CANADA QUIZ

TEST YOUR SKILLS AS A HISTORIAN

CANADA QUIZ

Try your hand at answering a sampling of questions from the Dominion Institute’s annual Canadian history quizEvery year, the Dominion Institutes assembles a sampling of questions on Canadian history, politics, art, and culture to try and encourage Canadians to learn more about the country’s past

1. Which Canadian Prime Minister sought the advice of his dead mother and dog?

A John Diefenbaker

B Mackenzie King

C Brian Mulroney

2. Name Canada’s first francophone Prime Minister who proclaimed: “The 20th century will belong to Canada.”

A Wilfrid Laurier

B Pierre Trudeau

C Louis St. Laurent

3. Where did General Wolfe and the British Army defeat the French army for control of Quebec in 1759?

A The Salisbury Plains

B The Great Plains

C The Plains of Abraham

4. Which doctor was responsible for the discovery of insulin in 1923?

A Emily Stowe

B Frederick Banting

C David Suzuki

5. Who was Canada’s famous ‘flying ace’ of the First World War?

A Raymond Collishaw

B Billy Bishop

C William Claxton

6. From 1950 to 1955, over 25,000 Canadian service men and women took part in the Cold Wars first major armed conflict. What was the name of this war?

A The Korean War

B The Vietnam War

C World War Two

7. Name the now extinct people who once inhabited Newfoundland.

A The Beothuk

B The Micmac

C The Acadians

8. National referendums are nothing new in Canada. In 1942, a national referendum sparked a fierce debate over military service and national unity. What was this plebiscite about?A Conscription

B War Bonds

C Medicare

9. What product made of dried meat and berries, was sold to fur traders for their long voyages into and out of the Canadian interior and became a competitive industry in the Canadas West?A Bannock

B Pemmican

C Caribou Steak

10. Name the Irish Independence movements whose raids where an important factor in the move towards Confederation.A The Fenian Brotherhood

B The Irish Republican Army

C St. Patrick’s Posse

11. The 1988 federal election was fought which contentious issue?

A The HST tax

B Patronage

C Free Trade

12. In the First World War a massive ammunitions explosion in a Canadian city killed 1600, injured 9000 and left thousands more homeless. Where did this occur?

A Toronto

B Vancouver

C Halifax

13. To resolve the 1956 Suez Crisis, Lester B. Pearson proposed the creation of a new type of UN mandated military force. Used in conflict zones ever since, what are these forces usually called?A Emergency Forces

B Peacekeepers

C Military Monitors

14. During the Second World War, thousands of Canadians were forcibly evacuated from the West Coast of Canada because of their ethnic origin. Who were these Canadians?A Japanese-Canadians

B Chinese-Canadians C Acadians

15. Which province was the first to introduce Medicare?

A Saskatchewan

B Alberta

C Quebec

16. Which province was the last to join Confederation?

A British Columbia

B Prince Edward Island

C Newfoundland

17. Which of the following people is associated with the first permanent European settlement in what became Canada?A Christopher Columbus

B Samuel de Champlain

C Henry Hudson

18. Name the commander of the French forces when Quebec was attacked by the English in 1759.

A Marquis de Montcalm

B Marquis de Wolfe

C Marquis de Vaudreuil

19. What was the French name given to the rugged woodsmen who worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company?A Bonhommes de neige

B Hommes forts

C Coureurs de bois

20. Name the star player from Canadas winning-est team whose suspension caused a riot in 1955.

A Maurice Richard

B Todd Bertuzzi

C Wayne Gretzky

21. Which of the following was Canada’s most famous single victory in the First World War that consisted of the capture of a key ridge on the Western Front

A Battle of Vichy

B Battle of Vimy Ridge

C Battle of Ortona

22. In 1942, almost 1000 Canadians lost their lives in a tragic assault on a French seaside town. Name that town.A Caen

B Vimy

C Dieppe

23. In 1864, colonial representatives first met in PEI to discuss the idea of a federal union of all the British North American provinces. What was the name of the famous meeting?A The Confederation Conference

B The Charlottetown Conference

C The Union Conference

24.When did Canada eliminate the one dollar bill and replace in with the Loonie coin?

A 1974

B 1987

C 1994

Answers

• B – MACKENZIE KING• A – Wilfrid Laurier• C – The Plains of

Abraham1. B – Frederick Banting2. B – Billy Bishop3. A – The Korean War4. A – The Beothuk5. A – Conscription6. B – Pemmican7. A – The Fenian

Brotherhood8. C – Free Trade

12. C - Halifax13. B – Peacekeepers14. A – Japanese Canadians15. A - Saskatchewan16. C – Newfoundland17. B – Samuel de

Champlain18. A – Marquis de Montcalm19. C – Coureurs de bois20. A – Maurice Richard21. B – Battle of Vimy Ridge22. C - Dieppe23. B – The Charlottetown

Conference24. B - 1994