world history
canadian history
united nations
geography
100

Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?

The Industrial Revolution

100

In what year did Canada officially become a country?

1867
100

How many member states are in the UN?

196

100

What percentage of the Earth's population lives in the Northern Hemisphere?

90%

200

What is considered the largest empire in history?

The Mongol Empire

200

What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

200
When was the UN officially formed?

1945

200

What is the capital city of Australia?

Canberra

300
In what year was the American Declaration of Independance signed?

1776

300

Who built the Canadian Pacific Railway?

European and Chinese Labour

300

How many official languages are there in the UN?

Six

300

What is the deepest point in the world’s oceans?

The Mariana Trench

400

Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?

Germany

400

During the Second World War, thousands of Canadians were forcibly evacuated from the West Coast of Canada because of their ethnic origin. Who were these Canadians?


Japanese
400

True or False: The United Nations has the first recorded definition of human rights

True. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the first document to detail the fundamental human rights that must be protected.

400

In which country can you find the ancient city of Petra?

Jordan

500

Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

Nicholas II

500

What drove thousands of people to the Yukon Territory in the 1890s?


The Gold Rush
500

When was the UN initially PROPOSED?

1942

500

Which river forms the border between the United States and Mexico?

The Rio Grande