5. Which biennial sports event that began in 1970 features such sports as snowshoeing and dog sledding, as well as athletes from northern communities like the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Alaska, Greenland and several northern Russian provinces?
Select One:
Arctic Cup
Northern Winter Olympics
Arctic Winter Games
Northern Games
6. What is the population of Canada? (Last Statistics: 2013)
Select One:
About 33 million
About 30 million
About 35 million
About 23 million
7. What is written on an election ballot?
Select One:
The names of the candidates in your electoral district.
The names of Canadians eligible to vote.
The candidates running for Prime Minister listed.
The results of the election.
8. Which province is known as the Land of 100,000 Lakes?
Select One:
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
9. When did the name Canada begin first appearing on maps?
Select One:
1880
1920
1550
1760
10. What is the highest honor available to Canadians?
Select One:
Elizabeth Cross
Victoria Cross
The Queen's Medal
Victoria Medal
11. What was the name of the new country formed in Confederation?
Select One:
Canadian Confederation
Dominion of Canada
Britain
Canada
12. In which parts of Canada did the Aboriginal peoples first live?
Select One:
All regions
The Prairies and the North
The North and Great Lakes regions
The Great Lakes regions and Prairies.
13. The cornerstone of Centre Block in the Parliament Buildings was laid by Prince ______ in 1860; the son of Queen Victoria.
Select One:
Harry
Albert
Charles
William
14. When did thousands of miners first come to Yukon?
Select One:
Early 1700s.
Early 1800s.
1890s.
1790s.
15. To what ocean is Newfoundland closest?
Select One:
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Labrador Sea
16. What are the three parts of Parliament?
Select One:
The House of Commons, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.
The Governor General, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.
The Queen, the House of Commons and the Senate.
The Queen, Governor General and Prime Minister.
17. What is the Canada Health Act?
Select One:
Ensures availability of drugs
Ensures availability of Doctors and Nurses
Ensures common elements and a basic standard of coverage
Ensures availability of doctors, Drug and Nurses to Canadians
18. Which one is true about discovery of Insulin?
Select One:
Insulin was discovered by two Canadian Scientists
Insulin was discovered by a US Scientist with a Canadian by his side
Insulin discovery was done by an immigrant who just arrived in Canada
Insulin was discovered by a non-Canadian Student
19. What do you mark on a federal election ballot?
Select One:
The candidate's name
The party's name
An X
The number for the candidate
20. Where are the highest tides in the world?
Select One:
Hudson's Bay, between Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nunavut
James Bay, between Ontario and Quebec
Cowichan Bay, British Columbia
The Bay of Fundy, between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick