Quebec Trivia Questions

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The other provinces use common law throughout. Under which system is private law exercised in Quebec?

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These Quebec trivia questions come in four rounds: the name, the map and the symbols; New France; British rule and Confederation; and Montreal firsts, stories and the table.

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Four rounds along the Saint Lawrence

The name, the map and the symbols has a lion on red, a yellow birch and La belle province. New France asks about Gaspé, the King's Daughters and the Great Peace of Montreal. British rule and Confederation has the Patriotes and Canada East. Montreal firsts, stories and the table has raconteurs, steep roofs and a sugar shack.

Trivia questions for Quebec, Canada, in sets of ten

A tap on a choice shows at once whether it is right, with a sentence of reason and the article it was read in. Scored round asks 20 and marks them together. The founder of Quebec City, the generals of 1759 and the motto Je me souviens are in the Canadian pack.

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What are some easy Quebec trivia questions?

Which language does a majority of Quebec speak? Which trade brought France back to North America around 1580? What did the coureurs des bois travel in? The answers are French, the fur trade and canoes.

What does the name Quebec mean?

It comes from an Algonquin word meaning narrow passage or strait. The name first referred to the area around Quebec City, where the Saint Lawrence River narrows.

What are the symbols of Quebec?

The flag is the Fleurdelisé. The official emblems are the snowy owl, the yellow birch and the iris versicolor, adopted in 1987, 1993 and 1999. The fleur-de-lis is an ancient symbol of the French monarchy.

How were the answers checked?

Each was read in the Wikipedia article linked under the question, Quebec or History of Quebec, on October 3 or 5, 2026. Population figures, living people, parties, the independence debates, language laws, religion and sports are left out.

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The name, the map and the symbols 12

  • Among the provinces of Canada, where does Quebec stand by area? Answer: It is the largest. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • Before 1978, licence plates in Quebec carried a phrase that is still a nickname for the province. Which phrase? Answer: La belle province. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • The fleur-de-lis is one of the most common symbols of Quebec. It is an ancient symbol of what? Answer: The French monarchy. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • The name Québec comes from an Algonquin word. What does the word mean? Answer: Narrow passage or strait. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • On the coat of arms of Quebec, a gold lily on blue stands for French rule. What does the lion on red stand for? Answer: British rule. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • The other provinces use common law throughout. Under which system is private law exercised in Quebec? Answer: Civil law. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • Quebec is the only province of Canada where a majority speaks which language? Answer: French. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • What is the flag of Quebec called? Answer: The Fleurdelisé. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • Which bird became an official emblem of Quebec in 1987? Answer: The snowy owl. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • Which flower became an official emblem of Quebec in 1999? Answer: The iris versicolor. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • Which province lies along the southeastern side of Quebec? Answer: New Brunswick. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • Which tree became an official emblem of Quebec in 1993? Answer: The yellow birch. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec

New France 12

  • About 800 young French women had their passage to the colony paid by the king. By which name are they known? Answer: The King's Daughters. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Around 1580, the rise of which trade brought French interest back to North America? Answer: The fur trade. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • At its widest, New France reached from Hudson Bay to which body of water? Answer: The Gulf of Mexico. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • By which name is the Seven Years' War known in Quebec? Answer: The War of the Conquest. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Chief Donnacona told the king of France a legend that inspired a third expedition. Of which kingdom did it tell? Answer: The Kingdom of Saguenay. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • In 1663 the Company of New France gave up Canada to a king who made New France a royal province. Which king? Answer: Louis XIV. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Where did Jacques Cartier land on July 24, 1534, on his first expedition? Answer: Gaspé. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Which agreement of the early 1700s ended the Iroquois Wars for good? Answer: The Great Peace of Montreal. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Which craft did the coureurs des bois use to explore the interior and set up fur trading forts? Answer: Canoes. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Who founded Ville-Marie, now Montreal, in 1642? Answer: Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Who organized the first census of the colony, in 1666? Answer: Jean Talon. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Whose voyage for King Francis I of France gave the name New France to northeast North America? Answer: Giovanni da Verrazzano. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec

British rule and Confederation 12

  • A conference of 1864 drew up the foundation for Canadian Confederation. What is that set of proposals called? Answer: The Quebec Resolutions. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • A governor drew Loyalists away from Quebec City and Montreal with free land on the north shore of which lake? Answer: Lake Ontario. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • After the Act of Union of 1840, by which name was Lower Canada known? Answer: Canada East. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • For about a hundred years many Canadiens left for New England. What is that exodus called? Answer: The Grande Hémorragie. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • In 1837 Louis-Joseph Papineau and Robert Nelson led residents of Lower Canada to form which armed group? Answer: The Patriotes. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • In 1844 the capital of the Province of Canada moved to Montreal. Which city did it leave? Answer: Kingston. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • The song O Canada was composed for which holiday? Answer: Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • When Britain recognized the independence of the United States in 1783, which line of latitude was marked as the border of Quebec? Answer: The 45th parallel. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Which battle, their first, did the rebels of 1837 win? Answer: The Battle of Saint-Denis. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Which former Patriote became a co-premier of the Province of Canada and is recognized as a Father of Confederation? Answer: George-Étienne Cartier. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Which old French way of holding land was abolished in 1854? Answer: The seigneurial system. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Who became a hero of the War of 1812 by leading Canadian troops to victory at the Battle of the Chateauguay? Answer: Charles-Michel de Salaberry. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec

Montreal firsts, stories and the table 12

  • April Fools' Day in Quebec is called Poisson d'Avril. What do pranksters stick on people's backs? Answer: Paper fish. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • During the temps des sucres in spring, many Quebecers go for a traditional meal to a cabane à sucre. What is that? Answer: A sugar shack. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • The Félix Awards of Quebec honor work in which field? Answer: Music. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • The folktales that settlers brought from France were passed on by storytellers. What are the storytellers called? Answer: Raconteurs. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • In 1920 Montreal hosted a first for Canada. What was it? Answer: The first public radio broadcast. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Montreal launched the first public transit system in Canada in 1861. What ran on it? Answer: Horse-drawn streetcars. Source: Wikipedia: History of Quebec
  • Moving Day is a tradition in Quebec: so many leases end at once that everyone seems to move together. On which date? Answer: July 1. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • Traditional Quebec cooking descends from 16th-century French cuisine, a history of hunting and which trade? Answer: The fur trade. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • What is the regional novel of Quebec, a literary tradition of its own, called? Answer: The terroir novel. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • What marks the roof of a Canadien-style house? Answer: It is very tall and steep. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • Which historian was the first to write the history of Quebec? Answer: François-Xavier Garneau. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec
  • Which old song was the anthem of New France and of the Patriotes? Answer: À la claire fontaine. Source: Wikipedia: Quebec