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Question 1What was the main job of the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War? Building troop-carrying ships Protecting convoys of merchant ships Stopping whales from interfering with heavy shipping Protecting all of North America from attack Question 2Who was Canada's first French-Canadian Prime Minister? Cartier McGee Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine Sir Wilfred Laurier Guillaume Laurent Question 3What happened to Riel after the second rebellion in 1885? He was executed for high treason He became a Member of Parliament for many years He lived out his life as a hunter and farmer He was banished from Canada forever Question 4Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"? Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry Sir Arthur Currie James Nielle Question 5What was the economy like in the 1930s? The economy bounced from good to bad to good during these years The economy was very bad during these years The economy got worse very slowly during these years The economy was very good during these years Question 6What year did Quebec women gain the right to vote in provincial elections? 1920 1935 1940 1933 Question 7When Riel and the Metis seized Fort Garry, how did Ottawa respond? Ottawa debated for many months about what to do next Ottawa struck a Royal Commission Ottawa sent soldiers to retake Fort Garry Ottawa immediately started negotiations with the Metis Question 8What year did Newfoundland and Labrador join Confederation? 1949 1905 1989 1999 Question 9What were the dates of the First World War? 1914-1918 1914-1920 1914-1917 1914-1915 Question 10How many Canadians served in the First World War? 60,000 1,000,000 600,000 500,000 Question 11What was the name of the program in the Second World War that saw thousands of air crews trained in Canada? British Training Plan Commonwealth Air Crew Training Plan British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Canadian Training Plan Question 12When was the North West Mounted Police established? 1870 1873 1890 1885 Question 13Who was Canada's first female Member of Parliament? Emily Murphy (1927) Emily Stowe (1916) Agnes Macphail (1921) Nellie McClung (1921) Question 14Which of these campaigns did Canadian soldiers take part in? The liberation of the Netherlands The liberation of Poland The liberation of Germany The liberation of Norway Question 15When it was first formed, what were the main roles of the North West Mounted Police? To stop any Americans from taking over that part of Canada, and to control the fur trade To stop Americans from travelling through Canada, and to collect taxes To pacify the West and assist in negotiations with the Indians To conquer the West and forcibly take it away from the Indians
What was the main job of the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War?
Who was Canada's first French-Canadian Prime Minister?
What happened to Riel after the second rebellion in 1885?
Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"?
What was the economy like in the 1930s?
What year did Quebec women gain the right to vote in provincial elections?
When Riel and the Metis seized Fort Garry, how did Ottawa respond?
What year did Newfoundland and Labrador join Confederation?
What were the dates of the First World War?
How many Canadians served in the First World War?
What was the name of the program in the Second World War that saw thousands of air crews trained in Canada?
When was the North West Mounted Police established?
Who was Canada's first female Member of Parliament?
Which of these campaigns did Canadian soldiers take part in?
When it was first formed, what were the main roles of the North West Mounted Police?
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