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Question 1Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"? James Nielle Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry Sir Arthur Currie Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae Question 2What happened to Riel after the second rebellion in 1885? He lived out his life as a hunter and farmer He was banished from Canada forever He was executed for high treason He became a Member of Parliament for many years Question 3What is the common name for the South African War? South African Conflict The Battle of Paadeberg Southy War Boer War Question 4When 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 Americans from travelling through Canada, and to collect taxes To conquer the West and forcibly take it away from the Indians To stop any Americans from taking over that part of Canada, and to control the fur trade Question 5How many Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the Second World War? More than four million More than one million Close to three million Almost half a million Question 6How many Canadians were killed in the Second World War? 44,000 20,000 35,000 24,000 Question 7Who was Canada's first French-Canadian Prime Minister? Sir Wilfred Laurier Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine Cartier McGee Guillaume Laurent Question 8How large was Canada's navy at the end of the Second World War? The largest in the world The third-largest in the world It was still a tiny collection of ships About the same as it had been at the beginning of the war Question 9What 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 10What year did Yukon Territory join Confederation? 1898 1873 1880 1905 Question 11What year was the Canadian Pacific Railway completed? 1890 1895 1900 1885 Question 12What are the North West Mounted Police known as now? Royal Mounties of Canada Royal Mounted Police of Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police Mounties of Royal Canada Question 13What was the "Head Tax"? A tax that was put on every head of lettuce that was imported from the USA A tax that all American travellers had to pay to travel through Canada to get to Alaska A tax that everybody had to pay to the federal government to pay for the Canadian Pacific Railway A tax that Chinese people had to pay if they wanted to immigrate to Canada Question 14What were the dates of the First World War? 1914-1920 1914-1917 1914-1918 1914-1915 Question 15What was the economy like in the 1930s? The economy bounced from good to bad to good during these years The economy got worse very slowly during these years The economy was very bad during these years The economy was very good during these years
Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"?
What happened to Riel after the second rebellion in 1885?
What is the common name for the South African War?
When it was first formed, what were the main roles of the North West Mounted Police?
How many Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the Second World War?
How many Canadians were killed in the Second World War?
Who was Canada's first French-Canadian Prime Minister?
How large was Canada's navy at the end of the Second World War?
What was the name of the program in the Second World War that saw thousands of air crews trained in Canada?
What year did Yukon Territory join Confederation?
What year was the Canadian Pacific Railway completed?
What are the North West Mounted Police known as now?
What was the "Head Tax"?
What were the dates of the First World War?
What was the economy like in the 1930s?
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