Quebec Quiz Questions
1. The first French explorer to reach Quebec was who?
A. Jacques Cartier
B. Étienne Brule
C. Jacques Plante
D. Samuel de Champlain
2. After 1627, King Louis XIII of France introduced the seigneurial system and forbade settlement in New France by anyone other than Roman Catholics. What kind of clerics founded missions in Trois-Rivieres and Montreal?
A. Jesuits
B. Dominicans
C. Franciscans
D. Benedictines
3. On September 13, 1759, General Wolfe defeated who on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec City?
A. St. Laurent
B. Geoffrion
C. Montcalm
D. Beliveau
4. Which Canadian Prime Minister was not from Quebec?
A. Mulroney
B. Martin
C. Chretien
D. Turner
5. The Quiet Revolution was a period of dramatic social and political change that saw the decline of Anglo supremacy in the Québec economy, the decline of the Roman Catholic Church’s influence, the nationalization of hydro-electric companies under HydroQuébec and the emergence of a pro-sovereignty movement under whom?
A. Maurice Richard
B. Rene Levesque
C. Dollard St. Laurent
D. Douglas Harvey
6. Beginning in 1963, this paramilitary group launched a decade-long series of propaganda and terrorism that included bombings, robberies and attacks directed primarily at English institutions, resulting in at least five deaths?
A. PQ
B. QLQ
C. RSQ
D. FLQ
7. The Oka Crisis was a land dispute from July 11, 1990 – September 26, 1990 between the town of Oka and who?
A. Conrad Black
B. Stephen Harper
C. Mohawks
D. RCMP
8. On October 30, 1995, with the Parti Québécois in power since 1994, a second Quebec referendum on sovereignty took place, rejected by how much of the vote?
A. 50.6 %
B. 83.4%
C. 95.2%
D. 71.8%
9. After Montréal and Québec City, where is the largest population?
A. Gatineau
B. Sherbrooke
C. Saguenay
D. Trois-Rivières
10. Bombardier is known for making what?
A. Matches
B. Maple Syrup
C. Airplanes
D. Beaver traps
11. What was the principal occupation of Québecker Marc Garneau?
A. Singer
B. TV Newscaster
C. CBC reporter
D. Astronaut
12. Which of the following is not a French-Canadian singer?
A. Celine Dion
B. James Reimer
C. Roch Voisine
D. Kate McGarrigle
13. Which of the following is not a Quebec-based writer?
A. Mavis Gallant
B. Mordecai Richler
C. Gabrielle Roy
D. Morley Callaghan
14. Cirque du Soleil was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and who?
A. Martine Soleil
B. Gilles Ste-Croix
C. Alice Parizeau
D. Louis Riel
15. Quebec cuisine: Québec is most famous for its Tourtière, Pate Chinois and what?
A. Bagels
B. Poutine
C. Ham and Potato Soup
D. Bouillabaisse
16. The 1976 Olympic Games in Montréal were opened by whom?
A. Elizabeth II
B. Pierre Trudeau
C. Brian Mulroney
D. Celine Dion
17. Since 1987 the avian emblem of Quebec has been what?
A. Scarlet Tanager
B. Hummingbird
C. Peregrine Falcon
D. Snowy Owl
18. Which state does not border Quebec?
A. Maine
B. New Hampshire
C. Vermont
D. Massachusetts
19. What flower is on the Québec coat of arms?
A. Fleur-de-lis
B. Poppy
C. Sunflower
D. Iris
20. “Quebec” comes from the Algonquin word kébec meaning what?
A. Water of the spirits
B. Where the river narrows
C. Place of peace
D. Stream coming from small jack-pine windfalls