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Quiz about Quebec  A French Enclave in North America
Quiz about Quebec  A French Enclave in North America

Quebec - A French Enclave in North America Quiz


Learn about the rebellious province of clean Canada.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kabdanis. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Kabdanis
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
121,141
Updated
Nov 01 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
2863
Last 3 plays: Richard27 (9/15), Guest 173 (11/15), colbymanram (10/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Quebec is the only Canadian Province that doesn't have English as official language. The Province of Quebec is French. Can you tell me what percentage of its population have French as their first language. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The province's area corresponds to the area of...? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Another geography question: Quebec is the _______________ province of Canada. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which of these sentences is NOT true about Quebec City, the capital of the province? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. And what is NOT true about the city of Montréal? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Whose mother was a French Canadian? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which of these Nobel Prize winners in literature was born in the province of Quebec? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Which of these great singers is NOT considered representing Quebec's unique culture (according to Quebecers of course)? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. French Canadian are sometimes called "Frogs" by their Canadian and American neighbors. It is an old insult used by British people on French people, inspired by the "froglike" shape of the French monarchy symbol: the "Fleur-de-Lys". Another insult is used especially in the Maritime provinces and is inspired by our preference for a specific item. What is this name? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Bombardier is the greatest economical success of the province of Quebec. In what field does this company excel? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Quebec has an important natural resource that will be primordial in about 50 years. What is that resource, that can make the province rich, and, who knows, the target of a hypocritical war against terrorism? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. A little bit of history now. France made strong efforts to colonialize North America, and they once had much more territory than England. If they had persisted in these efforts, who knows what America would look like now? But France lost his interest in the New World during the 18th century; philosopher Voltaire translated well this indifference: "Pourquoi se battre pour quelques arpents de neige?" (Why should we fight for a few arpents of snow?) What French king ignored the New World during most of his long reign and signed the Paris Treaty, in 1763, ceding almost all american territory to England? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. There was a referendum held in 1995, and Quebec almost became an independent state.


Question 14 of 15
14. Premier Jacques Parizeau, after the 1995 referendum, made a controversial statement about the vote. Soon after he resigned. According to Parizeau, who were responsible for the loss? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Finally, a language question. Quebecers are known to swear a lot, and the blasphemer's dictionary contains a large range of swearwords. Most of them are related to what? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Quebec is the only Canadian Province that doesn't have English as official language. The Province of Quebec is French. Can you tell me what percentage of its population have French as their first language.

Answer: about 78%

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2. The province's area corresponds to the area of...?

Answer: Alaska

1,540,000 sq km
3. Another geography question: Quebec is the _______________ province of Canada.

Answer: northernmost

No other province stretches over 62 degrees of latitude North.
4. Which of these sentences is NOT true about Quebec City, the capital of the province?

Answer: It was the first permanent settlement in North America

St Augustine, Florida, was the first European settlement established in North America. Quebec was founded in 1608.
5. And what is NOT true about the city of Montréal?

Answer: It has the busiest port in Canada

St. Laurent Boulevard is the symbolic frontier between the French part of town and the English one. Montreal, 1 million inhabitants, and 26 of its suburbs became one unique town on January 1st 2002; since then, 15 municipalities separated and the population of the city of Montreal was brought down to 1,620,000 inhabitants. The busiest port in Canada is Vancouver, in British Columbia.
6. Whose mother was a French Canadian?

Answer: Madonna

Madonna's mother was named Madonna Fortin.
7. Which of these Nobel Prize winners in literature was born in the province of Quebec?

Answer: Saul Bellow

He was born in Lachine, now a part of Montréal.
8. Which of these great singers is NOT considered representing Quebec's unique culture (according to Quebecers of course)?

Answer: Céline Dion

Let's just say we're proud of her here, but we do not see her as an ambassador of our culture.
9. French Canadian are sometimes called "Frogs" by their Canadian and American neighbors. It is an old insult used by British people on French people, inspired by the "froglike" shape of the French monarchy symbol: the "Fleur-de-Lys". Another insult is used especially in the Maritime provinces and is inspired by our preference for a specific item. What is this name?

Answer: Pepsi

I've heard we're the only place in the world where Pepsi is way more popular than Coke. (I'm surprised: Pepsi tastes much better!) Please send me a message if you're from a pepsiphile part of the world!
10. Bombardier is the greatest economical success of the province of Quebec. In what field does this company excel?

Answer: transportation

Bombardier is one of the world leaders in aeronautics. Expertise in train and subway train building too.
11. Quebec has an important natural resource that will be primordial in about 50 years. What is that resource, that can make the province rich, and, who knows, the target of a hypocritical war against terrorism?

Answer: fresh water

Pay for water? It will come to that!
12. A little bit of history now. France made strong efforts to colonialize North America, and they once had much more territory than England. If they had persisted in these efforts, who knows what America would look like now? But France lost his interest in the New World during the 18th century; philosopher Voltaire translated well this indifference: "Pourquoi se battre pour quelques arpents de neige?" (Why should we fight for a few arpents of snow?) What French king ignored the New World during most of his long reign and signed the Paris Treaty, in 1763, ceding almost all american territory to England?

Answer: Louis XV

Louis XV reigned from 1715 to 1774. He also lost the French colony in India.
13. There was a referendum held in 1995, and Quebec almost became an independent state.

Answer: True

Quebec held two referendums on sovereignty in the last decades. René Lévesque, a predominant figure in Quebec politics, ordered the first one in 1980, that he lost 40% - 60%. The second one was ordered by Jacques Parizeau in 1995 and was lost 49,42% - 50,58%.

As you see, the margin was slight. The men who succeeded Parizeau were not as fiery, and independence is much less popular now.
14. Premier Jacques Parizeau, after the 1995 referendum, made a controversial statement about the vote. Soon after he resigned. According to Parizeau, who were responsible for the loss?

Answer: immigrants

Parizeau attributed his loss to the "ethnic vote". Old people, anglophones and Amerindians also voted massively to stay with Canada.
15. Finally, a language question. Quebecers are known to swear a lot, and the blasphemer's dictionary contains a large range of swearwords. Most of them are related to what?

Answer: Church

Here's a sample: tabarnak, câlisse, crisse, ciboire, simonak, sacristi, osti. In English: tabernacle, chalice, Christ, ciborium, simoniac, sacristy, host. Hope you're not shocked.
Source: Author Kabdanis

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