Who was the Italian explorer credited with discovering Canada for Europe in 1497?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) John Cabot
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Ferdinand Magellan
Answer: b) John Cabot
The first French explorer to reach Canada was:
a) Jacques Cartier
b) Samuel de Champlain
c) Louis Jolliet
d) René-Robert Cavelier
Answer: a) Jacques Cartier
Which European country established the first permanent settlement in Canada?
a) Spain
b) France
c) England
d) Portugal
Answer: b) France
The trading posts established by the French in Canada were primarily for trading:
a) Gold and precious stones
b) Furs and pelts
c) Spices and silk
d) Slaves and captives
Answer: b) Furs and pelts
Who established the first French settlement in Canada, known as “Quebec”?
a) Jacques Cartier
b) Samuel de Champlain
c) Louis Jolliet
d) René-Robert Cavelier
Answer: b) Samuel de Champlain
The Dutch explorer who sailed into Hudson Bay in search of a Northwest Passage was:
a) John Cabot
b) Henry Hudson
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Vasco da Gama
Answer: b) Henry Hudson
The search for a Northwest Passage was driven by the desire to find a shorter route to:
a) Asia and its riches
b) South America
c) Africa and its resources
d) Australia
Answer: a) Asia and its riches
Which European explorer is known for circumnavigating the globe and mapping parts of the Pacific coast of Canada?
a) John Cabot
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) James Cook
d) Vasco da Gama
Answer: c) James Cook
The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) was established primarily for:
a) Missionary work
b) Fur trading
c) Agricultural development
d) Military conquest
Answer: b) Fur trading
Which European country established the fur trading posts along the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes?
a) Spain
b) France
c) England
d) Portugal
Answer: b) France
The term “coureurs des bois” refers to:
a) French explorers
b) Spanish conquistadors
c) English colonists
d) Independent French fur traders
Answer: d) Independent French fur traders
The French and Indian War, a part of the larger Seven Years’ War, was fought primarily between:
a) France and England
b) Spain and Portugal
c) England and the Netherlands
d) France and Spain
Answer: a) France and England
The Treaty of Paris in 1763 resulted in:
a) France gaining control of Canada
b) England ceding control of Canada to Spain
c) England gaining control of Canada from France
d) Canada becoming an independent nation
Answer: c) England gaining control of Canada from France
Which European country established the settlement of Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal) in Acadia (now Nova Scotia)?
a) Spain
b) France
c) England
d) Portugal
Answer: b) France
The Acadians were expelled from their homeland by the British in the:
a) Acadian Expulsion
b) Quebec Act
c) Royal Proclamation of 1763
d) Treaty of Paris
Answer: a) Acadian Expulsion
The Viking explorer who may have reached Canada around the year 1000 CE was:
a) Leif Erikson
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Marco Polo
d) Hernán Cortés
Answer: a) Leif Erikson
Which European explorer claimed the region around Hudson Bay for England in 1610?
a) Henry Hudson
b) John Cabot
c) Jacques Cartier
d) Samuel de Champlain
Answer: a) Henry Hudson
The “Grand Banks” off the coast of Newfoundland were known for abundant:
a) Fur-bearing animals
b) Fish stocks
c) Timber resources
d) Precious metals
Answer: b) Fish stocks
The European explorer who established the first French trading post in Canada, called “Tadoussac,” was:
a) Samuel de Champlain
b) Jacques Cartier
c) René-Robert Cavelier
d) Louis Jolliet
Answer: b) Jacques Cartier
The “Cabot Strait,” a waterway separating Newfoundland from Cape Breton Island, is named after:
a) John Cabot
b) Jacques Cartier
c) Henry Hudson
d) Samuel de Champlain
Answer: a) John Cabot
The explorer who established the first French colony in Canada, “Port-Royal,” was:
a) Jacques Cartier
b) Samuel de Champlain
c) René-Robert Cavelier
d) Louis Jolliet
Answer: b) Samuel de Champlain
The fur trade in New France was dominated by which European country?
a) Spain
b) France
c) England
d) Portugal
Answer: b) France
The explorer who navigated and mapped the St. Lawrence River, leading to the founding of Quebec, was:
a) Jacques Cartier
b) John Cabot
c) Henry Hudson
d) Samuel de Champlain
Answer: a) Jacques Cartier
The “Portage La Loche,” an important fur trade route, connected which two bodies of water?
a) Hudson Bay and James Bay
b) Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
c) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
d) Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of St. Lawrence
Answer: a) Hudson Bay and James Bay
The trading post “Fort Albany” was established by which European power in the 1670s?
a) France
b) England
c) Spain
d) Portugal
Answer: b) England
The explorer who claimed the Mississippi River and the surrounding territory for France was:
a) Jacques Cartier
b) John Cabot
c) Henry Hudson
d) René-Robert Cavelier
Answer: d) René-Robert Cavelier
The voyage of which explorer led to the establishment of “New France” in 1608?
a) Jacques Cartier
b) John Cabot
c) Samuel de Champlain
d) Henry Hudson
Answer: c) Samuel de Champlain
The explorer who is credited with establishing the first English colony in Canada, called “Newfoundland,” was:
a) John Cabot
b) Henry Hudson
c) Samuel de Champlain
d) Jacques Cartier
Answer: a) John Cabot
The “Coureur des Bois” played a significant role in the fur trade of New France by:
a) Establishing trading posts
b) Exploring and trading independently
c) Sailing along the St. Lawrence River
d) Conquering Indigenous territories
Answer: b) Exploring and trading independently
The “Cabot Trail” is a scenic roadway located in which province of Canada?
a) Newfoundland and Labrador
b) Nova Scotia
c) Prince Edward Island
d) New Brunswick
Answer: b) Nova Scotia
The “Royal Proclamation of 1763” aimed to address land disputes between:
a) England and France
b) Indigenous peoples and European settlers
c) Spain and Portugal
d) New France and New England
Answer: b) Indigenous peoples and European settlers
The European explorer who first sailed around the southern tip of Africa, opening up a sea route to India, was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) John Cabot
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Ferdinand Magellan
Answer: c) Vasco da Gama
Which European explorer is known for discovering and mapping parts of eastern Canada, including the Gulf of St. Lawrence?
a) Jacques Cartier
b) John Cabot
c) Henry Hudson
d) Samuel de Champlain
Answer: a) Jacques Cartier
The “Maritime Archaic Tradition” refers to the prehistoric Indigenous culture of:
a) Atlantic Canada
b) Pacific Northwest
c) Plains region
d) Arctic region
Answer: a) Atlantic Canada
The explorer who is known for exploring and charting the western coast of Canada, including parts of present-day British Columbia, was:
a) Jacques Cartier
b) James Cook
c) René-Robert Cavelier
d) Samuel de Champlain
Answer: b) James Cook
The explorer who established “Fort Louisbourg” in Nova Scotia was from which European country?
a) Spain
b) France
c) England
d) Portugal
Answer: b) France
The “Battle of the Plains of Abraham” was a pivotal conflict between:
a) France and England
b) England and Spain
c) Indigenous nations and European settlers
d) New France and the Thirteen Colonies
Answer: a) France and England
The explorer who is known for discovering the Pacific Ocean while searching for a western route to Asia was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) John Cabot
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Vasco da Gama
Answer: c) Ferdinand Magellan
The “Battle of Quebec” in 1759 marked a turning point in which conflict?
a) French and Indian War
b) American Revolutionary War
c) War of 1812
d) Seven Years’ War
Answer: a) French and Indian War
The explorer who navigated the St. Lawrence River and established the first French settlement in Canada, “Quebec,” was:
a) Jacques Cartier
b) John Cabot
c) Samuel de Champlain
d) René-Robert Cavelier
Answer: c) Samuel de Champlain
The “Northwest Company” and the “Hudson’s Bay Company” were involved in the fur trade competition primarily in which region?
a) Pacific Northwest
b) Great Lakes
c) Arctic
d) Hudson Bay
Answer: d) Hudson Bay
The explorer who is credited with discovering the Hudson River and Hudson Bay was:
a) Jacques Cartier
b) John Cabot
c) Henry Hudson
d) Samuel de Champlain
Answer: c) Henry Hudson
The “Port Royal Habitation” was established in the early 1600s by explorers from which European country?
a) Spain
b) France
c) England
d) Portugal
Answer: b) France
The “Northwest Passage” refers to a hypothetical sea route connecting which two bodies of water?
a) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
b) Hudson Bay and Arctic Ocean
c) Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean
d) Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of St. Lawrence
Answer: a) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
The European explorer who is known for discovering the “Cabot Strait” and exploring parts of present-day Canada was:
a) Jacques Cartier
b) John Cabot
c) Henry Hudson
d) Samuel de Champlain
Answer: b) John Cabot
The “Treaty of Utrecht” in 1713 resulted in which European power gaining control of Acadia (Nova Scotia)?
a) Spain
b) France
c) England
d) Portugal
Answer: c) England
The explorer who is known for exploring parts of the Canadian Arctic and the northern coast of North America was:
a) John Cabot
b) Henry Hudson
c) Samuel de Champlain
d) René-Robert Cavelier
Answer: b) Henry Hudson
The “Seven Years’ War” was fought between which major European powers?
a) France and England
b) Spain and Portugal
c) England and the Netherlands
d) France and Spain
Answer: a) France and England
The European explorer who reached Newfoundland in 1497 and claimed it for England was:
a) Christopher Columbus
b) John Cabot
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Ferdinand Magellan
Answer: b) John Cabot
The “St. Lawrence Iroquoians” were a prehistoric Indigenous culture located in which region of Canada?
a) Atlantic Canada
b) Pacific Northwest
c) Plains region
d) St. Lawrence River Valley
Answer: d) St. Lawrence River Valley
