CBC Radio's The House: Test your knowledge with our 2021 quiz
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Are you ready to test your political smarts?
Host Chris Hall quizzes our panel of journalists on some of the biggest political headlines of the year, in a series of questions prepared by quizmaster Emma Godmere.
Test your knowledge with contestants Elamin Abdelmahmoud, David Cochrane and Katie Simpson by following along with the questions below and compare your answers at the bottom of the quiz.
1. We're going to kick things off with this audio clue:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: "Violence has no place in our societies, and extremists will not succeed in overruling the will of the people." What event was he speaking about?
2. Several people identified as participants in the storming of the U.S. Capitol were linked to the Proud Boys, a neo-fascist organization with chapters in Canada and the U.S. A few weeks later, the federal government listed the Proud Boys and 12 other groups as terrorist entities under Canada's Criminal Code. Name one other far-right group that was added to this list.
BONUS: The government added several more entities to the list later in June. Name one of the far-right groups added at that time.
3. Time for another audio clue from January:
What's the "gut punch" Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is reacting to?
BONUS: U.S. President Joe Biden signed 16 other executive actions and orders on his first day in office. Name one other move he made that day.
4. More major news broke before the month of January was up. Which prominent person resigned from a post, following a workplace review?
5. Who immediately stepped in to fill the vacancy?
BONUS: How long did this person fill in for?
6. In February, the Commons passed a motion where 266 MPs voted in favour and zero opposed. Two MPs formally abstained, including Marc Garneau, the foreign affairs minister at the time, who said he abstained "on behalf of the Government of Canada." What was the motion in question?