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Fortress Canada Trivia Quiz

Many of Canada's towns and cities started out as forts. I'll give you some names and history and you will try to identify the town or associated fort.

A multiple-choice quiz by MargW. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
MargW

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
328,218

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
646

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Question 1 of 10

1. One of the oldest forts in Canada is located on Cape Breton in Nova Scotia. Built by the French, it was overrun twice by the British and American colonial troops. What is this magnificent fort? Hint

Fort Duchene

Fort Chedicamp

Fort Breton

Fortress Louisbourg

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Question 2 of 10

2. Another French fort, Port-Royal was not much more than a fortified palisade. This was was Champlain's second settlement. What was this home away from home was called? Hint

Maisonneuve

The Homestead

The Habitation

Fort Maison

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which fort on the east coast overlooks a deep harbour which was one of the major jumping off point for WWII convoys? Hint

Halifax Citadel (Fort George)

Moncton

St. John Fortress

Charlottetown

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Question 4 of 10

4. Moving further west, we come to a major fortress on the St. Lawrence River. The British tried to conquer this fortress, and finally in 1759, after a very bloody battle which saw both the British and French commanders killed, they succeeded. Where is this? Hint

Trois Rivieres

Vercheres

Ville Marie

Quebec City

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Question 5 of 10

5. During the war of 1812, several forts were built to defend Canada from American troops. Which fort was built to protect the the Royal Naval dockyards and the Lake Ontario entrance to the St. Lawrence River? Hint

Fort Wellington

Fort Cataraqui

Fort Henry

Fort Rideau

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which two forts were built to protect the Niagara River border from American invaders? Hint

Fort Beaver Dams and Fort Stoney Creek

Fort Niagara and Fort Welland

Fort George and Fort Erie

Fort St. Catharines and Fort St. David

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Question 7 of 10

7. This fort was built as a French fur trading post at the mouth of the Humber River. It had two names, one of which eventually became attached to Canada's largest city. What fort was this? Hint

Fort Humber/Rouill�

Fort Humber/York

Fort York/Toronto

Fort Rouill�/Toronto

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Question 8 of 10

8. The fort which became the city of Winnipeg is located at the forks of the Red and Assiniboine River. Which fort is this? Hint

Fort Barry

Fort Harry

Fort Larry

Fort Garry

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Question 9 of 10

9. Not all forts were established by the military or by the fur trading companies. What fort was built by American whiskey traders? Hint

Fort Whoop Up

Fort Columbia

Fort Firewater

Fort Saskatchewan

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Question 10 of 10

10. This location in northern Alberta is now a very busy oil patch town. It was originally a fur trading fort established in 1870. As early as 1921 there was serious interest in extracting oil from the tar sands. Which boom town is this? Hint

Fort Athabaska

Fort McLeod

Fort McMurray

Fort St. John

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Fortress Louisbourg

Fortress Louisbourg is the largest 18th century fortified town in North America. Restored by the Canadian government in the 1960s and 70s, it is a wonderful place to visit to take a trip back through time.

2. Another French fort, Port-Royal was not much more than a fortified palisade. This was was Champlain's second settlement. What was this home away from home was called?

Answer: The Habitation

Located in the Annapolis Valley, the Habitation was built in 1605 and replaced a small settlement on an Isle St. Croix in the Bay of Fundy where Champlain and his men spent a miserable first winter.

3. Which fort on the east coast overlooks a deep harbour which was one of the major jumping off point for WWII convoys?

Answer: Halifax Citadel (Fort George)

The Citadel is located above the city and is well known for its clock tower, a gift from the Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (Queen Victoria's father) in 1803.

Answer: Quebec City

The British forces had to scale the steep cliff from the St. Lawrence River. The defeat of the French put all of French Canada into British hands.

Answer: Fort Henry

Located at Kingston, Ontario, Fort Henry was later rebuilt when the Rideau Canal connecting Lake Ontario and Ottawa was constructed making this an even more vital link in Canadian trade routes.

6. Which two forts were built to protect the Niagara River border from American invaders?

Answer: Fort George and Fort Erie

Fort George is located at Niagara-on-the-Lake, while Fort Erie is on the Canadian side of the Niagara River across from Buffalo. Fort Niagara was originally a French fort and is located at the Lake Ontario end of the river on the American side. The other forts I made up.

7. This fort was built as a French fur trading post at the mouth of the Humber River. It had two names, one of which eventually became attached to Canada's largest city. What fort was this?

Answer: Fort Rouill�/Toronto

Fort Rouill� (Toronto) was eventually burned to keep it from falling into British hands. The name Toronto was originally applied to what is now Lake Simcoe and to the Humber River. Fort York was the later British fort which protected the small town of 'muddy' York which grew into the city of Toronto.

8. The fort which became the city of Winnipeg is located at the forks of the Red and Assiniboine River. Which fort is this?

Answer: Fort Garry

Upper Fort Garry (to distinguish it from Lower Fort Garry 32 km downriver) was rebuilt several times due to flooding. Although only the main gate to the fort still exists, the site was designated a National Historic Site in 1924.

9. Not all forts were established by the military or by the fur trading companies. What fort was built by American whiskey traders?

Answer: Fort Whoop Up

Fort Whoop Up was the most notorious of several forts built in Canadian territory by American whiskey traders in order to fleece the Indians by trading rot-gut whiskey for valuable furs. It was forcibly closed by the Northwest Mounted Police who later used the location as a outpost.

Answer: Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray is the closest major centre to Wood Buffalo National Park.

Source: Author MargW

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