz.... for marks!
Canadian History Quiz.... for marks!
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1
When did the Toronto Blue Jays last win the World Series?
1990
1993
1989
This year!
2
At the beginning of the 20th Century, women were not considered to be 'people':
True
False
3
The partition of the Canadian Constitution happened in
1867
1876
1982
1980
4
When did 'O'Canada' become the national anthem?
1975
1950
1965
1980
5
Canada's immigration policy has always included ppl from all races, religions and backgrounds
True
False
6
What is the name of the Canadian who invented the game of basketball?
Dalton McGuinty
Lauren Harris
Franklin Carmichael
James Naismith
7
The female Canadian astronaut and scientist
Emily Carr
Roberta Bondar
Kim Campbell
Lauren Harris
8
The date of Confederation
July 1, 1876
Jan 1, 1867
July 1, 1767
July 1, 1901
9
Farley Mowat, Margaret Atwood, Margaret Lawrence are all famous:
musicians
actors
authors
humourists
10
For the first part of our history, we were part of the:
British Empire
Spanish Empire
French Empire
American Empire
11
What year did Lester B Pearson win the Nobel Peace Prize?
1958
1959
1956
1957
12
Young women who cut their hair, smoked, wore no girdle and short skirts that showed ankles
Flappers
Nurses
Temperance Workers
13
Canada got our great 'maple leaf' flag in:
1964
1914
1867
1982
14
Canada made
no
important contributions to World War One
True
False
15
At the turn of the century, Canadian women who turned out to vote gained a bad reputation:
True
False
16
The most famous Canadian humorist after whom an annual award is given is:
Stephen Leacock
Jim Carrey
Mike Myers
John Candy
17
Doctors Banting and Best discovered
Asprin
Antibiotics
Insulin
Penicilin
18
Canada helped build the first nuclear bomb
True
False
19
Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?
Sir Don Cherry
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Sir Robert Borden
Sir John A MacDonald
20
Which one of these names was a member of the 'Group of Seven'?
James Naismith
Roberta Bondor
AY Jackson
Emily Carr
21
Who was Canada's first French-Canadian Prime Minister?
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Louis St. Laurent
Pierre Trudeau
Arthur Meighan
22
A famous explosion happened in this Canadian city in 1917
Halifax
Calgary
Vancouver
St. Johns
23
If you lost your job in the 30s, you would get EI or social assistance
True
False
24
Canadian soldiers were nicknamed this is World War One:
Storm Troopers
Peacekeepers
Highland Warriors
25
Which terrible disease killed 60 million people world wide after World War One?
Tuberculosis
Cancer
Consumption
The Flu
26
When did the Toronto Maple Leafs last win the Stanley Cup
1967
1993
1975
1983
27
The Metis leader hanged by the Federal gov't in 1885
Howard Adams
Malcolm Norris
Gabriel Dumont
Louis Reil
28
Canadian women first got the right to vote in:
1900
1918
1867
29
Canada's longest serving PM who also talked to his dead mother and asked his dog for advice.
Borden
Mackenzie-King
Bennett
Meighan
30
This country was voted BEST country to live in by the United Nations for 7 years in a row
Canada
Britain
France
USA