Practice Questions Free - Page 11

1) In which field has Donovan Bailey gained popularity in?

• Founder of Fort Langley
• A world record sprinter and downing
• A noteworthy Canadian filmmaker
• First Governor General of Canada

2) Wayne Gretzky played for Edmonton Oilers from 1988 to 2000.

• True
• False

3) Battle of Leliefontein and the Battle of Paardeberg were fought in __________.

• First World War
• Second World War
• South African War
• War of 1812

4) What is the name of the Team who developed painting style of rugged wilderness landscapes?

• Bluebirds
• Les Automatistes
• Group of Seven
• Group of Eight

5) What was the name of the Nazi German refugee who won Nobel Prize for Chemistry?

• Rick Hansen
• Gerhard Herzberg
• Bertram Brockhouse
• Sidney Altman

6) Equality of Gender is not believed by the Canadians.

• True
• False

7) Name the person by whom the Thomas Edison bought the patent for electric light bulb?

• Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward
• Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best
• Emily Carr and Chantal Petitclerc
• Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie

8) Beginning of which war was based on the various liberated Eastern European countries becoming the main part of the bloc controlling communist?

• The Second World War
• The Pacific War
• The War of 1812
• The Cold War

9) What do the Canadians normally wear on the Remembrance Day?

• A maple leaf
• A white rose
• A black tie
• A red poppy

10) Who was the inventor of Snowmobile?

• Emily Stowe
• Jacques Cartier
• John Hopps
• Joseph Armand Bombardier

11) For facilitating research work of which of the following, fund is raised by Marathon of Hope?

• Diabetes research
• Spinal cord research
• Cancer research
• Paralympic games

12) Who is the name of the popular Canadian artist who painted the West coast forest and Aboriginal artefacts?

• Kenojuak Ashevak
• Harold Innis
• Wilder Penfield
• Emily Carr

13) Who was the founder of Marathon of Hope?

• Terry Fox
• Mark Tewksbury
• Lord Grey
• Rick Hansen

14) In which year voting rights were granted to the Aboriginal people?

• 1950
• 1980
• 1960
• 1970

15) Old Age Security is implemented from the year ________ .

• 1927
• 1947
• 1938
• 1997

16) Which of the following is invented by Alexander Graham Bell?

• Light bulb
• Basketball
• Cardiac pacemaker
• Telephone

17) In which year the Canadian women were awarded the right of voting in federal election?

• 1918
• 1718
• 1818
• 1988

18) Who is known as the greatest living Canadian?

• Dr. Wilder Penfield
• Sir Frederick Banting
• Dr John A. Hopps
• Sir John A. MacDonald

19) What are the people regarded as who played major role in the formation of Canada?

• Canadian Fathers
• The Fathers of Confederation
• The Grand-Fathers of Canada
• The Fathers of Canada

20) Which treaties opened up the world's restrictive trading policies during the Depression period?

• CFL
• NORAD
• The GATT, now WTO
• NATO