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Canadian Citizenship Modern Canada (Pages 24-27 Discover Canada)

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the 1960's, Quebec experienced an era of rapid change. What is this called?

a)

The West Movement

b)

The Quiet Revolution

c)

The Revolution

d)

La Francophone

2.

What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Best?

a)

The discovery has saved more than 16 million people worldwide

b)

It meant more money for Canad's health care system

c)

It allowed more Canadians to lead a healthy lifestyle

d)

It increased the number of hospitals and clinic around the world

3.

Terry Fox is a well-recognized Canadian as he

a)

Established the "Marathon of Hope" which raises money for cancer research

b)

Established the "Man in Motion" tour which raises money for spinal research

c)

ran across the world to raise money for cancer research

d)

Has personally raised millions of dollars to fund cancer research

4.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Michael Bell

b)

Mike Lazaridis

c)

Terry Fox

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

5.

What is the Cold War?

a)

An influenza outbreak in 1917

b)

An ideological conflict between democratic countries and the Soviet Union

c)

A war which took place after WWII

d)

A popular rock band from Saskatoon

6.

Who are the Group of Seven?

a)

An organization of major economies, sometimes referred to as the G7

b)

The Premiers of the seven largest provinces

c)

A group of Canadian wildlife painters

d)

The seven major universities in Canada

7.

Who invented the sport of basketball?

a)

Quebecois

b)

Americans

c)

Canadians

d)

Afro-Canadians

8.

Who invented the snowmobile?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Louis Riel

c)

Rick Hanson

d)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

9.

Who contributed to the invention of the radio and also sent one of the world's first wireless voice messages?

a)

Reginal Fessenden

b)

Mike Lazaridis

c)

Terry Fox

d)

Matthew Evans

10.

Which sport has the greatest number of registered players in Canada?

a)

Basketball

b)

Curling

c)

Soccer

d)

Lacrosse

11.

Who invented the worldwide system of standard time zones?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Sir Sandford Flaming

c)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

d)

Reginald Fessenden

12.

Which of the following was invented by Alexander Graham Bell?

a)

Telephone

b)

Internet

c)

Blackberry

d)

Fax Machine

13.

The discovery of insulin was a result of whose work?

a)

Charles Best and Reginald Fessenden

b)

Jane Graves Simcoe

c)

Dr. Emily Stowe

d)

Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best

14.

Who circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?

a)

Reginald Fessenden

b)

Gerhard Herzberg

c)

Rick Hansen

d)

Terry Fox

15.

Where have most immigrants come from since the 1970s?

a)

Africa

b)

Britain

c)

Asia

d)

France

16.

In 1980, Terry Fox began a cross-country run, the "Marathon of Hope". What was its purpose?

a)

to raise funds for clinical research

b)

To raise funds for spinal cord research

c)

To raise funds for cancer research

d)

To raise funds for diabetes research

17.

Who, among these, is a Nobel Prize-winning Canadian scientist?

a)

Harold Innis

b)

Marshall McLuhan

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Gerhard Herzberg

18.

Which is the most famous invention of Research In Motion (RIM) a wireless communications company?

a)

The fax machine

b)

The Blackberry

c)

The iPhone

d)

The Canadarm

19.

Who invented the Cardiac Pacemaker?

a)

Dr. John A. Hopps

b)

Dr. Gabriel Dumont

c)

Matthew Evans and Henry Woodward

d)

Harold Innis

20.

In what year were the Aboriginal Peoples granted the right to vote?

a)

1950

b)

1960

c)

1890

d)

1917

21.

At the Olympic Games in 1996, which Canadian became a world record sprinter and double Olympic gold medalist?

a)

Wayne Gretzky

b)

John Cabot

c)

Donovan Bailey

d)

Andre De Grasse

22.

When was Employment Insurance (EI) introduced by the Canadian federal government?

a)

1950

b)

1947

c)

1965

d)

1940

23.

After World War II, Canada joined many international organizations to maintain peace and prosperity.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The Official Languages Act of 1969 guarantees the language rights of all Canadians.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

In the 1960s Quebec experienced the Quiet Revolution to separate from Canada.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Since World War II, Canada has, several times, accepted many refugees from war zones.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Group of Seven refers to famous Canadian landscape painters, not the G7 countries.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Terry Fox attempted to run across Canada; this event is know as the "Wheels in Motion" tour.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Alexander Graham Bell was a Scotsman, living in Canada who invented the telephone in Boston MA.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Joseph Bombardier created the Bombardier aircraft manufacturing company in Quebec.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Banting and Best developed insulin for diabetes at the University of Toronto.

a)

True

b)

False