Canadian History
What French explorer "discovered" Canada?
Jacques Cartier
Who came first by actual year, the English arrival in Canada, or the French?
English
Name an indigenous group other than the Mi'kmaw
Plural
What explorer was the first one mentioned in Mr. Mallov's On This Day segment?
Jacques Cartier
How many provinces does Canada have?
How many territories?
10 ( Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan)
3 (NWT, Nunavut, Yukon)
What English explorer first "discovered" Newfoundland?
John Cabot
What event occurred first, the 7 Years War, or the renaming of Canada as British North America?
7 Years War
What was the word for the way the Mi'kmaw governed? It was by _______
Consensus
Soviet Union and Canada
Largest 2 cities in Canada by population.
What is Toronto and Vancouver?
This war signified the end of French control over what is now Canada.
The Seven Years War
Who were the first people to live in Canada's Arctic?
Inuit
Name one of the illnesses/diseases the indigenous people had a cure for
Who scored the winning goal?
Paul Henderson
Canada's largest lake
What is Lake Superior?
What did the British call Canada?
British North America
Place these events in order:
The US Civil War
The 7 Years War
The American Revolution
2, 3, 1
What was the name of the great meeting beteween chiefs to discuss issues?
Grand Council
Name one of the two organizations Robert Borden started that still exists
Stats Canada
National Research Council
The first 4 provinces to join Canada and the name of the event?
Confederation (NS, NB, Quebec, Ontario)
Other than Cartier and Cabot, can you name another famous explorer we discussed briefly?
Samuel De Champlain
Humphrey Gilbert
the 7 Years War began in 1755 - when did it end?
1763
The Indigenous people famously cured a person we have discussed of something: Who was it and what did he suffer from?
Jacques Cartier and Scurvy
What prime minister did we feature?
BONUS: The person he defeated was also important, for a bonus, can you name either
-His name
-Or one of the facts mentioned about him
Robert Borden
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada's longest serving prime minister, also on the 5 dollar bill
The largest freshwater beach in the world
What is Wasaga Beach?