Richard Bedford Bennett Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1870, New Brunswick

Bennett died in England on June 26, 1947, and is the only Canadian prime minister not buried in Canada.

Answer: School principal

He became principal at a Douglastown school in 1888 (when he was 18). Before that, he was a teacher. He entered the legal profession after studying law at Dalhousie University.

Answer: William Lyon Mackenzie King

The Conservatives lost in the 1935 election after waning public support for Bennett's handling of the Great Depression. Mackenzie King led the Liberals to victory under the famous "King or Chaos" campaign.

Answer: War Measures Act

The War Measures Act was created while Robert Borden was in power. The Relief Act created relief camps to try and help unemployed men by giving them work in exchange for food and shelter (these relief camps were not liked much by the public). The Bank of Canada Act created Canada's central bank as a way to bring financial and currency stability to the nation.

The Canadian Wheat Board was created to control the price of grain.

Answer: Bennett was elected leader of the Liberal party in 1927

Bennett was elected leader of the Conservative party in 1927. He remained party leader until 1938, when he retired from Canadian politics.

Answer: Bennett's New Deal

A simple name, however, critics pointed out that many of his ideas infringe upon the provincial jurisdictions established in the British North America Act. Bennett's New Deal never passed, but the country later adopted many of its principles.

Answer: Statute of Westminster

The Statute of Westminster was passed in 1931 by the British parliament. It gave all the Dominion's countries full legislative sovereignty. Canada could make its own laws, and not have to follow British ones. Canada was no longer a British colony, but officially an independent nation.

Some vestiges of British control still remained, such as the Privy Council still being higher than the Supreme Court of Canada (The Supreme Court of Canada officially became the highest court in 1949). Later, the Canada Act would remove all remaining legislative involvement with Britain.

Answer: Underwear

Bennett also donated thousands of dollars each year to charity. Some of the letters he received can be read on the "Canada: A People's History" website.

Answer: Arthur Meighen

He was Minister of Justice and Attorney General in 1921, but the position ended the same year. He was also Meighen's Minister of Finance in 1926.

Answer: Joined the House of Lords

Canada's 11th prime minister became Viscount Bennet of Mickleham. He later died of a heart attack in England in 1947.