Online Canadian Citizenship Quiz - Saskatchewan 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Saskatchewan produces the majority of the world's supply of which essential fertilizer mineral?
- Phosphate
- Potash (Correct answer)
- Nitrogen
- Sulfur
Correct answer: Potash
Saskatchewan contains approximately one-third of the world's known potash reserves and is the world's largest exporter of potash, a key ingredient in agricultural fertilizer. Potash mining is a major industry in the province.
Question 2: What natural disaster devastated Saskatchewan's prairie economy in the 1930s?
- A series of floods along the South Saskatchewan River that destroyed farms for a decade
- The Dirty Thirties — a combination of the Great Depression and severe drought that caused widespread crop failure and massive dust storms (the Dust Bowl), causing mass migration from Saskatchewan (Correct answer)
- A prolonged frost in 1931–1935 that killed all grain crops for five consecutive years
- A swarm of locusts that consumed all prairie crops from 1929 to 1936
Correct answer: The Dirty Thirties — a combination of the Great Depression and severe drought that caused widespread crop failure and massive dust storms (the Dust Bowl), causing mass migration from Saskatchewan
The "Dirty Thirties" (1930s) saw Saskatchewan devastated by simultaneous economic collapse (Great Depression) and severe drought. Dust storms, crop failures, and poverty drove tens of thousands of families to abandon their farms. Many migrated to British Columbia, Ontario, or the U.S. in search of work.
Question 3: What is Wascana Centre in Regina, and what makes it unusual?
- It is the largest shopping mall in western Canada
- It is one of the largest urban parks in North America, surrounding Wascana Lake in downtown Regina, and encompasses the Saskatchewan Legislative Building, the University of Regina, and a museum (Correct answer)
- It is the RCMP national headquarters and training compound
- It is an Indigenous cultural centre and the largest pow-wow grounds in Canada
Correct answer: It is one of the largest urban parks in North America, surrounding Wascana Lake in downtown Regina, and encompasses the Saskatchewan Legislative Building, the University of Regina, and a museum
Wascana Centre in Regina covers approximately 930 hectares around Wascana Lake — making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. It includes the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, the University of Regina, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, and the MacKenzie Art Gallery.
Question 4: Who was Tommy Douglas, and why is he significant to Canadian history?
- A Manitoba-born Prime Minister who led Canada in World War II
- Premier of Saskatchewan who introduced North America's first universal Medicare program (1962) and was later federal leader of the NDP (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation); consistently voted the Greatest Canadian (Correct answer)
- A Saskatchewan-born entrepreneur who founded the Co-operative grain elevator system in 1910
- The leader of the Métis in the Northwest Resistance of 1885
Correct answer: Premier of Saskatchewan who introduced North America's first universal Medicare program (1962) and was later federal leader of the NDP (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation); consistently voted the Greatest Canadian
Tommy Douglas served as Saskatchewan's Premier (1944–1961) as leader of the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation). He introduced North America's first universal public health insurance in 1962. He later led the federal NDP. In 2004, Canadians voted him "The Greatest Canadian" in a CBC survey.
Question 5: What are the Cypress Hills in Saskatchewan and Alberta known for in terms of both natural history and legal history?
- They are the site of the world's oldest dinosaur fossil bed
- They are the location of the Cypress Hills Massacre (1873), where American wolfers killed Assiniboine people, which helped prompt the creation of the NWMP (North-West Mounted Police, now the RCMP). The hills also represent a refugium — an area that escaped the last Ice Age glaciation. (Correct answer)
- They are where the CPR transcontinental railway crossed from Saskatchewan into Alberta
- They are the sacred burial grounds of the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation, protected by treaty since 1877
Correct answer: They are the location of the Cypress Hills Massacre (1873), where American wolfers killed Assiniboine people, which helped prompt the creation of the NWMP (North-West Mounted Police, now the RCMP). The hills also represent a refugium — an area that escaped the last Ice Age glaciation.
The Cypress Hills Massacre (1873) saw American wolfers kill Assiniboine people, which shocked Canada and accelerated the formation of the North-West Mounted Police (1873). The hills are also a biological refugium that survived the last Ice Age glaciation, harbouring unique species. Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park spans Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Question 6: Saskatchewan's flag features which symbols?
- A beaver over a wheat sheaf on a green background
- Two horizontal bands — green (upper) and gold (lower) representing forests and prairies — with the provincial shield on the left and a Western Red Lily on the right (Correct answer)
- A red background with the provincial coat of arms in the centre
- The Union Jack in the upper left and the Saskatchewan coat of arms on a blue background
Correct answer: Two horizontal bands — green (upper) and gold (lower) representing forests and prairies — with the provincial shield on the left and a Western Red Lily on the right
Saskatchewan's flag has two horizontal bands: green (representing northern forests) and gold (representing prairie wheat fields). The provincial shield is on the left side. On the right is the Western Red Lily, Saskatchewan's provincial flower. The flag was adopted in 1969.
Online Canadian Citizenship Quiz - Saskatchewan 3
Saskatchewan produces the majority of the world's supply of which essential fertilizer mineral?