Important Events & History Canadian Multiple Choice Question

Q 1. In what year did Canadian Confederation take place?

A. 1776

B. 1812

C. 1867

D. 1982

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Answer:-C. 1867

Q 2. Which four provinces first joined Confederation in 1867?

A. Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

B. Ontario, Quebec, PEI, Manitoba

C. BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba

D. Newfoundland, Labrador, Yukon, Nunavut

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Answer:-A. Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

Q 3. Who were the “Voyageurs”?

A. British soldiers

B. French fur traders who traveled by canoe

C. Early politicians

D. Gold miners

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Answer:-B. French fur traders who traveled by canoe

Q 4. Which war was fought between the British and the Americans from 1812-1814?

A. Seven Years War

B. War of 1812

C. Revolutionary War

D. Boer War

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Answer:-B. War of 1812

Q 5. The “Battle of the Plains of Abraham” (1759) resulted in which city being surrendered to the British?

A. Montreal

B. Quebec City

C. Ottawa

D. Halifax

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Answer:-B. Quebec City

Q 6. In 1982, Canada “patriated” its Constitution. What does this mean?

A. They wrote a new one

B. They brought the power to change it from Britain to Canada

C. They joined the USA

D. They became a republic

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Answer:-B. They brought the power to change it from Britain to Canada

Q 7. Which province was the last to join Confederation (in 1949)?

A. British Columbia

B. Alberta

C. Newfoundland and Labrador

D. Prince Edward Island

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Answer:-C. Newfoundland and Labrador

Q 8.What was the “Last Spike” driven into in 1885?

A. A gold mine

B. The Canadian Pacific Railway

C. The Parliament building

D. A ship

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Answer:-B. The Canadian Pacific Railway

Q 9. Who was Terry Fox?

A. A Prime Minister

B. A young man who ran across Canada to raise money for cancer research

C. A famous explorer

D. An Olympic hockey player

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Answer:-B. A young man who ran across Canada to raise money for cancer research

Q 10. Which Indigenous group did Louis Riel lead in rebellions against the Canadian government?

A. Inuit

B. Haida

C. Métis

D. Iroquois

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Answer:-C. Métis

Q 11. In which war did the Battle of Vimy Ridge take place?

A. War of 1812

B. World War I

C. World War

D. Korean War

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Answer:-B. World War I

Q 12. What was the name of the network of secret routes used by enslaved people to escape to Canada?

A. The Northern Star

B. The Underground Railroad

C. The Freedom Trail

D. The Maple Path

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Answer:-B. The Underground Railroad

Q 13. Who was the first woman to be Prime Minister of Canada?

A. Agnes Macphail

B. Kim Campbell

C. Ellen Fairclough

D. Adrienne Clarkson

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Answer:-B. Kim Campbell

Q 14. Which explorer is credited with “discovering” the St. Lawrence River for France?

A. John Cabot

B. Jacques Cartier

C. Samuel de Champlain

D. Henry Hudson

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Answer:-B. Jacques Cartier

Q 15. The Hudson’s Bay Company was primarily involved in what trade?

A. Gold

B. Timber

C. Fur

D. Wheat

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Answer:-C. Fur

Q 16. What year did Canada get its own national flag (the Maple Leaf)?

A. 1867

B. 1914

C. 1965

D. 1982

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Answer:-C. 1965

Q 17. What was the “Great Depression”?

A. A war

B. A severe world-wide economic downturn in the 1930s

C. A mountain range

D. A period of heavy rain

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Answer:- B. A severe world-wide economic downturn in the 1930s

Q 18. Who is the “Father of New France” and founder of Quebec City?

A. Jacques Cartier

B. Samuel de Champlain

C. Frontenac

D. Montcalm

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Answer:-B. Samuel de Champlain

Q 19. In 1999, which new territory was created to give the Inuit self-government? A. Yukon

B. Nunavut

C. Northwest Territories

D. Inuvik

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Answer:-B. Nunavut

Q 20. What does the word “Canada” likely mean in the Iroquoian language?

A. Big Land

B. Village

C. Cold Place

D. River

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Answer:-B. Village

Q 21. Which Canadian scientist co-discovered insulin?

A. Alexander Graham Bell

B. Sir Frederick Banting

C. David Suzuki

D. Chris Hadfield

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Answer:-B. Sir Frederick Banting

Q 22. Which group of people were “Acadians”?

A. British settlers in BC

B. French settlers in the Maritimes who were deported by the British

C. Indigenous hunters in the North

D. American Loyalists

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Answer:-B. French settlers in the Maritimes who were deported by the British

Q 23. What was the “Residential School” system?

A. Private schools for the wealthy

B. A government-sponsored system to assimilate Indigenous children

C. Boarding schools for immigrants

D. Rural schools for farmers

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Answer:-B. A government-sponsored system to assimilate Indigenous children

Q 24. What event is celebrated on July 1st?

A. Victoria Day

B. Canada Day

C. Remembrance Day

D. Thanksgiving

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Answer:-B. Canada Day

Q 25. Who was the first European to reach the Atlantic coast of Canada (1497)?

A. Christopher Columbus

B. John Cabot

C. Leif Erikson

D. Marco Polo

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Answer:-B. John Cabot