Statistics for Canadian History: 1896-1911 - The Laurier Era

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What province was established in 1905?	Alberta	80%
What was the other one?	Saskatchewan	67%
What did the Women's Christian Temperance Union want to ban?	Alcohol	60%
What city suffered Anti-Oriental Riots in 1907?	Vancouver	60%
Immigrants from what country were forced to pay a $500 head tax per person to enter Canada by 1904?	China	53%
Nelly McClung was a leader in fighting for women's right to do what?	Vote	53%
What novel, featuring a redheaded Nova Scotian orphan, did Lucy Maud Montgomery write in 1908?	Anne of Green Gables	47%
The Continuous Journey Regulation was an order-in-council meant to prevent the immigration of people from what country?	India	47%
What tonic turned popular soft drink did a Toronto pharmacist invent in 1908?	Canada Dry Ginger Ale	40%
What political crisis in Manitoba forced Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell to resign?	Manitoba {Schools} Question	40%
What war created a political crisis in Canada, where Canadians argued whether to send soldiers overseas to fight for Britain?	{Second} {Boer} War	40%
What major sporting and entertainment event started in Calgary in 1912?	The Calgary {Stampede}	40%
What nickname did critics give to the Liberals' planned navy, implying sailors might as well be floating in a type of cookware?	The {Tin} {Pot} Navy	40%
What territory was created in 1898 because of the influx of gold prospectors?	Yukon	40%
What state gained a panhandle as a result of a 1903 arbitration between Canada and the United States?	Alaska	33%
In what sport did Tommy Burns become a world champion, the only Canadian ever to do so in the top weight class?	Boxing	33%
What is the name of the river where the gold was found? (Hint: It shares its name with the region and the gold rush.)	Klondike River	33%
What position of government put Clifford Sifton in charge of managing and promoting this immigration?	Minister of the {Interior}	33%
What slogan advertised this region of Canada on posters and pamphlets throughout Europe?	The {Last} {Best} West	33%
Laurier then became prime minister in 1896... but what first name did he usually go by?	Wilfrid	33%
The Grey Cup was awarded for the first time in 1909 for the champions of what sport?	Football	27%
What resource made industrialist James Dunsmuir so rich that he built the expansive Hatley Castle?	Coal	20%
What major infrastructure projects were built at Shawnigan, Quebec, in 1903, and at Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 1910?	Hydroelectric Dams	20%
What type of vehicle was the "Silver Dart", the first of its kind to operate in Canada?	Airplane	13%
What Massachusetts sporting event did Tom Longboat, from the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, dominate in 1907?	Boston Marathon	13%
The Komagata Maru, a ship turned away by that regulation, started its journey from what British holding?	Hong Kong	13%
What region of Western Canada enjoyed an immigration and agricultural boom from 1896-1914?	Prairies	13%
What female Impressionist artist painted landscapes and indigenous art, and is now the namesake of the most prestigious Canadian art university?	Emily Carr	7%
Banned since 1885, what indigenous ceremony of giving gifts and feasting had to be carried out in secret? Hint: A derived English word refers to a gathering where everyone brings food to share.	Potlatch	7%
Dunsmuir used his power to encourage the provincial militia to break up what type of organization?	Labour Union	0%