Politics
This piece of legislation introduced a points system to limit discrimination and assess candidates with objective criteria
What is "The Immigration Act of 1976"?
Tomlinson solved the problem of communication between multiple computers by using this symbol to separate user names from the host computer
What is "@" (at sign)
Driven by the desire to dress differently from their parents for the sake of freedom, these shirts were made with multicoloured dyes that created hypnotic swirls
What is tye-dye?
He was the Prime Minister throughout the decade
Who is Pierre Elliot Trudeau?
When talking about this, Trudeau famously said "Although there are two official languages, there is no official culture"
What is multiculturalism?
Given a fittingly futuristic name, the Altair 8800 marked the beginning of an era of technological revolution by being the first of this now household item
What is microcomputer or computer?
Formed in Willowdale in Toronto by Alex Lifeson, Jeff Jones and John Rutsey, this band was one of Canada's most popular in the 1970's
What is Rush?
She is a famous writer in the 70's
Who is Margaret Atwood?
This act caused one of the largest general labour strikes in Canadian history
What is The Anti-Inflation Act?
Martin Cooper designed this famous prototype in 1973, now used virtually everywhere in a more modern version.
What is "cell phone".
He founded the Woodland School of Art and co-founded the Indian Group of Seven
Who is Norval Morrisseau?
He was the premier of Alberta in the 1970s
Who is Peter Lougheed?
Support of Israel during this war led to the embargo on oil shipments to the US and its allies.
What is the Yom Kippur War?
This was the first portable music player, paving the path for iPods in the future
What is the Sony Walkman?
Norval Morrisseau considers this his "ultimate picture."
What is Man Changing into Thunderbird?
He was the British trade comissioner who got kidnapped during the October crisis
Who is James Cross?
This tax price outraged Alberta and led to a lot of back and forth arguments between Lougheed and Trudeau
What is 40 cents per barrel?
Just a year after the first microcomputer, this person and Steve Jobs created the first Apple product, an affordable home computer.
Who is Steve Wozniak?
This acclaimed novel was written and released by Margaret Atwood in 1972
What is Surfacing
He was the Quebec Cabinet Minister during the October crisis. His body was found on October 17.
Who is Pierre Laporte