AncestrysCanadianHistoryTest

OhCanada!Accordingtoarecentsurveyofmorethan1,000CanadianscommissionedbyAncestry,one
inthreeCanadiansareunawareofwhatyearweofficiallybecameacountry.
AncestryhasdevelopedaCanadianHistoryQuiztofindoutjusthowmuchwereallyknowaboutour
homeandnativeland.
1. WhendidCanadafirstbecomeanation?
a. 1776
b. 1789
c. 1837
d. 1867
e. 1891

CorrectAnswerD.1867
InAncestrysrecentsurvey,69%ofCanadiansaccuratelyidentified1867astheyearCanada
becameanation.

2. WhowasCanadasfirstPrimeMinister?
a. SirWilfridLaurier
b. SirJohnA.Macdonald
c. SirRobertBorden
d. WilliamLyonMackenzieKing
e. PierreTrudeau

CorrectAnswerB.SirJohnA.Macdonald
InAncestrysrecentsurvey,75%ofCanadiansaccuratelyidentifiedSirJohnAMacdonaldas
CanadasfirstPrimeMinister.

3. WhenwasthecurrentCanadianflagfirstadoptedinCanada?
a. 1867
b. 1891
c. 1921
d. 1965
e. 1983

CorrectAnswerD.1965
InAncestrysrecentsurvey,48%ofCanadiansaccuratelyidentified1965astheyearthe
currentCanadianflagwasfirstadopted.

4. WhatwastheofficialCanadianflagpriortothecurrentiterationwithaRedMapleLeaf?
a. UnionFlag(UnionJack)
b. StarsandStripes
c. Inuksukonawhitebackground
d. Threestripes,Blue,WhiteandRed
e. Fleurdelisinbetweentwobluebars


CorrectAnswerA.UnionFlag(UnionJack)
InAncestrysrecentsurvey,64%ofCanadiansaccuratelyidentifiedtheUnionFlag(UnionJack)
astheofficialCanadianflagpriortothecurrentiterationwiththeRedMapleLeaf.

5. WhichwerethefirstfourprovincestojoinConfederation?
a. Newfoundland,Nunavut,BritishColumbia,Ontario
b. Quebec,Ontario,BritishColumbia,Alberta
c. PrinceEdwardIsland,NovaScotia,Newfoundland,Quebec
d. NovaScotia,NewBrunswick,Ontario,Quebec

CorrectAnswerD.NovaScotia,NewBrunswick,OntarioandQuebec
InAncestrysrecentsurvey,54%ofCanadiansaccuratelyidentifiedNovaScotia,New
Brunswick,OntarioandQuebecasthefirstfourprovincestojoinConfederation.

6. Canyouidentifythesepeople?

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

SirWilfridLaurier
TerryFox
SirJohnAMacdonald
LordStanley
PierreTrudeau

CorrectAnswerB.TerryFox,Canadianathleteandcancerresearchactivist.Foxismostknown
forhiscrosscountryrun,TheMarathonofHope,toraiseawarenessandfundsforcancer
research.
InAncestrysrecentsurvey,97%ofCanadiansaccuratelyidentifiedthisasTerryFox.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

LesterBPearson
DonCherry
WayneGretzkysFather
LouisRiel
TommyDouglas

CorrectAnswerE.TommyDouglas,premierofSaskatchewanandfirstleaderoftheNDP.
DouglasledthefirstsocialistgovernmentelectedinCanadaandisrecognizedasthefatherof
socializedmedicine.
InAncestrysrecentsurvey,39%ofCanadiansaccuratelyidentifiedthisasTommyDouglas.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

LordStanley(FrederickStanley)
SirIsaacBrock
RonMacLean
TerryFox
TommyDouglas

CorrectAnswerA.LordStanley,governorgeneralofCanadafrom1888to1893.LordStanley
isprimarilyrememberedforhisdonationin1893oftheStanleyCup.

InAncestrysrecentsurvey,53%ofCanadiansaccuratelyidentifiedthisasLordStanley.

7. WhichfamousCanadiancoinedthephraseTheMediumistheMessage
a. JimCarrey
b. JustinBieber
c. MarshallMcLuhan
d. LauraSecord
e. DavidSuzuki

CorrectAnswerC.MarshallMcLuhan,communicationtheorist;McLuhanbecamefamous
duringthe1960sforhisstudiesoftheeffectsofmassmediaonbehaviour.
InAncestrysrecentsurvey,53%ofCanadiansaccuratelyidentifiedMarshallMcLuhanas
coiningthephraseTheMediumistheMessage.