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History of Quebec: I Trivia Quiz

The history of North America and Europe is quite well known. But there is one quite particular Western land that you might not know much about. Wanna bet? Let's start with the foundations of this territory ...

A multiple-choice quiz by cdauphinais. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cdauphinais

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
240,232

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What town would you visit if you wanted to be where Jacques Cartier dropped anchor on July 24, 1534? Hint

Gasp�

Perc�

Qu�bec City

Montr�al

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Question 2 of 10

2. What country is Qu�bec part of? Hint

United States of America

Canada

France

England

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the official (and spoken) language of Qu�bec? Hint

English

Dutch

Spanish

French

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of Qu�bec before it was conquered by Great Britain? Hint

Nouvelle-Cal�donie

Nouvelle-France

Pays-du-Roy

Nouvelle-Normandie

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the title of Qu�bec's anthem? Hint

La Marseillaise

Qu�bec has no anthem

La langue de chez nous

Il �tait un petit navire

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the main emblem of Qu�bec? Hint

The eagle

The white lily

The rose

The poppy

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Question 7 of 10

7. When was the city of Qu�bec founded, making it the oldest European town in Canada? Hint

1594

1642

1616

1608

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Question 8 of 10

8. On the site of what native town was Qu�bec City built? Hint

Hochelaga

Stadacone

Chicoutimi

Oka

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who founded Qu�bec City? Hint

Paul de Chomedey

Jacques Cartier

Samuel de Champlain

Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine

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Question 10 of 10

10. What document, published in London in 1839, declared Qu�bec easy to assimilate and its people without culture or history? Hint

The Final Solution

The Quebec Brief

The Durham Report

The Commonwealth in 1839

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What town would you visit if you wanted to be where Jacques Cartier dropped anchor on July 24, 1534?

Answer: Gasp�

Sent by Fran�ois I, King of France, Jacques Cartier stepped on to what would later be the town of Gasp� on July 24, 1534. A cross still stands there today, replacing the original Cartier set himself on the ground.

2. What country is Qu�bec part of?

Answer: Canada

In 1867, year of the official creation of Canada, Qu�bec became a province along with Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. There are today 10 provinces and three territories.

3. What is the official (and spoken) language of Qu�bec?

Answer: French

Ever since this French colony was conquered by Great Britain, language has been a ... - let's say an important element of arguments between the English- and French-speaking people of Canada. Astonishingly enough, 250 years later, it is still a hot topic.

4. What was the name of Qu�bec before it was conquered by Great Britain?

Answer: Nouvelle-France

"Province of Quebec" was the name the English gave to the land, simply calling it by the name of its most important city back then. Prior to that change, it was called "Nouvelle-France" (New France). France wasn't to be interested in it for very long ...

5. What is the title of Qu�bec's anthem?

Answer: Qu�bec has no anthem

Indeed, Qu�bec has no national anthem. The Canadian anthem was composed by a French Canadian, though.

6. What is the main emblem of Qu�bec?

Answer: The white lily

Qu�bec's flag is royal blue with a silver cross starting at the center, creating four symmetric rectangles in each corner, which all contain a white lily. In French, "white lily" is called "fleur de lys". Quebec's flag is often called the "Fleurdelis�".

7. When was the city of Qu�bec founded, making it the oldest European town in Canada?

Answer: 1608

Qu�bec City was founded on July 3, 1608, on the site of the native town of Stadacone, by French explorer and cartographer Samuel de Champlain.

8. On the site of what native town was Qu�bec City built?

Answer: Stadacone

Stadacone was an ancient Iroquois village headed by chief Donnacona at the time of Jacques Cartier in 1534. In 1608, though, the nomad Iroquois had deserted that territory, probably because of colder winters or wars between native tribes.

9. Who founded Qu�bec City?

Answer: Samuel de Champlain

Qu�bec City was founded by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, lieutenant of the "Don de Dieu", who had left France on April 18, 1608, intending to found a settlement somewhere on the Saint-Lawrence river shore. During the winter, of the 25 men who had stayed with him, 17 died of scurvy or Iroquois attacks. Champlain later made alliances with the Algonquian and Huron tribes, while the Iroquois allied with the English.

10. What document, published in London in 1839, declared Qu�bec easy to assimilate and its people without culture or history?

Answer: The Durham Report

The Durham Report, also know as the Report on British North American Affairs, was published in 1839 in London. Lord John George Lambton, the future Earl of Durham, in charge of finding out what to do about the resistant French colony of New France. Its publication actually strengthened the French identity of Quebecers and is sometimes considered responsible for the non assimilation of Qu�bec.

Source: Author cdauphinais

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