Remembrance Day

You may have heard in the news that only 42% of Canadians passed a Domininon Institue WWI knowlege quiz.

I present to you the quiz:

1) Captain John McCrae served as a medical officer in the First World War and wrote what is considered to be Canada's most famous poem. What is the name of the poem?

2) Canada has produced a number of outstanding military heroes. Identify the two famous Canadians from the following list:

Air Marshal "Billy" Bishop
General Douglas MacArthur
Sir Arthur Currie
General Ulysses Grant

3) Canada's most famous single victory in the First World War consisted of the capture of a key ridge on the Western Front. What was this battle called?

4) In the past century, women took on new roles in the work force to support Canada's war efforts. Which war prompted the Canadian government to give women the right to vote in federal elections?

Looking for the answers? Get off you ass and look them up!

The fact of the matter is, I passed. I certainly couldn't write an essay answer to these questions.

So that got me thinking I really should review Canadian History. It has been over 20 years since I studied it, after all. And I did a half-assed effort at doing so.

Rats - If only there were Canadian history books around. If only there was a gift-giving holiday coming up.

For more questions from the Dominion Institue, take the quiz. You can win a music download if you get a perfect score.

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