/55 1 votes, 5 avg 203 Modern Canada 1 / 55 When was the second time Quebec sovereignty was defeated in a referendum? 1980 1982 1985 1995 2 / 55 The Grey Cup was donated by Lord Grey, the Governor General, in 1909. True False 3 / 55 Aboriginal people were granted the vote in 1960. True False 4 / 55 By the 1960s, ____ of Canadians had origins that were neither British nor French. ½ ⅓ ¼ None of these 5 / 55 Employment insurance was introduced by the Federal government in ___. 1940 1927 1965 1969 6 / 55 Who invented the BlackBerry, Research In Motion (RIM)? Matthew Evans and Henry Woodward Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best Sir Sandford Fleming and Reginald Fessenden 7 / 55 As social values changed over more than 50 years, a growing number of ____ entered the professional workforce. Men Women Immigrants Citizens 8 / 55 Who invented the snowmobile? Matthew Evans Reginald Fessenden Joseph-Armand Bombardier Mike Lazaridis 9 / 55 In which places did Canada take part in peacekeeping missions? Egypt, Cyprus, Haiti Yugoslavia All of these Afghanistan 10 / 55 Who invented the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell Matthew Evans Reginald Fessenden Mike Lazaridis 11 / 55 Who discovered insulin that treats diabetes? a) Sir Frederick Banting b) Dr. John A. Hopps c) Charles Best d) Both A & C 12 / 55 Who invented the Canadarm, a robotic arm? SPAR Aerospace Bombardier Canadian Space Agency Crane Aerospace 13 / 55 Who painted the forests and Aboriginal artifacts of the West Coast? Healey Willan Joy Kogawa Stephen Leacock Emily Carr 15 / 55 Who invented the pacemaker that saves people with heart disorders? Sir Sandford Fleming Sir Frederick Banting Dr. John A. Hopps Dr. Wilder Penfield 16 / 55 Gerhard Herzberg, John Polanyi, Sidney Altman, Richard E. Taylor, Michael Smith and Bertram Brockhouse were Nobel Prize-winning ______. Economists Geologists Scientists Physiologists 17 / 55 Joy Kogawa, Michael Ondaatje, and Rohinton Mistry have diversified Canada’s literary experience. True False 18 / 55 Canada enjoys one of the highest standards of living by ___. a) the hard work of Canadians b) trade with the United States c) Both A and B d) Post-war with the United States 19 / 55 The Canada and Quebec Pension Plans were introduced in ___. 1940 1927 1965 1969 20 / 55 How many years old citizens are eligible to vote? 21 65 18 16 21 / 55 Which is Canada’s national sport? Basketball Ice hockey Football Lacrosse 22 / 55 Who made discoveries about the human brain? Dr. John A. Hopps Alexander Graham Bell Terry Fox Dr. Wilder Penfield 23 / 55 Who won the gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games? Wayne Gretzky Chantal Petitclerc Donovan Bailey Catriona Le May Doan 24 / 55 Sir Ernest MacMillan and Healey Willan were renowned ____. Historians Musicians Novelists Artists 25 / 55 Which international organizations have Canada joined? NATO NORAD UN All of these 26 / 55 Who is known as “the greatest living Canadian”? Dr. John A. Hopps Alexander Graham Bell Terry Fox Dr. Wilder Penfield 27 / 55 Canada is best known for the Group of ____ in the visuals arts, founded in 1920. Six Seven Eleven Four 28 / 55 Who invented the radio? Henry Woodward Reginald Fessenden Jim Balsillie Sir Sandford Flemings 29 / 55 Which artist developed modern Inuit art with etchings, prints, and soapstone sculptures? Emily Carr Kenojuak Ashevak Jean-Paul Riopelle Louis-Philippe Hébert 30 / 55 Who did Canada defend in the Korean War(1950–53)? North Korea South Korea Russia United States 31 / 55 Who won the goal referred to as “the goal heard around the world” in the Canada-Soviet Summit Series in 1972? Wayne Gretzky Chantal Petitclerc Donovan Bailey Paul Henderson 32 / 55 What discovery in Alberta in 1947 began Canada's modern energy industry? Hydroelectricity Oil Light Wireless 33 / 55 Canadian football is a popular game that is similar in a number of ways to American football. True False 34 / 55 Old Age Security was planned in ___. 1940 1927 1965 1969 35 / 55 Wayne Gretzky played for the _____ from 1979 to 1988 in hockey? Montreal Canadians Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators Edmonton Oilers 36 / 55 Which championship do teams in the Canadian Football League compete for? Grey Cup Silver Cup Stanley Cup Clarkson Cup 37 / 55 Which game was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891? Basketball Ice hockey Football Lacrosse 38 / 55 In which year did Parliament establish the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism? 1960 1963 1969 1970 39 / 55 Who circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research? Chantal Petitclerc Rick Hansen Donovan Bailey Terry Fox 40 / 55 How many Vietnamese sought refuge in Canada during the Vietnam War in 1975? 5,000 5,500 55,000 50,000 41 / 55 Who became a world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist? Wayne Gretzky Chantal Petitclerc Donovan Bailey Mark Tewksbury 42 / 55 Terry Fox finished the “Marathon of Hope” and won his battle with cancer in 1980. True False 43 / 55 Who invented the worldwide system of standard time zones? Henry Woodward Reginald Fessenden Jim Balsillie Sir Sandford Flemings 44 / 55 What were the Québécois artists of modern abstract art called? Québécois artistic Canadian painters Les Automatistes Québécois Automatistes 45 / 55 The idea of ____ gained new momentum, as a result of 19th- and 20th-century immigration. Multiculturalism Diversion Expansion Pluralism 46 / 55 In which year a majority of Canadians were able to afford adequate food, shelter, and clothing? 1947 1951 1945 1970 47 / 55 What is Canada's most famous technological achievement in the field of robotics? Canadarm Canadarm3 UR3 arm Canadarm2 48 / 55 When was the first time Quebec sovereignty was defeated in a referendum? 1980 1982 1985 1995 49 / 55 Who became a world record sprinter and double Olympic gold Medallist in 1996 at the Olympic Summer Games? Wayne Gretzky Chantal Petitclerc Donovan Bailey Mark Tewksbury 50 / 55 In 1960, Quebec experienced an era of rapid change known as _____. Great Upheaval The Quiet Revolution A fundamental change The Quiet Movement 51 / 55 Who started the “Marathon of Hope” to raise money for cancer research? Terry Fox Wayne Gretzky Chantal Petitclerc Donovan Bailey 52 / 55 Who invented the electric light bulb? Matthew Evans and Henry Woodward Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best Sir Sandford Fleming and Reginald Fessenden 53 / 55 What is the name of an international association of French-speaking countries that Canada founded in 1970? Francophones Association of French La Francophonie French Associates 54 / 55 Which act guarantees French and English services in the federal government across Canada? Constitutional Act Official Languages Act British North America Act Quebec Act 55 / 55 Who is a prominent activist for gay and lesbian Canadians and won Olympic gold medallist? 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