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WANT TO WIN 2 TICKETS TO SEE THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS THIS SUMMER? TAKE THE “HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW CANADA” QUIZ FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN! Land and Landscape 1. How many provinces and territories are there in Canada? 2. Name the Canadian territory that was created on April 1, 1999. 3. Name the five Great Lakes. 4. What is the highest point in Canada between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains? 5. What three oceans border Canada? 6. Which river is Canada’s longest?

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Politics and Politicians 7. In 1864, colonial representatives first met in P.E.I. to discuss the idea of a federal union of all the British North American provinces. What is the name of this famous meeting? 8. Which Canadian prime minister sought the advice of his dead mother and dog? 9. What was the name he gave all of his dogs? 10. What is the name of the provincial politician that could be called “the last Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada father of Confederation?” 11. Name the Scottish Referenced in Questions 8 and 9 immigrant, skilled lawyer are this man and his dog. and Father of Confederation who became Canada’s first prime minister. 12. When did the “Quiet Revolution” occur in Quebec? Citizenship and Government 13. Who is Canada’s Head of State? 14. What is the Canadian government described as: a) People’s Democracy b) A representative republic c) Constitutional Monarchy 15. What is the motto on Canada’s coat of arms? 16. What slogan is associated with Canada’s Constitution? a) Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness b) Peace, order, and good government c) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity d) Continuity and change 17. What part of the Constitution legally protects basic rights and freedoms of all Canadians? 18. Name the constitutional clause that allows the federal or provincial governments to override certain parts of the constitutional document mentioned in question No. 17. People, Places, and Things 19. Who was the Shawnee leader who was integral in capturing Fort Detroit during the War of 1812? 20. What was the name of the Canadian woman who walked 20 miles during the War of 1812 to warn British forces of an impending attack? 21. What is the name given to the first Viking settlement found in North America?

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Arts and Culture 36. What is Canada’s National Anthem? 37. Who composed the anthem? a) Blake Berglund b) Calixa Lavalee c) Robert Charlebois d) Jann Arden

International Affairs 46. After the First World War, Canada helped found the League of Nations. Following the Second World War, what similar body did Canadians help form? 47. Since 1949, Canada, the United States, and the democracies of Western Europe have belonged to a transatlantic military alliance. What is the name of this multilateral organization? 48. Canadian prime ministers culminating with Brian Mulroney led international opposition to what South African government policy? 49. Canada was instrumental in drafting the famous United Nations declaration which outlines basic rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons. What is its name? War and Remembrance 50. What war marked the first time Canada entered a war as its own country and dispatched troops overseas? 51. Why was Nov. 11 chosen as Remembrance Day? 52. What is the common symbol of Canadian remembrance, which people often wear? 53. During the First World War, there was a massive ammunition explosion in a Canadian city that killed 1,600 people, injured 9,000, and left many others homeless. In which city did this occur? 54. What battle is considered Canada’s most famous single victory and secured a key ridge on the Western Front? 55. Name the Canadian commander at Vimy who later became Canada’s 12th Governor General.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police 57. What was the original name of the RCMP? 58. Which King bestowed the title “Royal” upon the police force in 1904 prior to them being known as the RCMP? 59. In what year did Parliament vote to merge the Force with the Dominion Police (a federal police force with jurisdiction in eastern Canada); giving the new entity the name Royal Canadian Mounted Police and moved its headquarters to Regina? 60. In what decade were women first accepted as uniformed members? Innovations 61. What foods were developed in Canada? a) Canola b) McIntosh Red apples c) Peanut butter d) Instant mashed potatoes e) Pablum f ) Nanaimo bar g) Butter tarts h) Poutine 62. What communication device was developed by Donald L. Hings and Alfred J. Gross for military use in 1942? 63. Who invented the modern snowmobile in 1937, which was first bought by country doctors, ambulance drivers, and priests living in remote areas? 64. What did Dr. Frederick Banting of Alliston, Ontario and Nobel laureate create with his colleague Dr. Charles Best? Controversy and Scandal 65. What is the name given to the forcible resettlement by the British government of many of the original French colonists of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island? 66. Name the now-extinct people who once inhabited Newfoundland. 67. After more than a decade of construction and a string of Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada political scandals, what great Demasduit (Mary March) died Canadian feat was completed in 1885 with the hammering in 1820 and was the last of her people referenced in Question 66. of the Last Spike? 68. Which ethnic group had to pay a head tax to gain entrance into Canada? 69. During the Second World War, thousands of Canadians were forcibly relocated from the West Coast of Canada because of their ethnic origin. Who were these Canadians? 70. What rebellion was sparked when the Hudson’s Bay Company sought to sell Rupert’s Land to Canada and a survey party was sent out to determine land ownership, which created tension amongst the Metis inhabitants who did not possess title to their land and had been set up under the seigneurial system rather than the English-style square lots? 71. What was the name of the leader of the rebellion in question No. 69? 72. From 1831 to 1996, First Nations people were sent to boarding schools as a way of forced assimilation. What was this system called? 73. In the spring of 1919, after the success of the Russian

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Revolution, rising Revolutionary Inudstrial Unionism, and postwar labour unrest led to 30,000 people leaving their jobs to strike. What was the name of this strike? 74. Due to the numerous reports of missing and murdered (mostly aboriginal) women along Hwy 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, what is that highway known as? 75. During the October Crisis in 1970 – coalescing with the Front de liberation du Quebec kidnapping of James Richard Cross (British Trade Commissioner) and the kidnapping and murder of Pierre Laporte (Minister of Labour and Vice-Premier of Quebec) – the Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau invoked certain powers, the only time they have been used during peacetime, what measures did he call upon?

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Women 30. When were Canadian women first given the right to vote in federal elections? 31. In 1929, the Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council overturned the Supreme Court of Canada and determined that women could hold office as senators. What was the name of this landmark decision? 32. Which Dutch princess was born on temporarily extraterritorial land in Ottawa to ensure her solely Dutch citizenship? 33. What major historical event brought over 1,000,000 women into the Canadian workforce? a) The Second World War b) Prohibition c) The Industrial Revolution 34. In 1992, Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman to: a) Become prime minister b) Win an Oscar for best actress c) To be launched into outer space d) To visit every country in the world 35. Although only shortly, who was the first female prime minister in Canada?

Canada-U.S. Relations 41. Following the American Revolution, what group of people fled the United States to settle in Canada? 42. What was the name of the route used by fleeing American slaves to get to Canada? 43. What was the name of the war in which Canada was invaded by the United States? 44. What was promised by the British to the First Nations for helping them fight against the Americans during the War of 1812? 45. Canada, the United States, and Mexico are members of a trade agreement; what is the name of this agreement?

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Industry and Finance 26. Due to a shortage of coins in New France in the 17th century, settlers used what as a non-traditional form of currency? 27. What is the oldest company in North America? 28. What automobile company attempted to establish a luxury car production plant in New Brunswick in the 1970s only to become bankrupt and abandon the project after producing less than 3,000 cars? a) Ford b) DeLorean c) Bricklin d) Massey Ferguson 29. What First Nations product was made of dried meat and berries, and traded/sold to fur traders for their voyages into the Canadian interior?

38. Which of the following are famous singers from Canada: a) Jann Arden b) Celine Dion c) Bryan Adams d) Neil Young e) Leonard Cohen f ) Anne Murray g) Paul Anka h) Stompin’ Tom Connors 39. Which of the following are famous Canadian actors/ actresses: a) Will Arnett b) Rachel McAdams c) Leslie Nielsen d) Jim Carrey e) Anna Paquin f ) Nathan Fillion g) Nina Dobrev h) Eugene Levy 40. Which famous movies were filmed in Canada: a) Brokeback Mountain b) Capote c) Titanic d) Mean Girls e) Billy Madison f ) Catch Me If You Can g) Juno

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22. What famous schooner, commemorated on the 10 cent coin, was built in 1921, Nova Scotia? 23. In the late 1890s the Canadian North was transformed by approximately 100,000 prospectors hoping to “strike it rich” in the Yukon. What is this period of Canadian history called? 24. What is the name of the Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada agricultural community, This famous schooner – a racing founded by the Earl of ship and fishing vessel – was nickSelkirk in 1812, and became named the “Queen of the North the first European colony in Atlantic.” Question 22 the Canadian West? 25. In the 1860s what pack animal was brought into British Columbia to haul freight during the Cariboo Gold Rush?

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