Quiz 4: Modern Canada By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:15 am |September 20, 2017 Practice Question 1What are the years of the Korean War? 1950 - 1953 1953 - 1956 1959 - 1962 1956 - 1959 Question 2What did James Naismith do that was significant in the world of sports? He invented the game of basketball He was the first to write down the rules of hockey He was the first professional swimming coach in the world He invented the game of hockey Question 3Which country did Canada grow economically closer to in the period from 1945 to 1970? Britain Germany Japan The USA Question 4Which invention are Matthew Evans and Henry Woodward associated with? They invented the first rechargeable batteries They invented the first electric light bulb They invented the first refrigerator They invented the first working radio Question 5When did Aboriginals gain the right to vote? 1948 1956 1960 1921 Question 6What do the letters N-A-T-O stand for? North American Trade Organization North African Treaty Optimization North American Trade Organization North Atlantic Treaty Organization Question 7Which field is Dr. Wilder Penfield associated with? He was a pioneering journalist He was a pioneering sports broadcaster He was a pioneering brain surgeon He was a pioneering philosopher Question 8When 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 9What is the Group of Seven? A group of writers who defined the quintessential style of Canadian writing A group of painters who developed a particular style of painting A group of athletes who dominated the sport of hockey for many years A group of musicians who developed new types of uniquely Canadian music Question 10What is the name of the historical period that saw the democratic West and the communist East compete for prestige and power? Cold War Non-shooting War Prestige & Power War Global Influence War Question 11What do Gerhard Herzberg, John Polanyi, Sidney Altman, Richard E. Taylor, Michael Smith, and Bertram Brockhouse all have in common? They have all been to space They have all won Nobel Prizes in science They have all won international acting awards They have all competed for Canada in the Olympics Question 12What is La Francophonie? An international business association of French-speaking countries An international association of French-speaking singers and songwriters An international association of French-speaking countries An international association of French and English speaking countries Question 13Which international trade organization replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade? Trade Barrier Busters World Trade Organization World Trade Council World Trading Group Question 14Who designed and built the Canadarm? SPAR Aerospace / National Research Council Canadian Outer Space Consortium C-NASA Canadian Space Agency Question 15How many Canadian soldiers were killed and wounded in the Korean War? 1,500 and 2,000 1,000 and 1,500 500 and 1,000 250 and 500 Quiz 4: Modern Canada was last modified: September 20th, 2017 by CC Test Kit Bookmark the permalink.
