Canada: A People's History Quiz

Who supported the creation of the series 'Canada: A People's History'?

• BBC and Sun Life Financial

• Sun Life Financial and CBC

• Sun Life Financial and NBC

• CBC and BBC

What did the series 'Canada: A People's History' cover?

• History from the 19th century to the 20th century

• History from the 18th century to the 21st century

• History from the first peoples to the end of the 20th century

• History from the 17th century to the 19th century

What was the name given to the last known Beothuk woman?

• Nancy

• Shona Divet

• Donna Khanna

• Seana Divet

What did the early European fishermen call the Beothuk people?

• The Yellow Indians

• The Red Indians

• The Blue Indians

• The Green Indians

What did the Iroquois believe about the first people?

• They fell through a hole in the sky onto the back of a giant turtle

• They came from the mountains

• They came from the sea

• They were created from fire

What did the Blackfoot believe about their creator?

• He created them from the wind

• He made them from the stars

• He created them from fire

• He molded them from mud in the middle of a world of water

What did the Inuit use to make a knife in a survival story?

• Wood

• Stone

• Ice

• Frozen feces

What did the settlers name the Beothuk woman they found?

• Mary

• Shona

• Sarah

• Nancy

What did the Beothuk woman call herself?

• Seana Divet

• Shona Divet

• Nancy

• Donna Khanna

What did the Iroquois call their union of five nations?

• The Iroquois Confederation

• The Iroquois League

• The Iroquois Union

• The Iroquois Alliance