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Canadian Governors-General

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Introduction:
"The contribution of Canada's Governors-General is often overlooked. Canadians have been fortunate in the people who have filled this role. How much do you know about them?"


1. Who was Canada's first Governor-General?
    Duke of Connaught
    Earl Grey
    Marquis of Aberdeen
    Viscount Monck


2. Which Governor-General was a son-in-law of Queen Victoria?
    Lord Lansdowne
    Earl of Athlone
    Duke of Connaught
    Marquis of Lorne


3. Which Governor-General was a son of Queen Victoria?
    Duke of Devonshire
    Duke of Cambridge
    Earl of Athlone
    Duke of Connaught


4. Which Governor-General established the Governor-General's Awards for Literature?
    Earl of Bessborough
    Baron Tweedsmuir
    Vincent Massey
    Viscount Alexander of Tunis


5. During World War I, which Governor-General was appointed to command the Canadian Corps in France and led the troops at the battle of Vimy Ridge?
    Lord Stanley of Preston
    Earl of Bessborough
    Viscount Byng
    Duke of Devonshire


6. Who was the last titled Briton to hold the post of Governor-General?
    Viscount Alexander of Tunis
    Lord Tweedsmuir
    Marquis of Willingdon
    Lord Stanley of Preston


7. Which Governor-General was involved in a constitutional conflict with William Lyon Mackenzie King?
    Earl of Bessborough
    Baron Tweedsmuir
    Marquis of Willingdon
    Viscount Byng


8. How many Governors-General have died in office and were accorded a State Funeral?
    Answer: (One Word or a digit)


9. How many Governors-General also served as Viceroy of India?
    Answer: (One word or a digit)


10. Who was the first native-born Governor-General?
    Answer: (Two Words - first and last name or last name)


11. Which Governor-General lost a leg while on active service in France during World War I?
    Viscount Byng
    Earl of Bessborough
    Earl of Athlone
    Major-General Georges-Philias Vanier


12. Which Governor-General was the great-grandson of King George III?
    Earl of Minto
    Duke of Devonshire
    Earl of Athlone
    Marquis of Lorne


13. Which Governor-General was the father-in-law of the future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Harold Macmillan?
    Earl of Aberdeen
    Earl of Dufferin
    Duke of Devonshire
    Marquis of Lansdowne


14. Which Governor-General, interested in amateur theatrics, fostered the establishment of the Dominion Drama Festival?
    Lord Tweedsmuir
    Vincent Massey
    Lord Lisgar
    Earl of Bessborough


15. Which Governor-General served as Speaker of the House of Commons and High Commissioner to India prior to being appointed as Governor-General?
    Jean Lesage
    Jules Leger
    Roland Michener
    Madame Sauve


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