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Question 1What year did Quebec women gain the right to vote in provincial elections? 1933 1935 1920 1940 Question 2When was Canada's first economic boom after Confederation? 1880s - 1910s 1880s - 1890s 1890s - 1920s 1890s - 1900s Question 3What was the name of the Canadian beach on D-Day? Sword Omaha Juno Gold Question 4What the most significant battle of the First World War for Canada? The Second Battle of Ypres The Battle of Vimy Ridge The Battle of Paadeberg The Battle of the Somme Question 5Why was the Bank of Canada created in 1934? To bring stability to the Canadian financial system To act as a national bank To store the government's gold To compete with banks in other countries Question 6Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"? Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae James Nielle Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry Sir Arthur Currie Question 7What was the "Head Tax"? A tax that everybody had to pay to the federal government to pay for the Canadian Pacific Railway A tax that all American travellers had to pay to travel through Canada to get to Alaska A tax that was put on every head of lettuce that was imported from the USA A tax that Chinese people had to pay if they wanted to immigrate to Canada Question 8What does the phrase "ribbons of steel" refer to? The telephone wires that Alexander Graham Bell used for his telephones The Canadian Pacific Railway, which connected Canada from east to west The Canadian National Railway, which connected Canada from east to west The first national telephone wire system in Canada Question 9What happened to Riel after the second rebellion in 1885? He became a Member of Parliament for many years He lived out his life as a hunter and farmer He was executed for high treason He was banished from Canada forever Question 10Which of these Second World War campaigns did Canadian soldiers take part in? The liberation of Poland The liberation of China The liberation of Italy The battles in the Pacific Ocean Question 11Who was the key architect of Confederation from Quebec? Sir George-Etienne Cartier Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry Jean Talon Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine Question 12Who was Canada's first female Member of Parliament? Agnes Macphail (1921) Emily Stowe (1916) Nellie McClung (1921) Emily Murphy (1927) Question 13What year did Manitoba and the Northwest Territories join Confederation? 1870 1867 1873 1871 Question 14What day is observed on November 11 in Canada? Thanksgiving Day St Crispin's Day Canada Day Remembrance Day Question 15What year was the Canadian Pacific Railway completed? 1895 1885 1900 1890
What year did Quebec women gain the right to vote in provincial elections?
When was Canada's first economic boom after Confederation?
What was the name of the Canadian beach on D-Day?
What the most significant battle of the First World War for Canada?
Why was the Bank of Canada created in 1934?
Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"?
What was the "Head Tax"?
What does the phrase "ribbons of steel" refer to?
What happened to Riel after the second rebellion in 1885?
Which of these Second World War campaigns did Canadian soldiers take part in?
Who was the key architect of Confederation from Quebec?
Who was Canada's first female Member of Parliament?
What year did Manitoba and the Northwest Territories join Confederation?
What day is observed on November 11 in Canada?
What year was the Canadian Pacific Railway completed?
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