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This Sunday, July 1st marks Canada’s 145th birthday. The RJR Team<\/a> came across this Canada Day quiz which was prepared by the Historica-Dominion Institute, the largest independent organization dedicated to history and citizenship in Canada. Its mandate is to build active and informed citizens through a greater knowledge and appreciation of the history, heritage and stories of Canada. Good luck!<\/div>\n
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1. Which famous Toronto-born painter of To Prince Edward Island (1965) was a military artist during the Second World War?<\/div>\n
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2. In 1989 the National Gallery of Canada spent $1.8 million on what controversial Abstract Expressionist painting?<\/div>\n
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3. Which Beatle\u2019s costume featured an Ontario Provincial Police badge on the cover of Sgt. Pepper\u2019s Lonely Hearts Club Band?<\/div>\n
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4. A.Y. Jackson, Lawren Harris, Franklin Carmichael, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer and J.E.H. MacDonald were members of what acclaimed group of artists?<\/div>\n
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5. Which famous Canadian hip-hop artist played the character of Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation?<\/div>\n
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6. Which Canadian scholar coined the famous phrase: \u201cThe medium is the message\u201d?<\/div>\n
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7. The first mosque in Canada was built in what province?<\/div>\n
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8. Viola Desmond was arrested in 1946 in a movie theatre in New Glasgow, N.S. for refusing to sit in which area of the theatre?<\/div>\n
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9. In 1917 two vessels, one a munitions carrier, collided in the harbour of what Atlantic Canadian city?<\/div>\n
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10. What pivotal charter was passed in 1982 leading to important changes concerning linguistic, democratic and equal rights?<\/div>\n
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11. Which province rejected Confederation in 1867, but joined 82 years later?<\/div>\n
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12. Though she never lived at 24 Sussex Drive, who made Canadian history on June 25, 1993 when she became Canada\u2019s first female prime minister?<\/div>\n
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13. Which future prime minister participated in the attack on the rebels at Montgomery\u2019s Tavern in Toronto on Dec. 7, 1837?<\/div>\n
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14. Which of the following was Canadian politician Lester B. Pearson instrumental in creating?<\/div>\n
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a) North Atlantic Treaty Organization<\/div>\n
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b) United Nations<\/div>\n
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c) Canada-U.S. Auto Pact<\/div>\n
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d) Canada Pension Plan<\/div>\n
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e) All of the above<\/div>\n
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15. On what date and at what time did the First World War armistice come into effect?<\/div>\n
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16. On May 5, 1945 Canadian soldiers liberated which European country?<\/div>\n
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17. The Quebec Winter Carnival takes place on the site of what 1759 battle between the French and British armies?<\/div>\n
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18. Gabriel Dumont (1837-1906) was a leader of what First Nations group in Western Canada?<\/div>\n
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19. Who was the first hockey goalie to wear a protective mask regularly on the ice?<\/div>\n
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20. True or False: The 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games were boycotted by more than 20 countries because the I.O.C. refused to ban New Zealand from competition.<\/div>\n
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21. Which baseball team won back-to-back World Series Championships in 1992 and 1993?<\/div>\n
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22. Which national park is home to Canada\u2019s largest cave system?<\/div>\n
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23. Which of the following is not a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Canada?<\/div>\n
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a. \u201cOld Town\u201d Lunenburg (Nova Scotia)<\/div>\n
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b. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (Alberta)<\/div>\n
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c. Tim Hortons\u2019 1964 original location (Hamilton, Ont.)<\/div>\n
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d. SGang Gwaay (British Columbia)<\/div>\n
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24. Which famous general was killed on Oct. 13, 1812 during the Battle of Queenston Heights?<\/div>\n
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25. What Canadian actress received an Academy Award for her first \u201ctalkie\u201d role in Coquette (1929)?<\/div>\n
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26. What fishing schooner has been featured on the Canadian dime since 1937?<\/div>\n
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27. Which of the following is a Canadian invention?<\/div>\n
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a. Kerosene<\/div>\n
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b. Insulin<\/div>\n
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c. Electronic Organ<\/div>\n
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d. Basketball<\/div>\n
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e. Poutine<\/div>\n
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f. All of the above<\/div>\n
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28. The first long-distance phone call in Canada was placed from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Montreal to the Globe Theatre in Vancouver via the work of which Canadian inventor?<\/div>\n
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29. The comic book world\u2019s most famous hero, Superman, created by Toronto-born cartoonist Joe Shuster and writer Jerry Siegel, originally worked at the Daily Star, which was patterned after which Canadian newspaper?<\/div>\n
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30. The 7,821-km Trans-Canada Highway was officially opened at Roger\u2019s Pass, B.C. in what year?<\/div>\n
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