Chapter 4 – Modern Canada

Modern Canada
  1. What began Canada’s modern energy industry in 1947?

The discovery of oil in Alberta

  1. When were the majority of Canadians able to afford adequate food, shelter and clothing for the first time?

1951

  1. Why do Canadians enjoy one of the world’s highest standards of living?

By working hard and by trading with other nations

  1. When was introduced Unemployment insurance (now called “employment insurance”)?

1940

  1. When was Old Age Security devised?

1927

  1. When were the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans devised?

1965

  1. Canada is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

False

  1. Canada is a member of the United Nations (UN)

True

  1. What was the “Quiet Revolution”?

An era of rapid change in the 1960s in Quebec

  1. Which Act guarantees French and English services in the federal government across Canada?

The Official Languages Act

  1. What are the two official languages of Canada?

French and English

  1. What is “La Francophonie”?

An international association of French-speaking countries

  1. Quebec enjoys sovereignty in Canada

False

  1. When did the Japanese-Canadians gain the right to vote?

1948

  1. When were Aboriginal people granted the right to vote.

1960

  1. By the 1960s, how many Canadians had origins that were neither British nor French?

One-third

  1. Who were the Group of Seven?

Seven Canadian visual art artists who developed a certain style of painting

  1. Who were pioneers of modern abstract art in the 1950s?

“Les Automatistes” of Quebec

  1. Basketball was invented by a Canadian

True

  1. Why is Terry Fox a Canadian national hero?

He inspired people to contribute money for cancer research

  1. What is often referred to as “the goal heard around the world”?

The winning goal for Canada in the Canada-Soviet Summit Series in 1972

  1. Which Canadian circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?

Rick Hansen

  1. Canadian football is absolutely identical to American football

False

  1. Who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

  1. Who invented the snowmobile?

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

  1. Who invented the worldwide system of standard time zones?

Sir Sandford Fleming

  1. Who is known as “the greatest living Canadian”?

Dr. Wilder Penfield

  1. Insulin was discovered by a Canadian

True

  1. Who invented the first cardiac pacemaker?

Dr. John A. Hopps

  1. The Blackberry is a Canadian invention

True

  1. When did Canada enjoy one of the strongest economies among industrialized nations?

Between 1945 and 1970

  1. When did Canada draw closer to the United States and other trading partners?

Between 1945 and 1970

  1. What does the Canada Health Act ensure?

Common elements and a basic standard of coverage

  1. What was the name of the war that began when several liberated countries of Eastern Europe became part of a Communist bloc controlled by the Soviet Union?

The Cold War

  1. When did the Parliament establish the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism?

1963

  1. Who invented Basketball?

James Naismith

  1. Who created insulin?

Sir Frederick Banting of Toronto and Charles Best

  1. Which famous Canadian artist painted the forests and Aboriginal artifacts of the West Coast?

Emily Carr

  1. Who pioneered modern Inuit art?

Kenojuak Ashevak

  1. Which of the following is a person of letters who had a significant cultural impact?

Pauline Johnson

  1. Which of the following is a Canadian musician who won renown in Canada and abroad?

Sir Ernest MacMillan

  1. Which of the following is a writer who has diversified Canada’s literary experience?

Michael Ondaatje

  1. Who was a celebrated sculptor of historical figures?

Louis-Philippe Hébert

  1. Whose films have been popular in Quebec and across the country, and have won international awards?

The films of Denys Arcand

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