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Yellowknife
It is the capital city of the Northwest Territories
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What is the snow mobile
Travelling quickly in the snow became easy because of the new motorized 1920s Canadian invention.
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Who are Communists
Known as the "Red Menace" in Canada.
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What was the Berlin Wall
It was known as the Iron curtain
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What is the SR71 spy plane
It is the fastest reconnaissance jet aircraft in world history, developed by skunk works in the United States.
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What is Quebec
It is the largest province by geographical area in Canada.
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What is Superman
This superhero character was invented by Canadian Joe Shuster prior to the second world war and was adopted by DC comics. Blue and Red are his colours.
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What are the "talkies"
The first films that combined voice and moving images were known by this name.
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Who was Ho Chi Minh
Devote Socialist, he served as Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1945 to 1955. Then he took up arms against the "invading Americans" in 1968.
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What is the RPG
It was a shoulder fired rocket assisted grenade launcher used by the Soviet forces.
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What is Calgary
It is the largest city in the province of Alberta
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What is the gas mask
This invention saw action in the First World War, and it was a head worn, safety device created after the Second Battle of Ypres..
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The Canadian Radio Broadcast Company / CRBC / CBC
Canada's first radio and then later a television broadcast company.
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The CIA.
It was the American group responsible for training, arming and creating the Mujahedeen in the Russian- Afghan conflict.
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What is the AK 47
Manufactured by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1947. This rifle is one of the most sought after in war torn countries because of its reliability
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What is the Rockies / Rocky mountains
It is the largest mountain range that separates British Columbia from Alberta.
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What is Insulin
Dr. Frederick Banting and his team of researchers at the University of Toronto saved and improved the lives of many people through this 1933 invention
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The Lord's Day Act / or Sunday Laws
These laws were designed to keep families together, and stores and centres of entertainment which charged a fee were closed on Sundays.
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What is the KGB
The Russian central intelligence service of the cold war, of which, Putin was a member.
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Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
What does the acronym, I C B M mean.
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What is Vulcan, Alberta
It is the Canadian town which houses this monument dedicated to Star Trek.
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What is the Avro Aero - CF-105
It was the fastest, highest-flying jet-powered aircraft in the world until the US made and produced the hyper-sonic SR-71 Blackbird in 1958 and Canadian made.
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What is Prohibition
Sweeping laws effectively made buying, drinking or possessing alcohol illegal without a license.
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The Korean War
The TV show M.A.S.H. took place during this well known cold war conflict. View Image
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What is the F-14 tomcat
It was the new US made supersonic jet aircraft of the Vietnam war, featured in the 1986 hit film "Top Gun".
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Fidel Castro
He was the leader of Cuban Revolution, and later the countries longest serving ruler until 2016. View Image
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