Modern Canada

6 free practice questions from the chapter Modern Canada of Discover Canada, each with the answer and its source. The app and the workbook have all 38.

What did Parliament establish in 1963 to study bilingualism and biculturalism?

  1. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  2. The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
  3. The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism
  4. The Official Languages Act
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C. The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism
Parliament set up the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism in 1963. Its work led to the Official Languages Act six years later.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Modern Canada

What did Sir Frederick Banting of Toronto and Charles Best discover?

  1. Insulin
  2. The telephone
  3. Radio
  4. The cardiac pacemaker
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A. Insulin
Insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes, was discovered by Sir Frederick Banting of Toronto and Charles Best. It has saved millions of lives around the world.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Modern Canada

True or false? Reginald Fessenden sent the first wireless voice message in the world.?

  1. True
  2. False
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A. True
Reginald Fessenden contributed to the invention of radio by sending the world's first wireless voice message.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Modern Canada

Since what year have the Canadian Space Agency and Canadian astronauts participated in space exploration?

  1. 1989
  2. 1985
  3. 1980
  4. 1972
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A. 1989
Canada has taken part in space exploration since 1989, often with the Canadarm, a robotic arm designed and built in Canada.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Modern Canada

About how many refugees escaped Soviet tyranny in Hungary and came to Canada in 1956?

  1. About 37,000
  2. About 100,000
  3. About 50,000
  4. About 25,000
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A. About 37,000
Some 37,000 Hungarians fleeing Soviet repression found refuge in Canada in 1956, among thousands of refugees from Communist oppression.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Modern Canada

By 1951, what milestone did a majority of Canadians reach for the first time?

  1. Being able to afford adequate food, shelter and clothing
  2. Speaking both English and French fluently
  3. Completing a university or college degree
  4. Working in a professional occupation
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A. Being able to afford adequate food, shelter and clothing
In 1951 most Canadians could, for the first time, afford adequate food, shelter and clothing. It is one of the clearest signs of the record prosperity that followed the war.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Modern Canada

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