Canadians of Asian Heritage Quiz

Question 1: Who helped establish May as Asian Heritage Month in Canada?

Question 2: Who is a renowned Canadian scientist whose work in microbiology and immunology has had a significant effect on public health worldwide?

Question 3: Who was the first Chinese Canadian to join the Royal Canadian Navy?

Question 4: William “Bill” Gun Chong is best known for which of the following accomplishments?

Question 5: True or false: Douglas Jung was the first Canadian of Asian descent to be elected to federal office.

Question 6: Who is known as the first Canadian of Chinese descent to play in the Canadian Football League?

Question 7: Who became British Columbia’s 25th Lieutenant-Governor in September 1988?

Question 8: True or false: The Chinese Students Soccer Team won the BC Mainland Cup in May 1933.

Question 9: True or false: Chinese Canadians were encouraged and permitted to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy prior to 1944.

Question 10: Whose contributions have been recognized with many awards, including the Order of British Columbia and the Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism?

Question 11: How many Sikhs joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War?

Question 12: Who is the Canadian of Asian descent whose movie Water (2005) was nominated for an Academy Award?

Question 13: Who is the internationally acclaimed architect and urban planner whose work includes the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo?

Question 14: True or false: Naranjan Singh Grewall became one of the first Canadians of Indian descent to hold public office in Canada.

Question 15: Who wrote the novel Ru, based on a family΄s journey to Canada from Vietnam?

Question 16: This winner of the Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism is a filmmaker dedicated to improving race relations and promoting multicultural understanding in Canada.

Question 17: True or false: Carol Huynh was the first Canadian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling.

Question 18: True or false: Jon Kimura Parker, recognized as an exceptional solo pianist, toured the world with several orchestras and performed for heads of state and dignitaries.

Question 19: Which world-renowned violinist became the youngest artist at age 13 to win New York’s Young Concert Artists International Auditions?

Question 20: Which author wrote award-winning novels such as Funny Boy, Cinnamon Gardens and Swimming in the Monsoon Sea?

Question 21: True or false: Zaib Shaikh starred as lawyer-turned-imam in the popular CBC comedy Little Mosque on the Prairie.

Question 22: What is the name of the first woman of Chinese descent to be called to the bar in British Columbia in 1954?

Question 23: True or false: In addition to being a former Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson also had an award-winning 18-year career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Canadians of Asian Heritage Quiz

Question 1: Who helped establish May as Asian Heritage Month in Canada?

Question 2: Who is a renowned Canadian scientist whose work in microbiology and immunology has had a significant effect on public health worldwide?

Question 3: Who was the first Chinese Canadian to join the Royal Canadian Navy?

Question 4: William “Bill” Gun Chong is best known for which of the following accomplishments?

Question 5: True or false: Douglas Jung was the first Canadian of Asian descent to be elected to federal office.

Question 6: Who is known as the first Canadian of Chinese descent to play in the Canadian Football League?

Question 7: Who became British Columbia’s 25th Lieutenant-Governor in September 1988?

Question 8: True or false: The Chinese Students Soccer Team won the BC Mainland Cup in May 1933.

Question 9: True or false: Chinese Canadians were encouraged and permitted to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy prior to 1944.

Question 10: Whose contributions have been recognized with many awards, including the Order of British Columbia and the Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism?

Question 11: How many Sikhs joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War?

Question 12: Who is the Canadian of Asian descent whose movie Water (2005) was nominated for an Academy Award?

Question 13: Who is the internationally acclaimed architect and urban planner whose work includes the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo?

Question 14: True or false: Naranjan Singh Grewall became one of the first Canadians of Indian descent to hold public office in Canada.

Question 15: Who wrote the novel Ru, based on a family΄s journey to Canada from Vietnam?

Question 16: This winner of the Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism is a filmmaker dedicated to improving race relations and promoting multicultural understanding in Canada.

Question 17: True or false: Carol Huynh was the first Canadian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling.

Question 18: True or false: Jon Kimura Parker, recognized as an exceptional solo pianist, toured the world with several orchestras and performed for heads of state and dignitaries.

Question 19: Which world-renowned violinist became the youngest artist at age 13 to win New York’s Young Concert Artists International Auditions?

Question 20: Which author wrote award-winning novels such as Funny Boy, Cinnamon Gardens and Swimming in the Monsoon Sea?

Question 21: True or false: Zaib Shaikh starred as lawyer-turned-imam in the popular CBC comedy Little Mosque on the Prairie.

Question 22: What is the name of the first woman of Chinese descent to be called to the bar in British Columbia in 1954?

Question 23: True or false: In addition to being a former Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson also had an award-winning 18-year career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.