Canada’s History
Which trade spread across Canada, making it important to the economy for over 300 years?
At the end of the Second World War, Canada had:
Who worked to secure the right to vote for women in Quebec in 1940?
Who was Canada’s first Prime Minister?
When did the name "Canada" become official?
Whose face appeared on Canada’s $1 bill in 1923?
Who were the first Europeans to reach Labrador and Newfoundland around 1,000 years ago?
What does the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?
Who captured Detroit in July during the War of 1812?
Today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or 'the Mounties') are:
Who led the expedition that marked the beginning of European exploration of Canada?
Why did the British government send Lord Durham to Canada?
Why did the United States invade Canada in June 1812?
What was the main economy of the early Europeans settlers?
Which territory was created and joined Canada in 1999?
What led the French and Aboriginal people to work together in the fur trade?
What was the primary industry that early companies in Canada competed in?
Who were known as the "United Empire Loyalists"?
In 1604, where did French explorers Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain establish the first European settlement north of Florida?
In what year did the French and the Iroquois make peace?
The North West Mounted Police (NWMP) was established by Prime Minister Macdonald in:
What happened to the armed rebellions that occurred in 1837–38 in Montreal and Toronto?
Following the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Great Britain renamed the French colony:
When was the first representative assembly in Canada elected?
In 1608, where did Samuel de Champlain build a fortress?
What happened to Upper and Lower Canada in 1840?
Who were the men who traveled by canoe and formed alliances with First Nations?
What two new provinces were created from the split of the Province of Canada in 1864-67?
How did Europeans affect the native way of life in Canada?
When did King George V assign Canada’s national colours of white and red?
Who were the “Bluebirds” during the First World War?
Who was known as Canada's greatest soldier during World War I?
Who became Canada’s first French-Canadian Prime Minister since Confederation?
Who were the first people to live in Canada?
Who is a famous hero that came from the ranks of the Mounties?
Who was the founder of the women's suffrage movement in Canada?
When was the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) completed?
When was the Constitutional Act passed?
What was the name of the new country formed in 1867, now known as Canada?
On which day do Canadians remember the sacrifices of veterans and fallen soldiers in all wars?
Who was the first European to map Canada’s Atlantic shore?
What act did the British Parliament pass in 1774 to better govern the French Roman Catholic majority?
In 1793, who led Upper Canada to become the first province in the British Empire to move toward abolishing slavery?
Despite hardships, what bonds did Aboriginals and Europeans form during their first 200 years of coexistence?
During the American Revolution, how many Black Loyalists, freedmen, and slaves came north seeking a better life?
Which reformers from the 1837–38 rebellions later became Fathers of Confederation?
Who recommended that Upper and Lower Canada be merged and given a responsible government?
What were the representatives who helped create the new country of Canada called?
The Atlantic colonies and the two Canadas were collectively known as:
Louis Riel is also known as:
Who was an anti-slavery activist and the first woman publisher in Canada?
What were the French-speaking Catholic people known as?
In 1670, which company was granted exclusive trading rights over the Hudson Bay watershed?
What year marks the Confederation of Canada?
In what year were most Canadian female citizens aged 21 and over granted the right to vote in federal elections?
What date has Parliament recognized as Sir John A. Macdonald Day?
What is the name of the Viking settlement in Newfoundland that is now a World Heritage site?
Who was the key architect of Confederation from Quebec?
Which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?
Why is the War of 1812 important to Canada?
Who took control of North America in the 1700s?
On what date was the Dominion of Canada officially born?
Which province was the first to grant voting rights to women in 1916?
Which bill has Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s portrait?
What was the “Head Tax”?
When did the first financial institutions open in Canada?
Which two countries battled for control of North America in the 1700s?
The British Parliament passed the British North America Act in:
What made it possible for large numbers of immigrants, including Ukrainians, Poles, and others, to settle in Western Canada before 1914?
Which of the following natives were nomadic and followed the bison herds for food, clothing, and shelter?
Who granted exclusive trading rights to the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1670?
The Quebec Act of 1774:
What does "Confederation" mean?
Which battle in 1759 ended France’s empire in America?
What did the Quebec Act of 1774 allow that was not permitted in Britain at that time?
When did the Government of Canada apologize for the wrongs done to Japanese Canadians during wartime?
What did the British Empire transform into after World War I?
When did the name "Canada" start appearing on maps?
When did the British Parliament abolish slavery throughout the Empire?
Who were the first Europeans to settle in Canada?
When Canada took over the vast northwest region from the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1869, the 12,000 Métis of the Red River were not consulted. In response to this, Louis Riel:
Which Commonwealth country contributed the most to the Allied air effort during the Second World War?
Who fought against French settlements for over a century?
What nickname was given to the Canadian soldiers for their bravery after capturing Vimy Ridge in 1917?
How many Canadians have died in all wars to date?
What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 do to the Province of Quebec?
What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet was defeated in:
Who helped build the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)?
How many Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the Second World War?
In 1813, who made a dangerous 19-mile journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon of an American attack?
Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada?
Who defeated Napoleon in 1815 and played a direct role in founding Canada's national capital?
Before the arrival of Europeans, natives peoples:
When did English settlement in Newfoundland begin?
When did the Government of Canada apologize for the discriminatory policy against Chinese workers?
After the Constitutional Act of 1791, which part of Quebec was mainly Catholic and French-speaking?
Today, July 1 is celebrated as:
When did the English colonies along the Atlantic seaboard begin to form?
When were the first companies in Canada formed?
On Remembrance Day, what do Canadians wear and observe to honor the sacrifices of those who served in wars?
Who became the first woman Member of Parliament (MP) in Canada?
When did Nova Scotia attain full responsible government?
How did Canada’s democratic institutions develop?
Which province joined the Dominion of Canada in 1949?
How did thousands of slaves escape from the United States to Canada, following “the North Star”?
What inspired Sir Leonard Tilley to suggest the term "Dominion of Canada"?
After the Constitutional Act of 1791, which part of the Province of Quebec was mainly Protestant and English-speaking?
Who suggested the term "Dominion of Canada" in 1864?
Today, the North West Mounted Police is known as:
What was the Underground Railroad that helped thousands of slaves escape to Canada?
Why were the 1920s called the "Roaring 20s"?
What levels of government were created by the Fathers of Confederation between 1864 and 1867?
When did the United States launch its invasion of Canada?
On the D-Day invasion, which beach did 15,000 Canadian troops capture from the German Army?
What was the name of Quebec before 1759?
By 1814, the American attempt to conquer Canada:
What proportion of Allied soldiers on D-Day were Canadian?
In 1792, where did some black Nova Scotians move to establish a new British colony for freed slaves?
Where was the first representative assembly in Canada elected?
How did West Coast natives preserve fish for trade and sustenance?
What day is celebrated as Vimy Day?
What was the significance of the British North America Act of 1867?
What is the origin of the name "Canada"?
Which of the following are the Fathers of Confederation?
Between 1534 and 1542, Jacques Cartier made three voyages across the Atlantic, claiming the land for:
Why is the Battle of Vimy Ridge important to Canadians?
Who founded the City of York, now known as Toronto?
When Europeans explored Canada, they discovered that all regions were already occupied by native peoples, whom they called "Indians" because:
Among native peoples, who were primarily hunter-gatherers?
Which of the following natives lived off Arctic wildlife?
What was Count Frontenac’s famous reply when asked to surrender Quebec to the English in 1690?
When did the First World War end?
When did Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine become the first head of a responsible government in Canada?
The Montreal Stock Exchange opened in:
When is Remembrance Day held in Canada?
When did European exploration of Canada officially begin?
The War of 1812 was fought between:
Who was Pierre Le Moyne, aka Sieur d’Iberville, and what was he known for?
Who composed the poem "In Flanders Fields" in 1915?
What did Sir Guy Carleton (Lord Dorchester) do as Governor of Quebec?
What did the Huron-Wendat and Iroquois do for survival?
What is meant by the term “responsible government”?
For centuries, Canada’s economy was based mainly on:
In 1776, the 13 British colonies to the south of Quebec declared independence and formed:
According to Lord Durham, what was the quickest way for the Canadiens to achieve progress?
Which bill has Sir John A. Macdonald's portrait?
Which company dominated the fur trade in early Canadian history?
Who led thousands of Loyalist Mohawk Indians into Canada during the American Revolution?
What was the movement called that fought for women's right to vote?
In which period did Canada’s economy and industry experience a boom?
Who was a champion of French language rights in Canada and became the first leader of a responsible government?
Which European explorer was the first to navigate the St. Lawrence River and to set eyes on present-day Québec City and Montreal?
What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 give to Upper and Lower Canada for the first time?
Who introduced responsible government in United Canada in 1848–49?
Which provinces together formed the new country called the "Dominion of Canada" in 1867?
What event in 1929 led to the Great Depression, also known as the "Dirty Thirties"?
How many Canadians served in the First World War out of a population of eight million?
Who does the Vimy Memorial in France honor?
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