Q 01/05

What was Pierre Trudeau photographed doing behind Queen Elizabeth II's back at Buckingham Palace in 1977?

A) A cartwheel

B) A pirouette

C) A handstand

D) A curtsy

Answer · why

B) A pirouette

A pirouette was the cheeky spin Trudeau performed as leaders gathered in London for a G7 summit. Photographer Doug Ball's shot ran on front pages acro...

Q 02/05

Which former justice minister from British Columbia became Canada's first female prime minister in 1993?

A) Sheila Copps

B) Audrey McLaughlin

C) Kim Campbell

D) Barbara McDougall

Answer · why

C) Kim Campbell

Kim Campbell lasted only months in the job. In that autumn's election her Progressive Conservatives fell from a majority to two seats, and she lost he...

Q 03/05

Which prime minister, Canada's leader throughout World War II, secretly used mediums to contact his dead mother?

A) Mackenzie King

B) Arthur Meighen

C) Ernest Lapointe

D) C. D. Howe

Answer · why

A) Mackenzie King

Mackenzie King also claimed to have reached Leonardo da Vinci and several of his dead dogs. The séances stayed secret until after his death in 1950.

Q 04/05

Which Kingston lawyer, the leading Father of Confederation, became Canada's first prime minister in 1867?

A) George Brown

B) Alexander Galt

C) George-Étienne Cartier

D) John A. Macdonald

Answer · why

D) John A. Macdonald

John A. Macdonald served 19 years in all, a total only one later prime minister has beaten, and he died in office in 1891.

Q 05/05

Margaret Trudeau, wife of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, made headlines in 1977 by partying with which rock band?

A) Led Zeppelin

B) The Rolling Stones

C) Fleetwood Mac

D) The Allman Brothers Band

Answer · why

B) The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones were playing a surprise show at Toronto's El Mocambo club, billed as The Cockroaches, when she joined them. The Trudeaus separated ...