Canada
Which was the last province to join Canada?
Newfoundland
During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?
France
The first president of the United States of America is?
George Washington
The Olympic Games originated from which country?
Greece
Who was the first male Black athlete from Canada to secure gold at the Winter Olympics?
Jarome Iginla
Which ethnic group was once forced to pay a head tax to migrate to Canada?
Chinese Canadians
What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?
The League of Nations
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
How was the ancient Roman city of Pompeii destroyed?
Volcano
Which Canadian was the first to go to space?
Marc Garneau
What route to Canada did slaves take to escape slavery in the US?
The Underground Railroad
What country lost the most lives in World War I?
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
The Silk Road
Who served as the first Prime Minister of Canada?
John A. Macdonald
When did the Great Depression take place in Canada?
The 1930s
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Operation Barbarossa
Fill in the blank: The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote
Women
What is the world's oldest recorded civilization?
Mesopotamia
For their discovery of insulin, which Canadian received the Nobel Prize?
Frederick G. Banting.
What were the early settlers of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia who spoke French called?
Acadians
What disease caused 1/3 of total military deaths during WWI?
Spanish flu - approximately 1/3 of total military deaths
Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
Which ancient figure is often considered the founder of Western philosophy?
Socrates
Which Canadian received the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1957?
Lester B. Pearson