Modern History

Explore 10 practice questions about Modern History for the Canadian citizenship test. Each question includes a detailed explanation to help you understand and remember the answer.

All Questions

1. Which hockey player played for the Edmonton Oilers from 1979 to 1988?
2. Who wrote the poem 'In Flanders Fields'?
3. When was the Korean War?
4. What was another name for the Great Depression era?
5. Who founded Research in Motion (RIM) which created the BlackBerry?
6. Who donated the Stanley Cup?
7. Who circled the globe in a wheelchair in 1985 to raise funds for spinal cord research?
8. What did the British Empire evolve into after WWI?
9. Who invented the first electric light bulb?
10. When did the Second World War begin?