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History of the Americas Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the Americas? Questions on Canada, the United States, Mexico and Brazil.

A multiple-choice quiz by weusedtosing21. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
weusedtosing21

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
305,479

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
661

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the first rifle Canadians used overseas in World War I? Hint

McAdam Rifle

Borden Rifle

LeeEnfield Rifle

Ross Rifle

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why did the Portuguese government move to Brazil in 1808? Hint

Brazil was more central to the Portuguese Empire

Plague

Napoleonic invasion of Portugal

Revolt in Portugal

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Canadian Prime Minister established the Unemployment Relief Act during the Great Depression? Hint

Wilfrid Laurier

Robert Borden

Richard Bedford Bennett

Mackenzie King

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Question 4 of 10

4. When the Ursulines came to Canada in 1689, what was their purpose? Hint

to care for sick settlers, who were dying of new sicknesses

to set up schools for aboriginal boys

to convert any Protestants who tried to settle there

to instruct aboriginal and French girls in the Catholic faith

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a quilombo? Hint

a settlement of Brazilian slaves who escaped from their owners

a quill pen

a rare Brazilian fruit

a Portugese colonist in Brazil who farms for a living

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the President of Mexico when the Constitution of 1917 became valid? Hint

Venustiano Carranza

�lvaro Obreg�n

Victoriano Huerta

Porfirio D�az

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Question 7 of 10

7. What freed the slaves in the U.S.? Hint

Civil Rights Act

Emancipation Proclamation

13th Amendment

Gettysburg Address

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Question 8 of 10

8. What treaty divided up South America between Spain and Portugal? Hint

Spanish Portugese Treaty

Treaty of Tordesillas

Division Treaty

Treaty of Separados

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does the Dust Bowl refer to? Hint

The Atacama Desert

drought stricken land in the U.S. in the 1930s

areas with many abandoned homes

archeological sites with major Native American finds

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Mexican state was Emiliano Zapata from? Hint

Coahuila

Morelos

Oaxaca

Chihuahua

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the first rifle Canadians used overseas in World War I?

Answer: Ross Rifle

The Ross rifle was useless as if would jam in the middle of a battle. It dated back to the Boer War but the Canadians wanted to use a Canadian gun. The Lee Enfield Rifle was the one used by most of the British at the time.

2. Why did the Portuguese government move to Brazil in 1808?

Answer: Napoleonic invasion of Portugal

The answer was the Napoleonic Invasion of Portugal. In 1820, the King of Portugal Dom Jo�o returned to Portugal while his son, Dom Pedro refused to return. In 1822 he proclaimed Brazil independent of Portugal and also made himself Emperor of Brazil.

3. Which Canadian Prime Minister established the Unemployment Relief Act during the Great Depression?

Answer: Richard Bedford Bennett

Unfortuately, the Unemployment Relief Act did little to help. Only a small portion was used for direct relief. Relief was about $2.50 each week and for ethnic minority groups, such as the Chinese, relief was even lower!

4. When the Ursulines came to Canada in 1689, what was their purpose?

Answer: to instruct aboriginal and French girls in the Catholic faith

Their leader was Marie de l'Incarnation of Tours, France. While she was extremely pious she was also able to find patrons for her convent, find provisions for this convent, learn many aboriginal languages, as well as write dictionaries for these languages, all while living through often tough colonial life.

5. What is a quilombo?

Answer: a settlement of Brazilian slaves who escaped from their owners

One quilombo, Palmares, lasted for 100 years, even though it was under siege by colonists. Unlike in the United States, it was much easier for escaped slaves to band together and form their own settlements. There was a much larger amount of slaves in Brazil than in the United States but they had much harsher treatment and they had a higher mortality rate in Brazil.

6. Who was the President of Mexico when the Constitution of 1917 became valid?

Answer: Venustiano Carranza

The constitution of 1917, the 4th for Mexico, was based on the ideas of the Flores Mag�n brothers who had earlier started the Partido Liberal de M�xico. The constitution secured rights for workers, including women and children. Although on paper this constitution looked very beneficial for the people of Mexico, Carranza did very little to enforce it.

This constitution is still in effect.

7. What freed the slaves in the U.S.?

Answer: 13th Amendment

Contrary to popular belief, it was the 13th amendment that the freed the slaves, not the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was a political maneurver as it only "freed" slaves in the states opposing the Union.

8. What treaty divided up South America between Spain and Portugal?

Answer: Treaty of Tordesillas

The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed in 1494, having been negotiated under the auspices of the Pope. All of the other answers were made up.

9. What does the Dust Bowl refer to?

Answer: drought stricken land in the U.S. in the 1930s

Many Americans from Oklahoma ("Okies") and other surrounding areas flocked from the drought ridden Dust Bowl to California in search of jobs.

10. What Mexican state was Emiliano Zapata from?

Answer: Morelos

Emiliano Zapata, a famous Mexican revolutionary, was from Morelos. He was a general of the Liberating Army of the south whose goal was to depose the dictator, Porfirio D�az. He was famous for his Plan de Ayala, which denounced the rule of Francisco I. Madero, the sucessor of D�az. Pancho Villa, another famous revolutionary from the Mexican Revolution, was from Chihuahua.

Source: Author weusedtosing21

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