Test your knowledge of Canadian history and trivia with this 20-question Canada Day quiz.
1. Name the Scottish immigrant, skilled lawyer and Father of Confederation who became Canada’s first prime minister. 2. How many provinces and territories are there in Canada? 3. In 1917, two ships collided in a harbour and caused the world’s greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima. Where did this occur? 4. In 1759, where did General Wolfe and the British defeat French forces for control of Quebec? 5. Who is Canada’s head of state? 6. Who was the Metis leader and founder of the province of Manitoba who was hanged in 1885 for his role in a rebellion? 7. What was the name of the route used by fleeing American slaves to get to Canada? 8. What famous schooner, commemorated on the 10-cent coin, was launched in Nova Scotia in 1921? 9. On June 6, 1944, Canadian troops participated in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France. What was the code name of the Normandy coast beach on which the Canadians landed? 10. Speaking in the House of Commons on June 10, 1942 about a controversial plebiscite, Prime Minister Mackenzie King explained his policy as "not necessarily ______, but _________ if necessary."
11. Which province is officially bilingual? 12. It was named by an act of Parliament as Canada’s national game. 13. Montreal hosted this international event in 1976. 14. Who is the songwriter who penned "Big Yellow Taxi"? 15. What is Canada’s highest mountain? 16. What is the capital of Canada’s newest territory? 17. What was the name of Canada’s flag before the Maple Leaf? 18. This Canadian won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957. 19. Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Laporte was taken hostage and murdered in the crisis initiated by which extremist separatist group?20. This writer of popular Canadian history died in 2004.
This quiz was developed by The Historica-Dominion Institute, Canada’s largest charitable organization dedicated to history and citizenship, and The Canadian Encyclopedia, the definitive source on all things Canadian for nearly 25 years. Visit historica-dominion.ca to find out more.
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