QUESTIONS
1. Name the Scottish immigrant, skilled lawyer and Father of Confederation who became Canada’s first prime minister.
Sir John A. Macdonald
2. How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?
Thirteen (10 provinces, 3 territories)
3. In 1917, two ships collided in a harbour and caused the world’s greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima. Where did this occur?
Halifax (Nova Scotia)
4. In 1759, where did General Wolfe and the British defeat French forces for control of Quebec?
Plains of Abraham
5. Who is Canada’s head of state?
Queen Elizabeth II
6. Who was the Metis leader and founder of the province of Manitoba who was hanged in 1885 for his role in a rebellion?
Louis Riel
7. What was the name of the route used by fleeing American slaves to get to Canada?
The Underground Railroad
8. What famous schooner, commemorated on the 10-cent coin, was launched in Nova Scotia in 1921?
The Bluenose
9. On June 6, 1944, Canadian troops participated in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France. What was the code name of the Normandy coast beach on which the Canadians landed?
Juno Beach
10. Speaking in the House of Commons on June 10, 1942 about a controversial plebiscite, Prime Minister Mackenzie King explained his policy as "not necessarily ______, but _________ if necessary."
Conscription (This was also the first war where Canada officially declared war; prior to that, if Britain declared, Canada was in also).
11. Which province is officially bilingual?
Ready for this one? New Brunswick
Quebec is unilingual - French is the only official language. (That's vehement for ya, Karen!)
12. It was named by an act of Parliament as Canada’s national game.
Lacrosse (Okay, it's a forerunner of hockey...I was close).
13. Montreal hosted this international event in 1976.
Summer Olympics
14. Who is the songwriter who penned "Big Yellow Taxi"?
Joni Mitchell
15. What is Canada’s highest mountain?
Mount Logan It contains eleven peaks over 16,400 ft. Second highest in North America, next to Mt. McKinley in the US.
16. What is the capital of Canada’s newest territory?
Iqaluit
17. What was the name of Canada’s flag before the Maple Leaf?
The Red Ensign
There were three; this is the most recent and the one I remember:
18. This Canadian won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957.
Lester Pearson
19. Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Laporte was taken hostage and murdered in the crisis initiated by which extremist separatist group?
FLQ: Front de Liberation du Quebec
20. This writer of popular Canadian history died in 2004.
Pierre Berton
PS - I forgot to mention that Michael J Fox and Wayne Gretzky are Canadian-born. As was Mary Pickford!![]()
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