Modern Canada

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• 1.Who invented the Canadarm?

  • Research In Motion
  • ✓SPAR Aerospace and the National Research Council
  • Bombardier
  • The Canadian Space Agency alone

  Answer: SPAR Aerospace and the National Research Council

  Why: SPAR Aerospace and the National Research Council — a robotic arm used in outer space.

• 2.Which Quebec filmmaker's films have been popular across Canada and won international awards?

  • Norman Jewison
  • Jean-Paul Riopelle
  • Atom Egoyan
  • ✓Denys Arcand

  Answer: Denys Arcand

  Why: Denys Arcand. Other noteworthy Canadian filmmakers include Norman Jewison and Atom Egoyan.

• 3.What did Chantal Petitclerc become?

  • A world record sprinter
  • ✓A world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medallist
  • A hockey gold medallist
  • An Olympic speed skater

  Answer: A world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medallist

  Why: A world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medallist.

• 4.How did the Cold War begin?

  • Germany invaded Poland
  • ✓Eastern European countries became part of a Soviet-controlled Communist bloc
  • Canada joined NATO
  • The Korean War broke out

  Answer: Eastern European countries became part of a Soviet-controlled Communist bloc

  Why: When several liberated countries of eastern Europe became part of a Communist bloc controlled by the Soviet Union under the dictator Josef Stalin.

• 5.What happened to the Constitution in 1982?

  • It was suspended pending a referendum
  • It was amended with unanimous provincial agreement
  • It was replaced by the Official Languages Act
  • ✓It was amended without the agreement of Quebec

  Answer: It was amended without the agreement of Quebec

  Why: It was amended without the agreement of Quebec.

• 6.Which writers does Discover Canada credit with diversifying Canada's literary experience?

  • Denys Arcand, Norman Jewison and Atom Egoyan
  • Robertson Davies, Margaret Laurence and Mordecai Richler
  • ✓Joy Kogawa, Michael Ondaatje and Rohinton Mistry
  • Stephen Leacock, Louis Hémon and Pauline Johnson

  Answer: Joy Kogawa, Michael Ondaatje and Rohinton Mistry

  Why: Joy Kogawa, Michael Ondaatje and Rohinton Mistry.

• 7.What did Donovan Bailey achieve at the 1996 Olympic Summer Games?

  • A world champion wheelchair racer
  • ✓A world record sprinter and double Olympic gold medallist
  • A gold medallist in speed skating
  • An Olympic swimming champion

  Answer: A world record sprinter and double Olympic gold medallist

  Why: He became a world record sprinter and double Olympic gold medallist.

• 8.Who provides publicly funded education in Canada?

  • School boards independent of government
  • ✓The provinces and territories
  • Municipalities alone
  • The federal government

  Answer: The provinces and territories

  Why: The provinces and territories.

• 9.What did Emily Carr paint?

  • Inuit etchings and prints
  • Sculptures of historical figures
  • ✓The forests and Aboriginal artifacts of the West Coast
  • Abstract works with Les Automatistes

  Answer: The forests and Aboriginal artifacts of the West Coast

  Why: The forests and Aboriginal artifacts of the West Coast.

• 10.What did Reginald Fessenden contribute to?

  • The invention of the telephone
  • The invention of television
  • The invention of the Canadarm
  • ✓The invention of radio

  Answer: The invention of radio

  Why: The invention of radio — he sent the first wireless voice message in the world.