(Blank)
(Blank)
(Blank)
(Blank)
(Blank)
100
Who served as the first Prime Minister of Canada?
John A. McDonald
100
Which Canadian city is the birthplace of ice hockey?
Montreal
100
When is Remembrance Day and what does it commemorate?
November 11, the commemoration of the end of World War I.
100
What is the nickname of Canada?
The Great White North/ True North/ The North
100
What two languages were dominant in Upper and Lower Canada?
English and French
200
Who was Canada's first French-speaking Prime Minister?
Wilfred Laurier
200
Which was the last province to join Canada?
Newfoundland
200
When was Canada founded?
July 1, 1867.
200
Canada's passenger train service is known as what?
VIA Rail.
200
What were the two main religions at the time around confederation?
Catholic and Protestant?
300
How was travel different in the past before the 1860's?
It is primarily by river or by foot
300
How did people travel in the 1860s?
Primarily by horseback or on rivers by boat
300
Technology what new tech was available ?
elevator safety brakes, machine gun,man- made plastic, prototype of the typewriter, airbrakers and traffic lights.
300
Who lived in the 1860's in Ontario?
2,616,063 people were called “Natives of British America.” As for the rest of the population, nearly 1 million Canadians were of French origin, while the remainder were of English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish and “Foreign” origins.
300
Which 4 provinces joined as a province first?
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
400
Which ethnic group was once forced to pay a head tax to migrate to Canada?
Chinese Canadians.
400
How did man style their hair in the 1860's ?
Parted on the side and generally combed back from the face. Beards, sideburns, mutton chops, mustaches, and chin whiskers became popular.
400
What technology was not yet available ?
All modern tech - phones, cars, television, etc
400
Which Canadian city plays home to the Canucks?
Vancouver.
400
Name two founding fathers of confederation (NOT JOHN A MCDONALD)
George Brown and George Etienne Cartier
500
Fashion - How did they style their hair in the 1860's?
ladies often wore their hair rolled back at the sides and at the nape of their neck.
500
The title of the longest freshwater beach in the world can be claimed by which Canadian beach?
Wasaga Beach at 14 kilometres in length.
500
In which year did Canadian women win the right to vote in elections?
1921
500
How did living in Ontario change during the 1860's?
With the development of textiles and metalworking, farm implements and machinery
500
Name the political parties at the time ? (I KNOW THIS IS A HARD ONE :/ )
Liberal- Conservative Party, Reform Party, Le Parti Bleu, Le parti rouge