Modern Canada Flashcards
What is Canada’s national sport?
Ice hockey
Where was oil discovered in Canada in 1947?
Alberta
What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?
The discovery has saved over 16 million lives worldwide
What does the Official Languages Act guarantee?
Federal government services are provided in French and English
Who contributed to the invention of the radio?
Reginald Fessenden
What was the Quiet Revolution?
Quebec seeking separation
Who invented the BlackBerry through the wireless communications company RIM?
Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie
Which is NOT true of Canada’s international engagement?
- Canada joined the National Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Canada joined the North American Defence Command (NORAD)
- Canada joined the Communist Bloc
- Canada joined the United Nations (UN)
Canada joined the Communist Bloc
Who invented the first electric light bulb and later sold the patent to Thomas Edison?
Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward
Who invented the worldwide system of time zones?
Sir Sanford Fleming
Who invented the snow mobile?
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
In the visual arts, what is Canada historically best known for?
Group of Seven
Where is Canada’s financial capital?
Toronto
Who is Terry Fox?
A hero that began a cross-country run for cancer research
Who were Les Automatistes?
Pioneers of modern abstract art from Quebec
Who is Canada’s largest trading partner?
The United States
Which of these is NOT a social assistance program?
- Old Age Security
- The Railroad Security Plan
- Canada and Quebec Pension Plans
- The Canada Health Act
The Railroad Security Plan
In the 1960s era rapid change was experienced in Quebec. What is this known as?
The Quiet Revolution
Who invented the first cardiac pacemaker?
Dr. John A Hopps
What group of people were given the right to vote in federal and provincial elections in 1948?
Japanese-Canadians
What group of people were given the right to vote in federal and provincial elections in 1960?
Aboriginals
