Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919 - 2000)

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1. What is Trudeau's full name? Joseph Phillippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau Joseph Sebastian Pierre Elliott Yves Trudeau Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elliott Pierre Jean-Christophe Trudeau

2. Pierre Elliott Trudeau was credited with the following: patriating the constitution introducing the metric system introducing the Charter of Rights and Freedoms all of these listed

3. Which of the following did Trudeau so strongly oppose - that he addressed the House of Commons regarding this issue, after his retirement? the Goods and Services Tax (GST) the Free Trade Agreement the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accord the Quebec Referendum (1995)

4. One of his sons perished in an avalanche while skiing in British Columbia in 1998 - his name was? Martin Justin Michel Sacha

5. Which newpaper did Trudeau write for prior to his political career? La Presse The Toronto Star The Montreal Gazette Cite libre

6. Trudeau was known for wearing what in his lapel? red rose white rose red carnation white carnation

7. Who was Prime Minister for 8 months (1979-80) between the Trudeau years? John Turner Lester B. Pearson Ed Broadbent Joe Clark

8. Who was Trudeau targeting when he invoked the 'War Measures Act' in 1970? FLQ Britain Pierre Laporte QIDC

9. Who did Trudeau marry in 1971 and divorce in 1983? Margaret Thompson Marguerite Beaulieu Margaret Hansell Margaret Sinclair

10. When was Pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn in as Canada's 15th Prime Minister? April 20th 1969 April 20th 1968 August 15th 1969 September 8th 1968