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Question 1What year did British Columbia join Confederation? 1873 1871 1870 1880 Question 2What does the phrase "ribbons of steel" refer to? The Canadian National Railway, which connected Canada from east to west The Canadian Pacific Railway, which connected Canada from east to west The telephone wires that Alexander Graham Bell used for his telephones The first national telephone wire system in Canada Question 3What year did Nunavut become a territory? 1999 2001 1880 1949 Question 4Who was the first Canadian woman to practise medicine? Dr. Laura Secord Dr. Mary Breckenridge Dr. Susan O'Keefe Dr. Emily Stowe Question 5Who did Ottawa intern in camps during the Second World War? Canadians of Central-European origin Canadians who disagreed with the war Canadians of Japanese origin Women who wanted the vote Question 6How large was Canada's navy at the end of the Second World War? About the same as it had been at the beginning of the war The third-largest in the world The largest in the world It was still a tiny collection of ships Question 7What 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 Expeditionary Force The Canadian Corps The Canadian Militia The Canadian Army Question 8Which of these Second World War campaigns did Canadian soldiers take part in? The liberation of Poland The battles in the Pacific Ocean The liberation of China The liberation of Italy Question 9What was the name of the Canadian beach on D-Day? Omaha Gold Sword Juno Question 10What year did Confederation take place? 1871 1867 1870 1791 Question 11What year did Newfoundland and Labrador join Confederation? 1989 1905 1999 1949 Question 12Who was Canada's first female Member of Parliament? Emily Murphy (1927) Nellie McClung (1921) Agnes Macphail (1921) Emily Stowe (1916) Question 13What is the common name for the South African War? Boer War The Battle of Paadeberg South African Conflict Southy War Question 14Where did Canadians fight bravely and suffer losses in the unsuccessful defence of a city in the Second World War? Hong Kong Tokyo Bangkok Manila Question 15In what year were the Arctic Islands transferred to the Northwest Territories? 1880 1898 1905 1873
What year did British Columbia join Confederation?
What does the phrase "ribbons of steel" refer to?
What year did Nunavut become a territory?
Who was the first Canadian woman to practise medicine?
Who did Ottawa intern in camps during the Second World War?
How large was Canada's navy at the end of the Second World War?
What was the name of the group of Canadian soldiers who went to fight in Europe at the beginning of the First World War?
Which of these Second World War campaigns did Canadian soldiers take part in?
What was the name of the Canadian beach on D-Day?
What year did Confederation take place?
What year did Newfoundland and Labrador join Confederation?
Who was Canada's first female Member of Parliament?
What is the common name for the South African War?
Where did Canadians fight bravely and suffer losses in the unsuccessful defence of a city in the Second World War?
In what year were the Arctic Islands transferred to the Northwest Territories?
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