'20s And '30s Canadian History Quiz
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Canada is a fascinating country with a scenic environment, rich history, and diverse culture. This quiz about Canadian history in the 1920s and 1930s offers a great insight into Canada in the interwar period. Canadians went through great hardships and suffering during the interwar period of the 1920s and 30s, where they witnessed unemployment, recession, and war. The economy suffered and was ravaged by the World War. This quiz offers insights into those times of Canadian history. Take this quiz if you are curious to trace Canada's rich history. All the best!
- 1.Which of the following was NOT a direct cause of The Great Depression?
- A.
Canada’s dependence on only a few primary products
- B.
High tariffs choked off international trade
- C.
1929 Stock Market Crash
- D.
Too much buying on credit
- 2.Why were veterans resentful after WWI ended?
- A.
Women gave up jobs
- B.
Decrease in cost of living
- C.
Factory owners prospered
- D.
All of the answers
- 3.Who is credited with the discovery of insulin?
- A.
Sir Frederick Banting
- B.
Percy Williams
- C.
Foster Hewitt
- D.
Armand Bombardier
- 4.What was the Person’s Case?
- A.
Fight for women to be appointed to be judge
- B.
To allow women to work in profession for doctor and lawyer
- C.
Fight for women to be viewed as “persons” under the law and to be appointed to the Senate
- D.
To allow all citizens over 18 to be viewed as “persons” under the law
- 5.A Bennett Buggy was (what?).
- A.
Shacks where unemployed people lived during the 1920s and 1930s
- B.
Car Prime Minister Bennett drove the 1920s
- C.
Car with no engine, pulled by a horse [or farm animal] during the 1930s Great Depression
- D.
None of the answers
- 6.The increase of production in factories leading to the stockpiling of products was a cause of the Great Depression called?
- A.
Dependence on the United States
- B.
Over-production and over-expansion
- C.
High tariffs (taxes)
- D.
Buying on margin
- 7.How did Canada’s dependence on a few primary products become a cause of the Great Depression?
- A.
Demand for staples or essential products decreased
- B.
Surplus of essential products on the world market
- C.
Trade with foreign countries decreased because of protective tariffs
- D.
All of the answers
- 8.What was the Charleston?
- A.
Popular game show in the 1920s
- B.
Code name for secret clubs that sold alcohol during prohibition
- C.
Famous painting by the Group of Seven
- D.
Popular dance of the 1920s and 1930s
- 9.What was government relief?
- A.
Emergency financial assistance in the form of vouchers
- B.
Social credit given by government during the Great Depression
- C.
Social insurance and a set minimum wage
- D.
Allowed unions to collectively bargain with its employees
- 10.Who was the well-known radio announcer for Hockey Night in Canada during the 1920s and 1930s?
- A.
Frederick Banting
- B.
Ted Rogers
- C.
Foster Hewitt
- D.
Armand Bombardier
- 11.Who did the Famous Five appeal to in the Person’s Case? (The final time.)
- A.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
- B.
Supreme Court of Canada
- C.
Canadian Senate
- D.
Privy Council of Britain
- 12.Term used to describe buying stocks with only a 10% down payment?
- A.
Credit
- B.
Stupidity
- C.
Buying on margin
- D.
None of the answers
- 13.Slang term for being on government relief?
- A.
Riding the rods
- B.
Going from boom to bust
- C.
On the dole
- D.
Bootlegging
- 14.What do you call the share of the company’s profits paid to shareholders annually?
- A.
Capital gains
- B.
Dividends
- C.
Stocks
- D.
Bonds
- 15.Who was the Group of Seven?
- A.
Group of female suffragists campaigning for the Person’s Case
- B.
Group of athletes who dominated the 1920s in various sports
- C.
Group of artists who focused on impressionism, specifically Canadian landscapes
- D.
Groups of artists who brought the jazz age to Canada during the 1920s
- 16.What was the date of Black Tuesday?
- A.
October 9, 1930
- B.
October 29, 1929
- C.
September 1, 1931
- D.
June 27, 1929
- 17.Which of the following was NOT an invention of the 1920s?
- A.
Radio
- B.
Model T
- C.
Television
- D.
Talkies (talking movies at the movie theatre)
- 18.What was nickname of the Ford Model T car?
- A.
Big Cheese
- B.
Turkey Trot
- C.
Black Stallion
- D.
Tin Lizzie
- 19.What was the popular fashion of women during the 1920s?
- A.
Fox Trot
- B.
Flapper
- C.
Knickers
- D.
Top hats
- 20.What is prohibition?
- A.
Ban of demonstrations, parades or rioting
- B.
Ban of sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol
- C.
Fight for women to gain the right to vote in Canada
- D.
All of the answers
- 21.A positive effect of prohibition?
- A.
Crime rate decreased
- B.
Hard to enforce
- C.
Unpopular
- D.
Government losing money in taxes
- 22.Which of the following was a common complaint of the government relief camps?
- A.
Isolation – the feeling of being a forgotten person
- B.
“… work 8 hours a day and 4 hours on Saturdays. And we get paid 20¢ a day for that!!”
- C.
“I don’t think we should be denied the right to vote!”
- D.
All of the answers
- 23.Which was NOT a cause of the Stock Market Crash of 1929? (Think about this one!)
- A.
Canada’s dependence on trade with the United States
- B.
Over priced stocks
- C.
[panic] selling of stocks, which caused prices of shares to drop
- D.
Stocks for sale outnumbered the demand for new stocks
- 24.Why were the 1930s the worst years?
- A.
One-third of population was unemployed
- B.
Mass starvation and malnutrition
- C.
Drought, dust storms, and grasshopper plague
- D.
All of the answers
- 25.Which of the following is NOT part of the Social Safety Net?
- A.
Employment insurance
- B.
Minimum wage
- C.
Old Age Security (pension)
- D.
Capital Gains tax
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