François' Hopper Quiz on Québec

Multiple Choice

What is the mean of the word Québec?

• the land of the maple

• the place where the river narrows

• the land of the French

• the land between two waters

Multiple Choice

How many lake are there in Quebec?

• 10 000

• 100 000

• 1 000 000

• 10 000 000

Québec is the largest of Canada's 10 provinces. Its territory spans 1,667,441 km², which is approximately three times the size of France. Traversed by the St. Lawrence River, Québec is dotted with more than one million lakes and streams.

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Multiple Choice

Which European navigator first discovered what is now the province the Québec?

• Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524

• John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) in 1497

• Jacques Cartier in 1534

• Samuel de Champlain in 1608

In 1497, the Italian Giovanni Caboto is the earliest known European to explore the coast of North America, what is now Newfoundland, in service to the King of England.

In 1524, the Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first to explore, in service to the King of France, the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick.

In 1534, the French explorer Jacques Cartier reaches the Saint Lawrence river and name The Country of Canadas after reaching both Stadacona (Quebec City) and Hochelaga (Montreal).

All of the above were initially trying to reach India.

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer and cartographer found Quebec and New France. In total, he made 21 to 29 trips across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Multiple Choice

Which annular lake located in central Quebec was created 214 million years ago by the impact of a meteorite 5 km in diameter, can clearly be seen from space and is sometimes called the "eye of Quebec".

• Lac St-Jean

• Réservoir Manicouagan

• Lac Mistassini

• Réservoir Caniapiscau

The Manicouagan Reservoir as it presently exists was created in the 1960s, by flooding the earlier Lake Mouchalagan to the west of the central plateau and then-smaller Manicouagan to the east, by construction of the Daniel-Johnson dam. The works were part of the enormous Manicouagan or Manic series of hydroelectric projects undertaken by Hydro-Québec, the provincial electrical utility company.

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Multiple Choice

Which percentage of the electricity produced in Québec is green energy?

• 50%

• 65%

• 84%

• 99%

Hydro-Québec is the public utility state-owned enterprise which produces, transmits and distributes electricity in Quebec. It operates 63 hydroelectric power stations and 28 large reservoirs which have a total power of 37,370 megawatts.

It's production comes 95% from hydroelectric power stations, and 4.7% of which come from wind energy.

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Multiple Choice

Which Quebec historical period, spanning from the 1960s to the 1970s, was characterized by a social, political, and cultural transformation, ending the dominant influence of the Catholic Church and promoting the modernization of the province?

• • The Quiet Revolution (Révolution tranquille)

• • Canadian Confederation

  • (la confédération canadienne)

• • Great Darkness

  • (La Grande Noirceur)

• • Quebec Act (L’Acte de Québec)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following artists is wasn't born in Québec?

• Alanis Morissette

• Céline Dion

• William Shatner

• Leonard Cohen

Multiple Choice

Among the 8.8 million habitants of the Québec province, which percentage can speak French?

• 54%

• 71%

• 82%

• 93%

Native language:

77% is French

7% is English

93% can sustain a French conversation

51% can sustain an English conversation

44% are bilingual (English + French)

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following French sentences is a romantic one?

• • Les galettes dans le four se dorlotent doucement, diffusant leur délicieuse odeur dans toute la cuisine, invitant les estomacs affamés à les dévorer avec joie.

• • Bercés par la lueur des étoiles, nos cœurs s'entrelacent tels les chemins des rivières, créant une symphonie d'amour éternel dans le doux écho de nos âmes.

• • Le grattement joyeux des couverts sur les assiettes, la soirée se fit complice de gourmandises exquises dans une l’auberge animée.

• • Veux-tu coucher avec moi?

French is a very musical language, and its pronunciation contributes to its melody, especially accents from France.

Vowels and consonants are also well-distributed in French. This helps the words to better flow together.

Like Spanish, the French language conjugates verbs. This makes French another perfect language for poetry and music.

The French language also builds upon a long cultural history of music, poetry, and art. This connection contributes to its romance and allure. Furthermore, the French have a reputation for beautiful, flowery song lyrics.

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Multiple Choice

How do you say or write 88 in French?

• • quatre-vingt-huit

• pastrnak

• huit et zéro

• • soixante-vingt-huit

In Québec and in France, we use:
quatre-vingt-huit

Whereas in Switzerland

huitante-huit

and in Belgium
octante-huit

Multiple Choice

When was the last time the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup?

• 1993

• 2001

• 2010

• 2021

Despite being the NHL team with the most championship wins with 24, the Montreal Canadiens haven't won the Stanley Cup since 30 years.

They made a presence in final in 2021, but lost 1-4 to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The team, founded in 1909, is the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team worldwide. Its existence predates the founding of the NHL.

The hockey culture in Montreal goes beyond linguistic, generational, and origin boundaries. It is uniting the entire population of Quebec in a rare consensus.

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is NOT a food tradition from Québec?

• Pâté chinois (shepard's pie)

• Poutine

• Cabane à sucre

• Pouding chômeur

• Queue de castor (beaver tail)

BeaverTails or Queues de castor is a Canadian restaurant chain, specializing in fried dough pastries, individually hand stretched to resemble beaver's tails, with various toppings added on the pastry.

The chain originated in Killaloe, Ontario in 1978. By 2018, it had 140 franchise and licence locations in six countries: Canada, USA, UAE, Mexico, France, and Japan.

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