Trivia Quiz on Canadian History

1. Founded in 1608 by Champlain, it was the capital of New France

A) Quebec

B) Montreal

C) Louisbourg

D) Trois-Rivières

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2. Vancover Island & British Columbia became one colony in

A) 1864

B) 1865

C) 1871

D) 1866

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3. What animal head appears on the badge of the RCMP

A) Beaver

B) Bison

C) Grizzly bear

D) Moose

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4. A Canadian person loyal to the british crown in the 1780's

A) Patriot

B) Rebel

C) Loyalist

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5. What was created in Canada in 1923 for first time criminals

A) The first parole system

B) A lie detector test

C) A fingerprint database

D) A Spanking Machine

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6. The discovery of gold in which region of Yukon provoked a rush

A) Whitehorse

B) Kluane

C) Yukon Flats

D) Klondike

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7. As what was Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie known as in the late 1800's

A) the Iron Judge

B) the Frontier Enforcer

C) Hanging judge

D) the Pacific Avenger

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8. Who is Prime Minister of Canada

A) Pierre Trudeau

B) Lester B. Pearson

C) Stephen Harper

D) Jean chretien

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9. In which country was Lord Beaverbrook born

A) United Kingdom

B) United States

C) Canada

D) Ireland

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10. Dawson City was replaced by Whitehorse as the capital where

A) British Columbia

B) Northwest Territories

C) Nunavut

D) Yukon

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11. Who was the first Canadian woman to swim across Lake Ontario

A) Marilyn bell

B) Lynne Cox

C) Isabelle Marcotte

D) Kara Williams

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12. What was Acadia

A) Maine

B) New Brunswick

C) Quebec

D) Nova Scotia (French Name)

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13. What organisation was founded Canada by Mrs Hoodless 1897

A) Canadian Women's Suffrage Association

B) YWCA Canada

C) Girl Guides of Canada

D) The Women's Institute

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14. Wiesmuller what was canada's first national park

A) Wood Buffalo National Park

B) Banff national park

C) Jasper National Park

D) Yoho National Park

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15. Moored in halifax harbour is a replica of this famous schooner

A) Endeavour

B) Santa Maria

C) Bluenose II

D) Bluenose

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16. What city was once called York

A) New York City

B) Toronto - by British governor 1793

C) Montreal

D) Vancouver

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17. When did William Lyon Mackenzie King retire

A) 1942

B) 1945

C) 1948

D) 1950

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18. Samuel de Champlain founded which city

A) Montreal

B) Toronto

C) Louisbourg

D) Quebec

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19. Name the last province to become part of Canada.

A) Nova Scotia

B) Newfoundland

C) British Columbia

D) Ontario

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20. Who was Canada's first Prime Minister

A) John A. Macdonald

B) Alexander Mackenzie

C) Lester B. Pearson

D) Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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21. How many Christmas trees are produced by Nova Scotia anually

A) 2

B) 1

C) 10

D) 5000

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22. In which country was Greenpeace founded in 1971?

A) United States

B) United Kingdom

C) Australia

D) Canada

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23. Canadian Prime Minister: Pierre Elliott __________.

A) Trudeau

B) Chrétien

C) Mulroney

D) St-Laurent

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