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Question 1What do Gerhard Herzberg, John Polanyi, Sidney Altman, Richard E. Taylor, Michael Smith, and Bertram Brockhouse all have in common? They have all won international acting awards They have all been to space They have all won Nobel Prizes in science They have all competed for Canada in the Olympics Question 2What is NORAD? An American-Canadian partnership to fight organized crime An American-Canadian partnership to promote trade An American-Canadian partnership to promote cultural exchange An American-Canadian partnership to protect North America's airspace Question 3Which innovation is Sir Sanford Fleming credited with? The 24-hour clock Standard time zones Daylight savings time Newfoundland's half time zone Question 4When did Terry Fox finish his Marathon of Hope? He did not finish; he decided to stop his run because it was too hard He did not finish; he died of cancer before he could finish Almost three years after he started Exactly one year after he started Question 5What do the letters N-A-T-O stand for? North American Trade Organization North Atlantic Treaty Organization North African Treaty Optimization North American Trade Organization Question 6What does the Official Languages Act guarantee? French and English services at all businesses across Canada French and English services in the federal and provincial governments across Canada French and English services in all places and in all ways across Canada French and English services in the federal government across Canada Question 7Which field is Dr. Wilder Penfield associated with? He was a pioneering journalist He was a pioneering sports broadcaster He was a pioneering philosopher He was a pioneering brain surgeon Question 8When was Old Age Security devised? 1922 1932 1937 1927 Question 9Which city is Canada's financial capital? Calgary Toronto Vancouver Montreal Question 10Why did Terry Fox start his Marathon of Hope? To raise money for cancer research To raise money for disease research To raise money for space research To raise money for injury research Question 11What is the name of the historical period that saw the democratic West and the communist East compete for prestige and power? Global Influence War Prestige & Power War Non-shooting War Cold War Question 12Who designed and built the Canadarm? Canadian Outer Space Consortium SPAR Aerospace / National Research Council Canadian Space Agency C-NASA Question 13What has happened to Canadian social values over the past 50 years? Canada has become a more open and flexible society Canada had changed more than any other country in the world Canada has changed a little in certain areas Canada has stayed more or less the same Question 14What year was the Constitution amended? 1996 1999 2002 1982 Question 15Which event began Canada's modern energy industry? The discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947 The discovery of oil in Saskatchewan in 1955 The discovery of oil off Newfoundland in 1979 The discovery of oil in British Columbia in 1987
What do Gerhard Herzberg, John Polanyi, Sidney Altman, Richard E. Taylor, Michael Smith, and Bertram Brockhouse all have in common?
What is NORAD?
Which innovation is Sir Sanford Fleming credited with?
When did Terry Fox finish his Marathon of Hope?
What do the letters N-A-T-O stand for?
What does the Official Languages Act guarantee?
Which field is Dr. Wilder Penfield associated with?
When was Old Age Security devised?
Which city is Canada's financial capital?
Why did Terry Fox start his Marathon of Hope?
What is the name of the historical period that saw the democratic West and the communist East compete for prestige and power?
Who designed and built the Canadarm?
What has happened to Canadian social values over the past 50 years?
What year was the Constitution amended?
Which event began Canada's modern energy industry?
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