QUIZ: How well do you know Canada’s notable women?

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In a poll conducted for Historica Canada, only a small amount of respondents found they could identify the achievements of some of Canada’s most notable women.

Many stated it was because Canada lacks in education around women’s achievements. Only three in ten of the people polled say that Canada is doing ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ in informing Canadian youth about women’s history.

We have created a quiz to test your knowledge about some of Canada’s most famous women and their wide range of achievements.

I am one of the first chroniclers of life in B.C. but my art only gained notoriety late in life – who am I?

• Susan Point
• Mary Riter Hamilton
• Emily Carr
• Mary Dignam

I am part of the ‘Famous Five’ and am really known for making sure women can vote in Canada – who am I?

• Irene Parlby
• Nellie McClung
• Emily Murphy
• Louise McKinney

I was the first woman to be elected to parliament in Canada – who am I?

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• Agnes Macphail
• Barbara Hanley
• Cairine Reay Wilson
• Mary Ellen Smith

I am Canada’s first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space – who am I?

• Roberta Bondar
• Julie Payette
• Sally Ride
• Jenni Sidey

9 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, I refused to give up my seat in a Canadian movie theatre – who am I?

• Carrie Best
• Viola Desmond
• Mayann Francis
• Elsie MacGill

I’ve won multiple gold medals and was the first woman to play professional hockey in a position other than goalie – who am I?

• Jayna Hefford
• Hayley Wickenheiser
• Marie-Philip Poulin
• Natalie Spooner

Born in Alberta, I am most well known for playing the female lead in 1933’s King Kong – who am I?

• Linda Hamilton
• Victoria Riskin
• Linda Miller
• Fay Wray

I am the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada – who am I?

• Mary Ann Shadd
• Frances Harper
• Ida B. Wells
• Mary Lyon

I created a series of novels including one of Canada’s most beloved heroines – who am I?

• Lucy Maud Montgomery
• Margaret Atwood
• Margaret Laurence
• Alice Munro

I blazed a trail for women in the motion picture industry and was a huge star of silent films – who am I?

• Mary Pickford
• Myrna Loy
• Claudette Colbert
• Norma Shearer