Canada’s History
Question 1 of 99
In what year did Canada become a country?
a. 1867
b. 1687
c. 1786
d. 1678
Question 2 of 99
Which Act granted, for the first time in Canada, legislative assemblies elected by the people?
a. The Constitutional Act of 1982
b. The Constitutional Act of 1891
c. The Constitutional Act of 1791
d. The Constitutional Act of 1972
Question 3 of 99
True or False? In 1813, Government House and the Parliament Buildings were accidentally burned.
a. True
b. False
Question 4 of 99
Who was the first person to draw a map of Canada's east coast?
a. Jean Talon
b. Georges Cartier
c. John Cabot
d. Jacques Cartier
Question 5 of 99
Who is known as the 'Father of Manitoba' and a defender of Métis rights?
a. Louis Riel
b. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
c. Sir John A. Macdonald
d. Sir William Riel
Question 6 of 99
Who was the first leader of a responsible government in Canada in 1849?
a. Louis Riel
b. Sir John A. Macdonald
c. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
d. Alec Baldwin
Question 7 of 99
Who recommended merging Upper and Lower Canada and giving them responsible government?
a. Sir Guy Carleton
b. Lord Durham
c. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
d. Sir George-Étienne Cartier
Question 8 of 99
How many Canadians served in World War II?
a. More than one million
b. Fewer than 500,000
c. About 900,000
d. About 500,000
Question 9 of 99
What was the main outcome and significance of the War of 1812 for Canada?
a. Canada became part of the United States
b. It established Canada's first parliament
c. It ensured Canada remained independent from the United States
d. It ended British rule in Canada
Question 10 of 99
Which industry did many early Canadian companies engage in?
a. Fur trade
b. Agriculture
c. Fishing
d. Logging
Question 11 of 99
When did the name "Canada" begin appearing on maps?
a. By the 1750s
b. By the 1580s
c. By the 1550s
d. By the 1650s
Question 12 of 99
When was Canada's first representative assembly elected?
a. 1791
b. 1758
c. 1889
d. 1609
Question 13 of 99
Which phrase embodied the vision for the Dominion of Canada?
a. "The land of the strong and free"
b. "Dominion from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth"
c. "Dominion from ocean to ocean"
d. "Oh Canada, my home and native land"
Question 14 of 99
What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
a. To remember our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.
b. To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day.
c. To honour Prime Ministers who have died.
d. To celebrate Confederation.
Question 15 of 99
Who was General Sir Arthur Currie?
a. Canada's greatest soldier in the First World War.
b. A great frontier hero.
c. An explorer of western Canada.
d. A military leader of the Métis in the 19th century.
Question 16 of 99
What was the significance of the June 6, 1944, invasion of Normandy?
a. Canadians made a significant contribution to the defeat of Nazism and Fascism in Europe during the Second World War
b. It liberated North Africa from Nazi occupation
c. It resulted in the forcible relocation of Canadians of Japanese origin
d. It led to the establishment of the Juno Awards
Question 17 of 99
Who played an important role in building the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)?
a. Acadian railroad workers.
b. African-American slaves.
c. American railroad engineers.
d. Chinese railroad workers.
Question 18 of 99
Which group of people played an important role in building the Canadian Pacific Railway?
a. French
b. Chinese
c. Indians
d. English
Question 19 of 99
In what year was Confederation?
a. 1867
b. 1687
c. 1876
d. 1786
Question 20 of 99
Why is the British North America Act important in Canadian history?
a. It was agreed to by the First Nations and Inuit
b. It was written by the British government
c. The Aboriginal people signed the act
d. It made Confederation legal
Question 21 of 99
Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
a. Sir John Macdonald
b. Pierre Elliote Trudeau
c. Pierre Elliott Trudeau
d. Sir John McDonald
Question 22 of 99
What is Canada's best-known symbol and national police force?
a. RMCP
b. CIA
c. Canadian Police
d. RCMP
Question 23 of 99
What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?
a. It allowed Quebec to gain independence
b. It allowed the French to move into Quebec
c. Canada's tolerance of religious traditions under the law
d. It gave the French more power
Question 24 of 99
During World War II, in which aspect did Canada contribute more to the Allied air effort than any other Commonwealth country?
a. Trained 130,000 Allied aircrew
b. Deployed paratroopers in France
c. Provided ammunition
d. Sent 130,000 soldiers to reclaim France from Germany
Question 25 of 99
Thousands of slaves escaped from the United States by following the North Star north to Canada.
a. True
b. False
Question 26 of 99
When did the United Empire Loyalists come to Canada?
a. Late 1600s
b. Early 1600s
c. Early 1700s
d. Late 1700s
Question 27 of 99
What happens when the federal government loses a confidence vote?
a. The government must resign, and an election is held
b. The official opposition party takes power
c. The Prime Minister loses his job
d. The Prime Minister is no longer the leader of his party
Question 28 of 99
Which countries fought in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?
a. Britain and Germany
b. Britain and France
c. France and China
d. America and Britain
Question 29 of 99
What is the effort by women to achieve the right to vote known as?
a. The suffrage motion of women
b. The women's voting law
c. The election law
d. The women's suffrage movement
Question 30 of 99
Who were the United Empire Loyalists?
a. Inuit and First Nations
b. French and British settlers
c. First Nations and British settlers
d. Settlers from the United States during the American Revolution
Question 31 of 99
Why is the Battle of Vimy Ridge important in Canadian history?
a. It was the last battle of the First World War
b. It has come to symbolize Canada's coming of age as a nation
c. It was an important victory in the Boer War
d. Out of it was formed the Canadian Corps
Question 32 of 99
Where does the name "Canada" come from?
a. From the Inuit word "Kanata," meaning nations
b. From "Kanata," the First Nations word for village
c. From the Inuit word meaning home
d. From the First Nations word meaning land
Question 33 of 99
What form of transportation did Aboriginal peoples and fur traders use?
a. Waterways
b. Railways
c. Highways
d. Roads
Question 34 of 99
Which countries fought in the War of 1812?
a. United Kingdom and United States of America
b. France and United Kingdom
c. Canada and United States of America
d. France, Great Britain, and United States of America
Question 35 of 99
How many Canadians served in the First World War?
a. About 170,000
b. About 10,000
c. More than 60,000
d. More than 600,000
Question 36 of 99
When did the British North America Act come into effect?
a. 1867
b. 1881
c. 1901
d. 1876
Question 37 of 99
Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in Canada contains the remains of a Viking settlement from about 1,000 years ago?
a. L’Anse aux Meadows
b. Port Royal
c. Gros Morne National Park
d. Penticton Valley
Question 38 of 99
Who built the French Empire in North America?
a. King Charles II
b. Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, and Count Frontenac
c. Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville
d. Great Britain
Question 39 of 99
What important trade did the Hudson's Bay Company control?
a. Gold
b. Oil
c. Fishery
d. Fur
Question 40 of 99
What does Confederation mean?
a. The joining of provinces to become a new country
b. The United States Confederate army came to settle in Canada
c. The combination of neighborhoods to build a larger community
d. The merger of colonies to form a province
Question 41 of 99
In which period did Canada's economy and industry experience a boom?
a. 1880s
b. 1890s and early 1900s
c. 1920s
d. 1860s
Question 42 of 99
In which year did the British Parliament abolish slavery throughout the Empire?
a. 1807
b. 1793
c. 1833
d. 1847
Question 43 of 99
What document made Confederation legal?
a. The Immigration Act
b. The British North America Act
c. The Citizenship Act
d. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Question 44 of 99
From whom are the Acadians descended?
a. Métis and Inuit
b. First Nations who began settling in what are now the Prairie provinces in the 1600s
c. British colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604
d. French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604
Question 45 of 99
Which was the last province to join Canada?
a. Prince Edward Island
b. Manitoba
c. Newfoundland
d. Yukon
Question 46 of 99
Which four provinces first formed Confederation?
a. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
b. Ontario, Newfoundland, Quebec and Nova Scotia
c. Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and British Columbia
d. Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nova Scotia
Question 47 of 99
When was the Canadian Pacific Railway completed?
a. Late 1600s
b. Late 1700s
c. Late 1800s
d. Early 1700s
Question 48 of 99
What was the name of the new country formed during Confederation?
a. Britain
b. Canada
c. Canadian Confederation
d. Dominion of Canada
Question 49 of 99
The Quebec Act of 1774:
a. Allowed religious freedom for Catholics
b. All of the above
c. Is one of the constitutional foundations of Canada
d. Permitted Catholics to hold public office
Question 50 of 99
What did the Suffrage Movement achieve?
a. Quebec experienced an era of rapid change
b. It abolished slavery in Canada
c. It led to the introduction of employment insurance
d. Women achieved the right to vote
Question 51 of 99
Where did the first European settlers in Canada come from?
a. Germany
b. England
c. France
d. Iceland
Question 52 of 99
What do Canadians remember on Remembrance Day?
a. Canadian victory in World War I
b. Canadian victory in the Battle of Vimy Ridge
c. Canadian victory in World War II
d. Sacrifices made by Canadian veterans and brave soldiers in wars
Question 53 of 99
Why was the Canadian Pacific Railway built?
a. To enable immigrants to settle in Central Canada
b. Because British Columbia joined Canada in 1871 after Ottawa promised to build a railway to the West Coast
c. To provide a spectacular tourist excursion across precipitous passes and bridges
d. So British Columbia could handle the trade of goods worth billions of dollars worldwide
Question 54 of 99
What do Canadians normally wear on Remembrance Day?
a. A red poppy
b. A green shirt
c. A black tie
d. A white shirt
Question 55 of 99
Which region was stormed and captured on D-Day (June 6, 1944) by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division?
a. Berlin
b. Juno Beach
c. London
d. Paris
Question 56 of 99
What are the men who established Canada called?
a. Fathers of Confederation
b. Fathers of the Dominion of Canada
c. Fathers of Canada
d. Fathers of the Constitution
Question 57 of 99
In which year did the British Parliament prohibit the buying and selling of slaves?
a. 1793
b. 1877
c. 1807
d. 1833
Question 58 of 99
Who became the first French-Canadian prime minister after the formation of Confederation?
a. Sir John Alexander Macdonald
b. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
c. Sir George-Étienne Cartier
d. Sir Leonard Tilley
Question 59 of 99
What is celebrated on April 9th?
a. Vimy Day
b. Family Day
c. Thanksgiving Day
d. Boxing Day
Question 60 of 99
What is the reason behind the Canada-U.S. border?
a. To improve security
b. To maintain distance
c. Canada wishes to remain independent of the United States
d. To prevent war between the two countries
Question 61 of 99
Who was Sir George-Étienne Cartier?
a. A railway lawyer and Montrealer
b. The first French-Canadian prime minister
c. The first head of a responsible government
d. Canada’s first prime minister
Question 62 of 99
Who were the Loyalists?
a. People loyal to the Crown
b. The commanders of armies
c. British colonists
d. Indigenous peoples
Question 63 of 99
When was Canada’s first financial institution opened?
a. Early 16th century
b. Late 19th century
c. Late 18th and early 19th centuries
d. Early 18th century
Question 64 of 99
Who are the national police force of Canada and one of its best-known symbols today?
a. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
b. The South East Mounted Police
c. The Military Police
d. The North West Mounted Police
Question 65 of 99
When did 'Canada' become the official name of the country?
a. 1799
b. 1773
c. 1791
d. 1758
Question 66 of 99
For what product did the first companies formed in Canada compete?
a. Timber trade
b. Gold trade
c. Fur trade
d. Fish trade
Question 67 of 99
How many Canadians were killed in World War I, from 1914 to 1918?
a. 60,000
b. 170,000
c. 200,000
d. 70,000
Question 68 of 99
When were female Canadian citizens over the age of 21 granted the right to vote in federal elections?
a. 1933
b. 1928
c. 1818
d. 1918
Question 69 of 99
For how long was the title 'Dominion of Canada' officially used?
a. 100 years
b. 250 years
c. 50 years
d. 200 years
Question 70 of 99
Who is considered Canada's greatest soldier?
a. General Sir Arthur Currie
b. Phil Edwards
c. Sir John A. Macdonald
d. Rick Hansen
Question 71 of 99
Which country was liberated by the Canadian Army in 1944–1945?
a. Germany
b. Austria
c. The Netherlands
d. Japan
Question 72 of 99
Who suggested the name 'Dominion of Canada' in 1864?
a. Sir Leonard Tilley
b. Lord Elgin
c. La Fontaine
d. Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Question 73 of 99
What was significant about the Canadian Navy at the end of the Second World War?
a. It was the third-largest navy in the world
b. It was the fourth-largest navy in the world
c. It was the largest navy in the world
d. It was the second-largest navy in the world
Question 74 of 99
Which was the first province in the British Empire to move toward the abolition of slavery?
a. South Canada
b. Upper Canada
c. North America
d. Lower Canada
Question 75 of 99
Which of the following people is the Father of Confederation?
a. Stephen Harper
b. Pierre Trudeau
c. Alexander Mackenzie
d. Sir John A. Macdonald
Question 76 of 99
Who was Mary Ann Shadd Cary?
a. An outspoken activist in the movement to abolish slavery in the U.S. and the first woman publisher in Canada
b. The first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament in Canada
c. A pioneering female officer in the North West Mounted Police (NWMP)
d. A French-Canadian hero of the War of 1812
Question 77 of 99
When did Newfoundland and Labrador join confederation?
a. None of the above
b. 1940
c. 1949
d. 1931
Question 78 of 99
When did Northwest Territories join confederation?
a. 1870, July 15th
b. 1870, July 4th
c. 1875, July 15th
d. 1890, July 15th
Question 79 of 99
When did British Columbia join confederation?
a. 1850
b. 1851
c. 1860
d. 1871
Question 80 of 99
When did Prince Edward Island join confederation?
a. 1875
b. 1870
c. 1874
d. 1873
Question 81 of 99
When did Yukon Territory join confederation?
a. 1898
b. 1979
c. 1891
d. 1930
Question 82 of 99
When did Alberta join confederation?
a. 1875
b. 1905
c. 1850
d. 1840
Question 83 of 99
What did the government do to make immigration to Western Canada easier?
a. Use the Great Lakes and seaway to prairies.
b. Built a railway across the prairies.
c. Built a highway across the prairies.
d. A and C
Question 84 of 99
When and what city did settlers from France first establish on the St. Lawrence river?
a. Toronto in the early 1600's
b. Montreal in the early 1600's
c. Vancouver in the early 1600's
d. Quebec City in the early 1600's
Question 85 of 99
What does B.N.A. stand for?
a. British National Alliance
b. British North American Act
c. Black Nation Alliance
d. Bank of National Association
Question 86 of 99
What does C.P.R. stand for?
a. Canadian Pacific Railway
b. Canadian People Railway
c. Canadian Public Road
d. Canadian People Resource
Question 87 of 99
When did settlers from France first establish communities on the St. Lawrence River?
a. Late 1600s.
b. Early 1700s.
c. Late 1700s.
d. Early 1600s.
Question 88 of 99
Where did the early European settlers live?
a. Western Canada
b. North West Canada
c. Northern Canada
d. Eastern and Central Canada
Question 89 of 99
What do we celebrate on July 1st each year?
a. The anniversary of Confederation
b. THe anniversary of Quebec
c. The anniversary of The Province of Canada
d. The anniversary of Constitution
Question 90 of 99
What was the “Underground Railroad”?
a. A network fur trades used to transport beaver pelts to the United States
b. A railroad through the Rockies that was mainly through mountain tunnels
c. An anti-slavery network that helped thousands of slaves escape the United States and settle in Canada
d. The first underground subway tunnel in Toronto
Question 91 of 99
What dollar bill is Sir Wilfrid Laurier's face on?
a. The $20 bill
b. The $100 bill
c. The $5 bill
d. The $10 bill
Question 92 of 99
Where did the British defeated the French in 1759?
a. Nova Scotia
b. Plains of Abraham
c. Ontario
d. Hudson's Bay
Question 93 of 99
What dollar bill is Sir Wilfrid Laurier's face on?
a. The $20 bill
b. The $100 bill
c. The $5 bill
d. The $10 bill
Question 94 of 99
What was the Women's Suffrage Movement?
a. The effort by women to participate in military service
b. An unsuccessful movement to get husbands to do housework
c. The effort by women to be in Parliament
d. The effort by women to achieve the right to vote
Question 95 of 99
What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?
a. Unity
b. Easy access to the West Coast
c. Ribbons of steel
d. What can be achieved by working together
Question 96 of 99
When and why did the Great Depression start?
a. In 1933, because the stock market crashed
b. In 1929, because the war started
c. In 1933, because the war started
d. In 1929, because the stock market crashed
Question 97 of 99
When was Canada officially born?
a. July 1st, 1902
b. July 1st, 1807
c. July 1st, 1982
d. July 1st, 1867
Question 98 of 99
What was the name of Quebec before 1759?
a. New Montreal
b. New Britain
c. New France
d. New Quebec
Question 99 of 99
Between 1755 and 1763, the Acadians were forced to leave Canada. This was called:
a. The Good Upheaval
b. The Great Upheaval
c. The Great Revolution
d. The Great Rebellion