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The North West Mounted Police

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the North West Mounted Police established?

a)

8 October 1875

b)

23 May 1873

c)

12 April 1972

d)

29 July 1792

2.

Who sent the mounted police force out to the west territory?

a)

Leonard Tilley

b)

John Pope

c)

Charles Fox Bennet

d)

John A. Macdonald

3.

Why was the NWMP formed?

a)

Whiskey trade

b)

To take control of the west

c)

a massacre over horses

d)

Canadian Parliament just wanted to

4.

The NWMP merged with which organization to create the RCMP?

a)

The Dominque Police

b)

The Dominion Police

c)

The Domination Police

5.

What was the colour of the uniform of the NWMP?

a)

white and red uniforms

b)

mustard yellow uniforms

c)

bright red uniform

d)

cobalt blue uniforms

6.

The NWMP is the forerunner of the (a)  

7.

What was whiskey also known as?

a)

Whiskey

b)

Rum

c)

Grape juice

d)

Firewater

8.

What did the NWMP do while in activity?

a)

enforced law

b)

control the whiskey trade

c)

Made friendships with the First Nations

d)

build a train rail

9.

When was the NWMP turned into the RCMP?

a)

1920

b)

1917

c)

1900

d)

1912