History Test #1 - Canadian History [05/7/12]

Once every few days I will post a test on history of different countries throughout the world. Each test will consist of 20 questions on the country's history. Anyone may participate, you don't even need to do well. I am doing this to help promote learning and acceptance between different cultures, who knows you might learn something new about the country you come from?

The rules are simple, answer as many questions about the country's history as you can, and after a few days the answers will be posted as well as a list of results. Anyone who ranks within the top 3 will receive a prize, and the highest scoring person will receive two prizes, one for being on top and the other for being in the top 3.

The rules are as follows:

1. DO NOT google the answers to this, I know this can't be moderated. But please have a bit of integrity alright? This is for fun, and it's not fair to other people if you always do well because you cheated.

2. Have fun lol, it's not the end of the world if you don't do well. Either way you learn something, and you have fun while doing it lol.

NOTE: Everyone will receive a prize for participation for each time they participate.

DISCLAIMER: These are simply for fun and educational purposes, and are not mandatory. You do not have to participate it you do not want to.

1. What failed World War II raid resulted in over 3000 Canadian casualties?
a) Dieppe
b) Beny-sur-Mer
c) Vimy Ridge
d) Berneval

2. Born in the 1930s in northern Ontario, who were Annette, Cécile, Émilie, Yvonne and Marie?
a) The Magdalene Sisters
b) The Dionne Quintuplets
c) The Famous Five
d) Céline Dion’s sisters

3. Where was the “Last Spike” driven that marked the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
a) Craigellachie
b) Fort William
c) Kicking Horse Pass
d) Vancouver

4. Which founder of Manitoba led the Métis in two rebellions?
a) Gabriel Dumont
b) Georges Étienne Cartier
c) William McDougall
d) Louis Riel

5. What was Sir John A. Macdonald’s “National Dream”?
a) a transcontinental railway
b) lower tariffs
c) peace between the English and French
d) eliminating the national debt

6. Who was Prime Minister when Canada officially became a bilingual country?
a) Brian Mulroney
b) Louis St-Laurent
c) Pierre Trudeau
d) John Diefenbaker

7. How many referendums have been held in Quebec on the question of sovereignty?
a) one
b) two
c) three
d) four

8. Who scored Canada’s winning goal in the last game of the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union?
a) Phil Esposito
b) Bobby Hull
c) Yvon Cournoyer
d) Paul Henderson

9. Who said: “The 20th century shall belong to Canada”?
a) John A. Macdonald
b) Robert Borden
c) Wilfrid Laurier
d) Queen Victoria

10. Who was Canada’s first female governor general?
a) Jeanne Sauvé
b) Adrienne Clarkson
c) Flora Macdonald
d) Emily Murphy

11. Who were the Americans, wishing to remain faithful to Great Britain, that came to Canada after the American Revolution?
a) Quakers
b) United Empire Loyalists
c) Fenians
d) all of the above

12. Where was the first Confederation conference held in 1864?
a) Ottawa
b) Quebec
c) Charlottetown
d) London

13. Where in Newfoundland did Leif Erickson establish a Norse (Viking) establishment?
a) Port-aux-Basques
b) L’Anse-aux-Meadows
c) Cape Spear
d) Signal Hill

14. Which of the following Aboriginal Peoples lived on the West Coast of Canada?
a) Haida
b) Mohawks
c) Beothuks
d) Cree

15. Which of the following explorers was a Jesuit priest?
a) Nicholas du Vigneau
b) Jacques Cartier
c) Francis Drake
d) Jacques Marquette

16. In which Canadian province did Lord Selkirk establish an important settlement in the early 1800s?
a) Saskatchewan
b) Manitoba
c) Ontario
d) British Columbia

17. In which country was John A. Macdonald born?
a) England
b) Canada
c) Scotland
d) Ireland

18. Which canal was completed in 1824?
a) Welland Canal
b) Panama Canal
c) Rideau Canal
d) Lachine Canal

19. What was the Underground Railroad?
a) a Canadian National Railroad to compete against the Canadian Pacific Railway
b) Canada’s first subway
c) a secret route used by slaves to escape the United States to Canada
d) a tunnel between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island

20. During what war did New France fall to the British in 1763?
a) Seven Years War
b) Thirty Years War
c) Hundred Years War
d) War of Spanish Succession

No google? Lol. Time to fail.

1. B

2. D

3. C

4. B

5. C

6. C

7. C

8. A

9. A

10. C

11. B (I KNOW I GOT THIS RIGHT)

12. A

13. C

14. A

15. C

16. C

17. A

18. C

19. B

20. A (I know 100% that I got this right)

Well, I think I did pretty good

Well I am from the USA so I (being sarcastic) definitely got this:

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. B

5. A

6. C

7. C

8. D

9. A

10. A

11. B

12. C

13. B

14. A

15. D

16. C

17. D

18. A

19. C (I got this 110% chance)

20. A



I really really really wanted to use google, but I didn't. (Most were total guesses am I hope Lady Luck is on my side)

Well the time limit is up! I've been meaning to do this earlier but...well I'm lazy lol. And here are the results!

Official Answer Sheet

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Individual Scores

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Top Scorers

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Thank you for playing! The next test should be out tonight!