WWI
What were the start and end years of the war?
1914 - 1918
What are the three Maritime provinces?
NS, NB, PEI
Who is our Prime Minister?
Mark Carney
Name for the environmental challenge that could lead to sea level rise, displacing populations of millions
Climate change
This port was busy in WWI and WWII for convoys of supplies and troops heading to the battlefields of Europe.
Halifax
Battle where Canadians earned recognition for capturing vital strategic position.
Battle of Vimy Ridge
City that hosted the conference to discuss a union between colonies, which led to Canada
Charlottetown, PEI
What is the title of the person we elect locally to represent our area in the federal government?
Member of Parliament (MP)
What legislation led to residential schools, reserves, status, and other injustices against Indigenous peoples in Canada?
Indian Act, 1876
An action that unions of workers can do to demand better pay or working conditions.
Strike
What were the names of the two ships that collided, leading to the Halifax Explosion in 1917?
Mont-Blanc and Imo
District of Mi'kma'ki that we live in
Sipekne'katik
What is the name for the group of department ministers appointed by the Prime Minister?
Cabinet
Nova Scotia's population is ________, leading to less tax money for public services, and more strain on healthcare systems.
Aging
Mi'kmaw people started this in September 2020 to use their treaty right for "moderate livelihood"
Lobster fishery
Other name for the No. 2 Construction Battallion
Black Battallion
This cultural group was deported from Nova Scotia before the outbreak of the Seven Years War.
Acadians
Name of the chamber where our federal government meets.
House of Commons
This Mi'kmaw man had to fight for his eel fishing rights all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada in the 1990s, where his treaty rights were affirmed.
Donald Marshall Jr.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
At which battle did Canadians successfully defend against a German chlorine gas attack?
Second Battle of Ypres
Famous Black community that was demolished in the 1960s.
Africville
Canada's head of government is the Prime Minister. Canada's head of state is ______________.
King Charles III
Pandemic that reached Canada with troops returning from WWI
Spanish Flu
A family from this country came to Canada as refugees fleeing a civil war, but turned it into an opportunity with a very successful chocolate business.
Peace by Chocolate