In 1985, what did Rick Hansen do to raise funds for spinal cord research?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: In 1985, fellow British Columbian Rick Hansen circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research. The act the test wants is therefore circling the globe in a wheelchair.

The story is precise. Discover Canada commits Rick Hansen's journey to FOUR specific facts: 1985 (the year), British Columbian (his origin), circled the globe in a wheelchair (the act), and raise funds for spinal cord research (the purpose). So the journey was global in scope — circling the world in a wheelchair to raise money for medical research.

Rick Hansen and Terry Fox form a pair. Discover Canada places Rick Hansen as a "fellow British Columbian" — directly linking him to Terry Fox, the British Columbian who began the Marathon of Hope in 1980. Both are described in the same passage, framing them as paired figures. The two journeys: Terry Fox, 1980, cross-country run for cancer research; Rick Hansen, 1985, around-the-world wheelchair journey for spinal cord research. Both used long-distance physical challenges to raise money for medical research connected to their own conditions.

The legacy is part of Canadian-disability advocacy. Discover Canada writes that Terry Fox "became a hero to Canadians" with a legacy that continues through annual fundraising. Rick Hansen's around-the-world wheelchair journey is similarly part of Canadian medical-research fundraising tradition. Both demonstrate the Canadian value of personal sacrifice in service of public good — qualities the guide identifies as part of "the continuing story of Canada." The two British Columbian journeys, five years apart, expanded both cancer research and spinal cord research funding while inspiring generations of Canadians. So when the test asks what Rick Hansen did in 1985, the source-precise answer is the act the guide names: circling the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research.

The question is testing whether new citizens know what Rick Hansen did in 1985. Discover Canada commits to one act: circled the globe in a wheelchair. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each substitute a different act. "Ran across Canada" describes Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope (1980), not Rick Hansen's journey. "Climbed the Rocky Mountains" is not what the source names. "Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean" is also not what the source names. Only the wheelchair circumnavigation matches the source.