Practice Questions Free - Page 8

1) How many voyages did Jacques Cartier make across the Atlantic in between 1534- 1542?

• 4
• 3
• 5
• 7

2) In which year did Montreal Stock Exchange open?

• 1632
• 1732
• 1932
• 1832

3) Usage of maple leaves by the Canadian soldiers began in the 1920s.

• True
• False

4) Which country did Japan attack in the Pacific war?

• St. Croix Island
• Cape Breton Island
• The Aleutian Islands
• Newfoundland and Labrador

5) What relevance January 11 has with anyone among the following?

• Dominion Day
• Confederation Day
• Canada Day
• Sir John A. MacDonalds Day

6) Which is the major document that assured freedom of religion and helped the Catholics to hold public office?

• The Multiculturalism Act
• The British North America Act
• The Quebec Act
• The Constitutional Act

7) Which are the countries fought for taking over control of North America during 1700?

• Spain and Great Britain
• France and Spain
• France and Great Britain
• USA and France

8) Which of these provinces in the British Empire was the first to abolish slavery?

• Lower Canada
• Virginia
• Connecticut
• Upper Canada

9) What is the name given to the formation after unification of Lower and Upper Canada that happened in 1840?

• Canadian Confederation
• British North America
• Province of Canada
• Dominion of Canada

10) Which of these personalities was associated with assigning Canada's national colour?

• Lord Elgin
• Sir La Fontaine
• People of Canada
• King George V

11) What is the name of the country liberated by the Canadian army during 1944-1945?

• Netherlands
• Austria
• Sweden
• Norway

12) What approximate number of Ukrainians settled in the west before 1914?

• 1 million
• 4 million
• 170000
• 8 million

13) For what John Cabot is known as?

• A Spanish immigrant to England
• Anatolian immigrant to England
• An Irishman
• An English immigrant to Italy

14) Canada's founders, led by Sir John A. Macdonald wished their new nation to be called the Kingdom of Canada. TRUE or FALSE?

• True
• False

15) Whose portrait is printed in the Canadian $10 bill?

• John Cabot
• Lieutenant Alexander Roberts D
• Sir John Alexander MacDonald
• Sir Frederick Banting

16) How many colonies of south Quebec were declared independent in 1776?

• 10
• 13
• 16
• 19

17) When did Germany Surrender?

• May 9, 1945
• Aug 14, 1945
• May 8, 1945
• Aug 15, 1945

18) Military and economic bonds were established between Europeans and the Aboriginals. In which year was that?

• Were formed in the first 50 years of coexistence
• Were formed in the first 200 years of coexistence
• Were impossible until early 200 years of coexistence
• Have never been possible

19) In which year did the Canadian Pacific Railway complete?

• 1845
• 1885
• 1985
• 1898

20) In which of the battles did RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) take part?

• The Battle of Britain
• Battle of the Plains of Abraham
• Battle of Trafalgar
• Battle of Paardeberg