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1871 Ontario had an Aboriginal population of 12,978. The overall population of the region was 1.6 million. Name three other groups who had migrated to Ontario for the fur trade.
Who are the British, French and Scottish
100
Canada's motto is this
What is from sea to sea
100
Troops sent to suppress the Riel Rebellion left Ontario in early May, arriving in Late August, roughly 3 months, or 90 days later. That would mean travelling between Toronto and the Red River, some 2100 Km, would have them marching this far in a day
What is 23 km?
100
A rifle used to cost this many beaver pelts. You could also get ten gallons of brandy for the same price.
What is 12?
100
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 11 of the last 12 years have been amongst the warmest years since what year?
What is 1850
200
If women received the right to vote in 1918, how long have women been allowed to vote?
What is 93 years
200
The average life expectancy of Canadian's is this
What is 81.6 years old
200
The Gatling Gun was used in Canada during the Second Riel Rebellion in 1885. Firing up to 200 rounds a minute, the Canadian military fired this many bullets in one hour of combat, though they lost the battle.
What is 12,000 rounds?
200
For this question, assume a Canadian laborer is paid $3/day to work on the CPR. If a Chinese laborer is paid $1/day to work on the CPR, minus half their salary for food and travel, how many days would a Chinese worker need to work in order to be paid as much as a "Canadian"?
What is 6 days
200
The Arctic is 1/6 of the worlds land mass. If 4 million people live in the Arctic and the world has a population of roughly 6 billion, what percentage of people live in the Arctic?
What is 6.7%
300
In 1822, 400,760 of Canadian seigneurs were Catholic or Protestant. If 364,860 people were Catholic and the rest of the population was Protestant, what percent of the population was Protestant?
What is 89.6%
300
This group was the first to find Newfoundland
Who are the Norse
300
Passing a bill in Parliament requires just over half of Canada's 308 MP's to agree on the matter. Since your party has only 40%, while the Opposition parties have 30, 20, and 10% each, you'd need this many people to agree with you
What is 31
300
Between 1700 and 1720, an average of 19,000 beaver felts were traded at Fort York on Hudsons Bay alone. If it takes 3 beavers to make a hat, this many hats were made, out of this many beavers
What is 126,667 Hats out of 380,000 Beavers
300
On average, British Columbian’s use 678 litres of water per day per person. The French use half this amount. How many litres of water do the French people on average per day?
What is 339 litres
400
In 1814, the population of Upper Canada was 95,000. The same year, the population of Lower Canada was 335,000. What was the combined population?
What is 430,000 people
400
Confederation was this year
What is 1867
400
Upper and Lower Canada each had 42 Seats in the Legislative Assembly of United Canada. Since Upper Canada had 450,000 people, and Lower Canada 650,000 people, each seat represented this many people, in each colony
What is 10714 in Upper Canada, and 15476 in Lower Canada?
400
The Reciprocity Treaty allowed Free Trade between Canada and the United States in the mid 19th century before Confederations. If it costs $50 to buy something made domestically, but the same product imported from the US is only $35, how large would the tariff need to be to make it the same price?
What is 42%
400
Investment in BC forestry in the 1900s was $2 million/year. In 1910, the industry had grown to $65 million/year. How many millions of dollars did the forestry industry in BC grow in that short ten years?
What is $64 million/10 years OR it increased by 32.5x
500
In the early 19thC, 3,620 Aboriginal warriors came together from various tribes to fight against the English. If a combined total of Aboriginal tribes was 18,100 individuals, how many Aboriginals were not warriors?
What is 14,480
500
This person chose the site for Ottawa
Who is Queen Victoria
500
When the votes were tallied, the winner of the election had gotten 2300 votes; 300 more votes than the second place finisher Since her opponent got 2000, and the third place got 1600, this percentage of people did not want her to win
What is 64.5%
500
This popular children's character from the Victorian Era takes their name from the British part of the Fur Trade
Who is the Mad Hatter, from Alice in Wonderland
500
Canada’s first railway was 40km long and connected Montreal to St Jean. The trains on this railway travelled 48km/hr. Therefore, how long would it take a train to travel from Montreal to St Jean in the 1860s?
What is 1 hr and 2 minutes