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Saskatchewan Trivia
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Before becoming a province, Saskatchewan was part of ___.
a. Alberta
b. Manitoba
c. The Northwest Territories
Answer
c
The first European to view the area now called Saskatchewan was ___.
a. Captain Cook
b. Henry Kelsey
c. Jacques Cartier
Answer
b
The first European wandered through the area in the interests of ___.
a. the fur trade
b. making peace with the Indians
c. curiosity
Answer
a
In 1875, a regiment of 300 mounted police were at Fort Walsh to ___.
a. attract new settlers to the land
b. end the lawlessness and illegal whiskey trading
c. fight the Indians
Answer
b
The Metis Indians, faced with the losing their land and lifestyle, fought back with ___ as their leader.
a. Sitting Bull
b. Louis Riel
c. Red Cloud
Answer
b
The final losing battle for the Indians was at Batoche in1885. The rebellion leader was ___.
a. tried and executed
b. hanged by a settler mob
c. killed during the battle
Answer
a
One of the Canadian government's purpose to rid the Indians of their land was to attract more settlers. However, after the Indian rebellion was put down few settlers came because ___.
a. they were afraid
b. the land and climate were harsh
c. there was lots of land in the United States
Answer
b
To attract people, the government promised ___.
a. money
b. free land
c. free land if new settlers stayed a long time
Answer
c
Saskatchewan officially became a province on ___.
a. September 1, 1900
b. September 1, 1905
c. September 1, 1910
Answer
b
Saskatchewan has rich deposits of which minerals?
a. nickel and iron ore
b. timber, coal, natural gas, and potash
c. gold, silver and diamonds
Answer
b
Saskatchewan produces ______ of Canada's wheat.
a. 20%
b. 40%
c. 60%
Answer
c
A chinook, is a ___.
a. spear that's used for hunting
b. Inuit name for fish
c. an unusual warm weather front during the winter
Answer
c
Saskatchewan has approximately _____ lakes.
a. 1,000
b. 5,000
c. 10,000
Answer
b
Saskatchewan, in land area, is _________ than Japan.
a. smaller
b. the same size
c. bigger
Answer
c
The provincial flower is the ___.
a. tiger lily
b. white lily
c. dandelion
Answer
a
Copyright (C) 1997 by Terry Wacholtz (
temi@gol.com
)
This quiz is part of the
HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes
which is part of
Activities for ESL Students
, a project by
The Internet TESL Journal
.