Excellent, but you're in
Canada so you have a unfair advantage. I got 18 (but that's only
because (1) I momentarily forgot that John Delorean had named his car
the Bricklin and (2) I figured, wrongly, that Canadian exports had
always been as predominently sent to the US as they are now). :-)
Chris Green
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Peter Kepros wrote:
Where does 17 out of 20 stand in the "competition?"
P. Kepros
Prof. Emeritus
Univ. of New Brunswick
Canada Day
Quiz Results
You scored 17 out of 20.
Wow! You’re in line for an
Order of
Canada. Your wit, charm and deep knowledge of this country’s history
will
entertain everyone at your Canada Day barbecue!
Here are all the correct answers:
4. Q. What event happened in Winnipeg in 1919?
A. A general strike
You answered incorrectly I
said "flood"
9. Q. Due to a shortage of coins in New France in the 17th century,
settlers used which non-traditional form of currency?
A. Playing cards
You answered incorrectly I
said
"birch"
10. Q. Canada has dealt with scandals like the one that led to the
Gomery
inquiry before. In 1874, John A. Macdonald’s government was brought
down
when it was discovered he awarded lucrative railway contracts in
exchange
for campaign funding. What was this scandal called?
A. The Pacific Scandal
You answered incorrectly
I said "railroad
scandal"
At 11:20 AM 7/1/2005, you wrote:
So, I bet
most of you didn't
know that today is Canada Day, celebrating the signing of the charter
that gave Canada effective independence from Britain in 1867.
Here's a Canadian history quiz from the CBC.
http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/quiz/quiz.cgi?quiz=canada-day-sample4
Have fun!
Chris
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