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Montreal
  • 1. In what year was Montreal incorporated as a city?
A) 1850
B) 1832
C) 1901
D) 1867
  • 2. What structure established Montreal as a major railway hub?
A) Victoria Bridge
B) Lachine Canal
C) Turcot Interchange
D) Champlain Bridge
  • 3. What was the name of the area where business leaders built homes starting around 1850?
A) Quartier des Spectacles
B) Golden Square Mile
C) Hochelaga
D) Griffintown
  • 4. By 1860, Montreal was the largest city under which rule in North America?
A) French
B) Spanish
C) British
D) American
  • 5. What was the role of 'fontainiers' in mid-19th century Montreal?
A) Tax collection
B) Opening and closing water valves
C) Managing the internment camps
D) Building the canals
  • 6. Why did Montreal lose its status as the capital of the Province of Canada in 1849?
A) Queen Victoria chose a different city
B) The city became too expensive
C) A mob burnt down the Parliament building
D) The population declined
  • 7. Why was Ottawa chosen as the capital in 1857?
A) It was a compromise between French and English Canada
B) It was the largest city
C) It was requested by the residents of Montreal
D) It had the best port
  • 8. What happened to Montreal Mayor Camillien Houde during World War II?
A) He was held in a prison camp
B) He was forced to resign
C) He left the country
D) He was elected Prime Minister
  • 9. Which royal family lived in exile in Montreal during World War II?
A) French
B) Dutch
C) Luxembourg
D) British
  • 10. What event in 1959 allowed vessels to bypass Montreal?
A) Opening of the airport
B) Construction of the Metro
C) St. Lawrence Seaway
D) The collapse of the Lachine Canal
  • 11. What was the name of the 1967 World's Fair held in Montreal?
A) The Centennial Fair
B) Expo67
C) The Summer Olympics
D) The Great Exhibition
  • 12. Which political party's 1976 election victory resulted in the departure of many businesses?
A) Parti Québécois
B) Conservative Party
C) Liberal Party
D) New Democratic Party
  • 13. What resulted in massive debt for the city after the 1976 Olympics?
A) The École Polytechnique massacre
B) The subway expansion
C) The Olympic Stadium
D) The merger with suburbs
  • 14. In what year were the surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal merged into a unified city?
A) 2002
B) 2006
C) 1995
D) 1982
  • 15. How many municipalities remained on the island after the 2006 demerger?
A) 27
B) 10
C) 5
D) 15
  • 16. What is the purpose of the agglomeration council?
A) Hosting the Olympics
B) Managing the airport
C) Collecting taxes for shared services
D) Directing the police force
  • 17. Which area was the first to be annexed by Montreal in 1883?
A) Hochelaga
B) Griffintown
C) Golden Square Mile
D) Pointe-aux-Trembles
  • 18. What is the name of the new transit system mentioned in the 21st-century revitalization?
A) Réseau express métropolitain
B) The Turcot Line
C) Montreal Metro
D) The Seaway Express
  • 19. Who was the perpetrator of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre?
A) Marc Lépine
B) An unnamed soldier
C) A local politician
D) A factory worker
  • 20. In what year did the American occupation of Montreal begin?
A) 1777
B) 1775
C) 1776
D) 1774
  • 21. Which leader captured Montreal on November 13, 1775?
A) Moses Hazen
B) Benedict Arnold
C) Richard Montgomery
D) Guy Carleton
  • 22. Who abandoned Montreal before the American forces arrived in November 1775?
A) Timothy Bedel
B) David Wooster
C) Benedict Arnold
D) Guy Carleton
  • 23. Who was left in charge of Montreal after Montgomery left on December 1, 1775?
A) Timothy Bedel
B) Isaac Butterfield
C) Moses Hazen
D) David Wooster
  • 24. On what date did Benedict Arnold arrive in Montreal to take over command from Moses Hazen?
A) May 23, 1776
B) April 19, 1776
C) June 17, 1776
D) March 20, 1776
  • 25. Who did Timothy Bedel replace in the command of the garrison at Les Cèdres?
A) Henry Sherburne
B) George Forster
C) Moses Hazen
D) Isaac Butterfield
  • 26. To whom did Isaac Butterfield surrender at the Battle of the Cedars?
A) David Wooster
B) Benedict Arnold
C) Guy Carleton
D) George Forster
  • 27. Where was Benedict Arnold entrenched on May 24, 1776?
A) Sorel
B) Lachine
C) Ticonderoga
D) Pointe-aux-Trembles
  • 28. What town did the Americans burn on May 26, 1776?
A) Senneville
B) Montreal
C) Sorel
D) Lachine
  • 29. Where were American prisoners returned to Benedict Arnold on May 30, 1776?
A) Les Cèdres
B) Sorel
C) Fort Ticonderoga
D) Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
  • 30. What event prompted the American forces to abandon Montreal on June 17, 1776?
A) A peace treaty signed with the British
B) A direct order from George Washington
C) The arrival of Guy Carleton's fleet
D) The death of Benedict Arnold
  • 31. Why did the U.S. Congress repudiate the prisoner exchange agreement?
A) The prisoners were not real soldiers
B) The British refused to pay a ransom
C) Accusations of abuse
D) The prisoners were spies
  • 32. Where were Colonel Timothy Bedel and Lieutenant Butterfield court-martialed?
A) Sorel
B) Montreal
C) Lachine
D) Ticonderoga
  • 33. When were Bedel and Butterfield officially convicted at their court-martial?
A) August 1, 1776
B) May 30, 1776
C) June 17, 1776
D) July 1777
  • 34. How long ago does archaeological evidence suggest First Nations people occupied the island of Montreal?
A) 2,000 years ago
B) 4,000 years ago
C) 500 years ago
D) 1,000 years ago
  • 35. In what year did the native people of the Montreal region start to cultivate maize?
A) AD 1400
B) AD 1642
C) AD 1535
D) AD 1000
  • 36. Who was the French explorer that visited Hochelaga on October 2, 1535?
A) Samuel de Champlain
B) Jacques Cartier
C) Jérôme Le Royer de La Dauversière
D) Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
  • 37. What population did Jacques Cartier estimate for Hochelaga in 1535?
A) Exactly 100 people
B) Over ten thousand people
C) Under 500 people
D) Over a thousand people
  • 38. In what year did Samuel de Champlain report that the St Lawrence Iroquoians had disappeared from the valley?
A) 1603
B) 1760
C) 1653
D) 1639
  • 39. Where did Samuel de Champlain establish a fur trading post in 1611?
A) Lachine
B) Mount Royal
C) La Place Royale
D) Ville-Marie
  • 40. What name did Champlain give the island on his 1616 map?
A) Hochelaga
B) Montreal
C) Lille de Villemenon
D) Ville-Marie
  • 41. Who was the first governor of Ville-Marie?
A) Jérôme Le Royer de La Dauversière
B) Jeanne Mance
C) Samuel de Champlain
D) Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
  • 42. On what date was Ville-Marie founded?
A) June 1, 1639
B) October 2, 1535
C) August 15, 1653
D) May 17, 1642
  • 43. Who was in command of the hospital at the original Ville-Marie settlement?
A) Jérôme Le Royer de La Dauversière
B) Jeanne Mance
C) Samuel de Champlain
D) Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
  • 44. How many volunteers did Maisonneuve raise in France in 1652?
A) 600
B) 100
C) 50
D) 1,000
  • 45. What was the approximate population of Montreal before the arrival of reinforcements in 1653?
A) 50 people
B) 600 people
C) 1,000 people
D) 200 people
  • 46. In what year did the name 'Montreal' appear for the first time in official documents?
A) 1705
B) 1642
C) 1689
D) 1760
  • 47. Which religious order was established in Montreal by the early 18th century?
A) Franciscans
B) Notre Dame Society
C) Sulpician Order
D) Jesuits
  • 48. What is the current status of the settlement of Kanesatake?
A) British military fort
B) Mohawk reserve
C) French city
D) Abandoned ruin
  • 49. In what year did Montreal fall to a British offensive?
A) 1760
B) 1642
C) 1705
D) 1689
  • 50. What was the name of the mission village located south of the St. Lawrence River?
A) Kahnewake
B) Ville-Marie
C) Hochelaga
D) Lachine
  • 51. What is the largest city in the province of Quebec?
A) Toronto
B) Montreal
C) Quebec City
D) Ottawa
  • 52. Which mountain does Montreal take its name from?
A) Ville-Marie Peak
B) Montréal Hill
C) The Loire Heights
D) Mount Royal
  • 53. How far is Montreal from the national capital, Ottawa?
A) 122 kilometres
B) 196 kilometres
C) 160 kilometres
D) 258 kilometres
  • 54. Which city surpassed Montreal in population and economic strength in the 1970s?
A) Quebec City
B) Vancouver
C) Ottawa
D) Toronto
  • 55. What international organization has its headquarters in Montreal?
A) United Nations
B) World Health Organization
C) International Civil Aviation Organization
D) UNESCO
  • 56. In which year was Montreal named a UNESCO City of Design?
A) 2018
B) 1976
C) 2006
D) 1967
  • 57. Which Summer Olympics did Montreal host?
A) 1988
B) 2006
C) 1967
D) 1976
  • 58. How many times have the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup?
A) 25
B) 17
C) 24
D) 20
  • 59. What is the Mohawk name for the land where Montreal is located?
A) Ville-Marie
B) Mont Royal
C) Mooniyaang
D) Tiohtià:ke
  • 60. What is the Ojibwe name for Montreal in their migration story?
A) Ville-Marie
B) Mooniyaang
C) Mont Réal
D) Tiohtià:ke
  • 61. What percentage of the metropolitan population could speak French in 2021?
A) 50.0%
B) 85.7%
C) 58.5%
D) 90.2%
  • 62. Which festival in Montreal is the largest jazz festival in the world?
A) Just for Laughs
B) Canadian Grand Prix
C) Les Francos de Montréal
D) Montreal International Jazz Festival
  • 63. Which Italian geographer used the name 'Monte Real' on his 1556 map?
A) Giovanni Battista Ramusio
B) Jacques Cartier
C) Christopher Columbus
D) François de Belleforest
  • 64. In which part of Quebec is Montreal located?
A) Northeast
B) Southwest
C) Northwest
D) Southeast
  • 65. What is the elevation of Mount Royal?
A) 232 metres
B) 250 metres
C) 195 metres
D) 210 metres
  • 66. Which city borders Montreal to the north?
A) Laval
B) Repentigny
C) Brossard
D) Longueuil
  • 67. What is the average maximum temperature in Montreal in July?
A) 26 to 27 °C
B) 30 to 31 °C
C) 24 to 25 °C
D) 28 to 29 °C
  • 68. When does the snow cover typically last until?
A) February
B) April
C) May
D) March
  • 69. What is the lowest temperature ever recorded at Dorval International Airport?
A) −42 °C
B) −30 °C
C) −35.5 °C
D) −37.8 °C
  • 70. In what year did the highest recorded temperature in Montreal occur?
A) 1859
B) 1975
C) 1871
D) 1957
  • 71. What is the annual average snowfall in Montreal?
A) 150 cm
B) 300 cm
C) 210 cm
D) 100 cm
  • 72. Which season is considered the sunniest in Montreal?
A) Winter
B) Fall
C) Summer
D) Spring
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