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