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Answer
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Who was the first ever European to set foot on Canada?
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Leif Erikson
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What was the colony the above established around the year 1000 in Newfoundland?
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Vinland
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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?
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Jacques Cartier
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What private company once owned 1/3rd of Canada's land?
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Hudson's Bay
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What was the main trading good of the above during the colonial times?
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Fur
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During which war did the American troops invade Lower and Upper provinces of Canada?
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War of 1812
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What Class I railway was incorporated in 1881 - connecting east Canada to west Canada?
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Canadian Pacific Railway
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What is the name of the oldest national park of Canada, established in 1885?
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Banff
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In what city did the 1917 maritime disaster occur - largest man-made explosion at the time?
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Halifax
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After what war did the French cede most of its territories in Canada to the United Kingdom?
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Seven Years' War
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The citizens of which former French colony were relocated to Louisiana in 1750s?
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Acadia
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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?
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Quebec City
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Who served as its first prime minister from 1867-1891 with little break in between?
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John A. Macdonald
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Which Yukon region near the Alaskan border was site of the 1890s gold rush?
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Klondike
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What was the first incorporated city in Canada?
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Saint John
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In 1949, which British dominion joined Canada?
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Newfoundland
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What name is given to the period when Quebec underwent intense socio-political and socio-cultural changes in the 1960s?
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Quiet Revolution
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What territory became the newest of Canada in 1999?
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Nunavut
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What event did Calgary in 1988 and Vancouver in 2010 host?
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Winter Olympics
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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?
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Saudi Arabia
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