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Question 1How many Canadians were killed in the First World War? 20,000 60,000 600 6,000 Question 2When it was first formed, what were the main roles of the North West Mounted Police? To pacify the West and assist in negotiations with the Indians To stop any Americans from taking over that part of Canada, and to control the fur trade To conquer the West and forcibly take it away from the Indians To stop Americans from travelling through Canada, and to collect taxes Question 3What year did Newfoundland and Labrador join Confederation? 1949 1905 1989 1999 Question 4Where was John A Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, born? Scotland Prince Edward Island Upper Canada Nova Scotia Question 5What year did Confederation take place? 1867 1870 1791 1871 Question 6Where did Canadians lead an unsuccessful raid in the Second World War? Normandy Paris Dieppe Pas de Calais Question 7Whom did Ottawa intern in labour camps from 1914 to 1920? Canadians of Japanese origin Canadians who disagreed with the war Former Austro-Hungarian subjects Enemy soldiers Question 8Why was the Bank of Canada created in 1934? To act as a national bank To bring stability to the Canadian financial system To compete with banks in other countries To store the government's gold Question 9Who was Canada's first female Member of Parliament? Emily Stowe (1916) Agnes Macphail (1921) Nellie McClung (1921) Emily Murphy (1927) Question 10Who was the first Canadian woman to practise medicine? Dr. Laura Secord Dr. Mary Breckenridge Dr. Susan O'Keefe Dr. Emily Stowe Question 11"It was Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific on parade? In those few moments, I witnessed the birth of a nation." What does this quote refer to? The Battle of Vimy Ridge The Battle of Paadeberg The Battle of the Somme The Second Battle of Ypres Question 12What was the first province to allow women to vote? Nova Scotia (1932) Ontario (1920) British Columbia (1918) Manitoba (1916) Question 13Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"? Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry Sir Arthur Currie James Nielle Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae Question 14What was the "Head Tax"? A tax that all American travellers had to pay to travel through Canada to get to Alaska A tax that Chinese people had to pay if they wanted to immigrate to Canada A tax that everybody had to pay to the federal government to pay for the Canadian Pacific Railway A tax that was put on every head of lettuce that was imported from the USA Question 15What 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 Militia The Canadian Army The Canadian Corps
How many Canadians were killed in the First World War?
When it was first formed, what were the main roles of the North West Mounted Police?
What year did Newfoundland and Labrador join Confederation?
Where was John A Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, born?
What year did Confederation take place?
Where did Canadians lead an unsuccessful raid in the Second World War?
Whom did Ottawa intern in labour camps from 1914 to 1920?
Why was the Bank of Canada created in 1934?
Who was Canada's first female Member of Parliament?
Who was the first Canadian woman to practise medicine?
"It was Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific on parade? In those few moments, I witnessed the birth of a nation." What does this quote refer to?
What was the first province to allow women to vote?
Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"?
What was the "Head Tax"?
What was the name of the group of Canadian soldiers who went to fight in Europe at the beginning of the First World War?
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