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History of Canada Quiz - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 2,128 times
- The average score is 11 of 20
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What event did Calgary in 1988 and Vancouver in 2010 host? | Winter Olympics | 79%
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| What was the main trading good of the above during the colonial times? | Fur | 72%
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| What was the capital of Canada before Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the permanent capital of the Province of Canada in 1857? | Quebec City | 71%
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| During which war did the American troops invade Lower and Upper provinces of Canada? | War of 1812 | 71%
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| In 1949, which British dominion joined Canada? | Newfoundland | 67%
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| What territory became the newest of Canada in 1999? | Nunavut | 65%
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| What is the name of the oldest national park of Canada, established in 1885? | Banff | 62%
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| In what city did the 1917 maritime disaster occur - largest man-made explosion at the time? | Halifax | 60%
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| Who was the first ever European to set foot on Canada? | Leif Erikson | 60%
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| What private company once owned 1/3rd of Canada's land? | Hudson's Bay | 54%
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| After what war did the French cede most of its territories in Canada to the United Kingdom? | Seven Years' War | 52%
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| The citizens of which former French colony were relocated to Louisiana in 1750s? | Acadia | 48%
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| What was the colony the above established around the year 1000 in Newfoundland? | Vinland | 48%
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| Who served as its first prime minister from 1867-1891 with little break in between? | John A. Macdonald | 47%
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| Which Yukon region near the Alaskan border was site of the 1890s gold rush? | Klondike | 47%
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| What Class I railway was incorporated in 1881 - connecting east Canada to west Canada? | Canadian {Pacific} Railway | 44%
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| Which Breton explorer was the first European to travel inland in North America and claimed what is now Canada for France? | Jacques Cartier | 40%
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| What name is given to the period when Quebec underwent intense socio-political and socio-cultural changes in the 1960s? | {Quiet} Revolution | 22%
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| What was the first incorporated city in Canada? | Saint John | 20%
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| What country kicked out the ambassador of Canada after the Canadian government called for the release of two dissidents in 2018? | Saudi Arabia | 20%
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