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Question 1Who was the first Canadian woman to practise medicine? Dr. Mary Breckenridge Dr. Susan O'Keefe Dr. Laura Secord Dr. Emily Stowe Question 2What is the name for laws and programs such as minimum wage, a standard work week, and unemployment insurance? Guaranteed prosperity Guaranteed benefits Social safety net Unemployment insurance is now called employment insurance Question 3What is the name of the movement that worked for women to be able to vote? Votes for All movement Suffrage movement Women's Voting movement Voting movement Question 4How was the railway important in the settlement of the West? It allowed people to send letters quickly and easily Hearing the train whistle let people they were not alone It allowed large numbers of people to visit the West as tourists It allowed large numbers of people to travel to the West quickly and easily Question 5What was the date that most Canadian women over the age of 21 were granted the vote in federal elections? 1918 1938 1916 1922 Question 6What year did Yukon Territory join Confederation? 1880 1873 1905 1898 Question 7When do Canadians observe a moment of silence to honour the sacrifices of over one million brave men and women who have served, and the 110,000 who have given their lives? The second Monday of October, Thanksgiving Day January 3, International Day of the Soldier On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month July 1st, Canada Day Question 8What was the name of the group of Canadian soldiers who went to fight in Europe at the beginning of the First World War? The Canadian Militia The Canadian Corps The Canadian Army The Canadian Expeditionary Force Question 9What are the North West Mounted Police known as now? Mounties of Royal Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Mounties of Canada Royal Mounted Police of Canada Question 10Why was the Bank of Canada created in 1934? To compete with banks in other countries To store the government's gold To bring stability to the Canadian financial system To act as a national bank Question 11What does the phrase "the last spike" refer to? The completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway The beginning of the Canadian Pacific Railway The re-building of the Canadian Pacific Railway The price of the Canadian Pacific Railway Question 12What did Ottawa promise to British Columbia when that province joined Confederation? To build a railway to British Columbia To collect no taxes from British Columbia for 50 years To allow British Columbia to continue fishing in the Pacific Ocean To encourage settlers from eastern Canada to move to British Columbia Question 13Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"? James Nielle Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry Sir Arthur Currie Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae Question 14What year was the Canadian Pacific Railway completed? 1890 1895 1885 1900 Question 15How large was Canada's navy at the end of the Second World War? The largest in the world About the same as it had been at the beginning of the war It was still a tiny collection of ships The third-largest in the world
Who was the first Canadian woman to practise medicine?
What is the name for laws and programs such as minimum wage, a standard work week, and unemployment insurance?
What is the name of the movement that worked for women to be able to vote?
How was the railway important in the settlement of the West?
What was the date that most Canadian women over the age of 21 were granted the vote in federal elections?
What year did Yukon Territory join Confederation?
When do Canadians observe a moment of silence to honour the sacrifices of over one million brave men and women who have served, and the 110,000 who have given their lives?
What was the name of the group of Canadian soldiers who went to fight in Europe at the beginning of the First World War?
What are the North West Mounted Police known as now?
Why was the Bank of Canada created in 1934?
What does the phrase "the last spike" refer to?
What did Ottawa promise to British Columbia when that province joined Confederation?
Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"?
What year was the Canadian Pacific Railway completed?
How large was Canada's navy at the end of the Second World War?
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