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Quiz about History of Quebec I
Quiz about History of Quebec I

History of Quebec: I Trivia Quiz


The history of North America and Europe is quite well known. But there is one quite particular Western land that you might not know much about. Wanna bet? Let's start with the foundations of this territory ...

A multiple-choice quiz by cdauphinais. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
cdauphinais
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
240,232
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1517
Last 3 plays: DCW2 (10/10), Guest 23 (1/10), comark2000 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What town would you visit if you wanted to be where Jacques Cartier dropped anchor on July 24, 1534? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What country is Québec part of? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the official (and spoken) language of Québec? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was the name of Québec before it was conquered by Great Britain? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the title of Québec's anthem? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the main emblem of Québec? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When was the city of Québec founded, making it the oldest European town in Canada? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. On the site of what native town was Québec City built? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who founded Québec City? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What document, published in London in 1839, declared Québec easy to assimilate and its people without culture or history? Hint



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1. What town would you visit if you wanted to be where Jacques Cartier dropped anchor on July 24, 1534?

Answer: Gaspé

Sent by François I, King of France, Jacques Cartier stepped on to what would later be the town of Gaspé on July 24, 1534. A cross still stands there today, replacing the original Cartier set himself on the ground.
2. What country is Québec part of?

Answer: Canada

In 1867, year of the official creation of Canada, Québec became a province along with Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. There are today 10 provinces and three territories.
3. What is the official (and spoken) language of Québec?

Answer: French

Ever since this French colony was conquered by Great Britain, language has been a ... - let's say an important element of arguments between the English- and French-speaking people of Canada. Astonishingly enough, 250 years later, it is still a hot topic.
4. What was the name of Québec before it was conquered by Great Britain?

Answer: Nouvelle-France

"Province of Quebec" was the name the English gave to the land, simply calling it by the name of its most important city back then. Prior to that change, it was called "Nouvelle-France" (New France). France wasn't to be interested in it for very long ...
5. What is the title of Québec's anthem?

Answer: Québec has no anthem

Indeed, Québec has no national anthem. The Canadian anthem was composed by a French Canadian, though.
6. What is the main emblem of Québec?

Answer: The white lily

Québec's flag is royal blue with a silver cross starting at the center, creating four symmetric rectangles in each corner, which all contain a white lily. In French, "white lily" is called "fleur de lys". Quebec's flag is often called the "Fleurdelisé".
7. When was the city of Québec founded, making it the oldest European town in Canada?

Answer: 1608

Québec City was founded on July 3, 1608, on the site of the native town of Stadacone, by French explorer and cartographer Samuel de Champlain.
8. On the site of what native town was Québec City built?

Answer: Stadacone

Stadacone was an ancient Iroquois village headed by chief Donnacona at the time of Jacques Cartier in 1534. In 1608, though, the nomad Iroquois had deserted that territory, probably because of colder winters or wars between native tribes.
9. Who founded Québec City?

Answer: Samuel de Champlain

Québec City was founded by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, lieutenant of the "Don de Dieu", who had left France on April 18, 1608, intending to found a settlement somewhere on the Saint-Lawrence river shore. During the winter, of the 25 men who had stayed with him, 17 died of scurvy or Iroquois attacks. Champlain later made alliances with the Algonquian and Huron tribes, while the Iroquois allied with the English.
10. What document, published in London in 1839, declared Québec easy to assimilate and its people without culture or history?

Answer: The Durham Report

The Durham Report, also know as the Report on British North American Affairs, was published in 1839 in London. Lord John George Lambton, the future Earl of Durham, in charge of finding out what to do about the resistant French colony of New France. Its publication actually strengthened the French identity of Quebecers and is sometimes considered responsible for the non assimilation of Québec.
Source: Author cdauphinais

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