Practice Questions Free - Page 10

1) On which day is Vimy Day commemorated?

• 10th of January
• 9th of April
• 13th of March
• 19th of June

2) The Process of Fish preservation by the natives in the West Coast region consisted of drying and smoking.

• True
• False

3) In which year did the British Parliament prohibit slave trade?

• 1607
• 1707
• 1807
• 1907

4) Who is known as the father of Manitoba?

• Sir Sam Steele
• Gabriel Dumont
• Louis Riel
• Sir George-Etienne Cartier

5) During the war of 1812, the British Soldiers were supported by the first nation led by the Shawnee.

• Denys Arcand
• Algonquin
• Mike Lazaridis
• Chief Tecumseh

6) From the given list name the first woman publisher of Canada?

• Emily Stowe
• Marjorie Turner-Bailey
• Chantal Petitclerc
• Mary Ann Carey

7) British West Indies became a part of Canada in the 1920s.

• True
• False

8) Who are the people who colonized Greenland?

• The Inuit
• The Iroquois
• The Vikings from Iceland
• The Sioux

9) In which year the Quebec Act was passed by the British Parliament?

• 1774
• 1874
• 1974
• 1674

10) Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of Canada?

• Major General Sir Isaac Brock
• Charles de Salaberry
• Mary Ann (Shadd) Cary
• John Graves Simcoe

11) Second World War started in the year____________ .

• 1931
• 1961
• 1951
• 1939

12) What was the name of the Christian slavery network, which helped to escape numerous slaves from United States and get settled in Canada?

• Chesapeake
• Underground Militia
• Underground Railroad
• North Star

13) On 1st July of which year was Dominion Day celebrated?

• 1882
• 1982
• 1682
• 1782

14) In which year did John Cabot the navigator and discoverer claimed New Found Land for England?

• 1597
• 1497
• 1697
• 1397

15) Where is the headquarters of NWMP located?

• Fort Calgary
• Regina
• Fort Garry
• Fort MacLeod

16) In what relevance is November 11 celebrated?

• Vimy Day
• Sir John A. MacDonald Day
• Canada Day
• Remembrance Day

17) What is the other name by which Canadians and Habitants are known?

• The French-speaking Catholic
• The English-speaking Catholic
• The English-speaking Protestan
• The French-speaking Protestant

18) What was the name of the first settlement of Europeans in North Florida?

• St Croix Island in Acadia
• St Croix Island
• Cape Breton Island
• Port Royal

19) Nowadays, by which name the cities and towns founded by such as fort Calgary, fort Macleod, as well as others centres are known as

• North West Mounted Police (NWMP)
• Louis Riel
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• The Metis

20) During the British and French regime, which trade was established first with formation of organised company?

• The timber
• The fur-trade
• The mining industry
• The fishing