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100

What year was Canada’s first civilian SIGINT agency, the Examination Unit, founded?

1941

100

What year was the Communications Branch of the NRC established?

1946

100

What was Canada’s first civilian SIGINT agency called?

The Examination Unit

100

Name one mainframe computer used in Canada during the 1960s.

IBM 7090 or CDC 6600

100

What tool is becoming a "standard" research tool across all fields?

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

200

During which war did Canada use intercepted messages to avoid U-boat attacks?

World War II

200

In what year did the CSE move under the Department of National Defence?

1952

200

What Canadian agency was formed in 1946 and later became known as the CSE?

Communications Branch of the National Research Council

200

What kind of simulations did early Canadian researchers run on computers?

Atomic models and fluid dynamics

200

What national strategy launched in 2017 made Canada a global AI leader?

Pan-Canadian AI Strategy

300

What British intelligence center did Canada work closely with during WWII?

Bletchley Park

300

What Cold War crisis saw CSE help assess Soviet missile threats?

Cuban Missile Crisis

300

What global intelligence alliance did Canada join in 1948?

Five Eyes

300

Which Canadian weather service began using computers in the 1960s?

Atmospheric Environment Service

300

Which company built the world’s first commercial quantum computer in Canada?

D-Wave Systems

400

What type of intelligence does SIGINT refer to?

Signals intelligence

400

What technology did CSE use in the 1970s to intercept satellite transmissions?

Satellite ground stations

400

What major 2001 law expanded Canada’s digital surveillance powers?

The Anti-Terrorism Act

400

What common research tasks were automated by early computing?

Statistical analysis, record-keeping, and lab data entry

400

What is the name of Canada’s high-speed research network launched in 1993?

CANARIE

500

What battle benefited from Canada’s intercepted German naval communications?

Battle of the Atlantic

500

What war did CSE support by intercepting Iraqi troop and radar data?

Gulf War

500

What Canadian hospital was hit by the LockBit ransomware group in 2022?

Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)

500

What decades saw supercomputing and formal government support rise in Canada?

1980s and 1990s

500

What Canadian university is internationally recognized for its leadership in quantum computing research?

University of Waterloo