1. Who was the Group of Seven in modern Canada?
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Seven Canadian soldiers in World War I.
A group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s
A group of Aboriginal peoples.
Seven athletes who won Olympic gold medals.
2. Name the federal political parties represented in the House of Commons and their leaders
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Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu), Green Party (Elizabeth May)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Green Party (Elizabeth May), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Green Party (Elizabeth May)
3. Where did the name Alberta came from ?
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Comes from the Huron-Iroquois language
Named after a French Leader
Named after a daughter of Queen Victoria
Was proposed when it officially became a province in 1905
4. Which party becomes Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition?
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The party the Queen selects
The party with the second most elected representatives.
The party with the fewest number of elected representatives
The party that Queen's representative selects
5. In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?
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Natural resources
Auto Industry
Farming
Service
6. On June 6, 1944, in a bid to roll back the Nazi regime, 15,000 Canadian soldiers stormed which Normandy beach on a day otherwise known as D-Day?
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Juno Beach
Jupiter Beach
C?te d'Azur Beach
Miami Beach
7. Who are Francophone?
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People speaking French as a first language.
Descendants of French colonists
People speaking English as a first language
French people.
8. What is the significance of Hockey?
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It is the most played sports in canada and also it is the national Summer Sport
It is the most popular spectator sport in Canada and is also its national winter sport
Canada won a gold medal in 2008 Olympics for this event
None of that
9. The cornerstone of Centre Block in the Parliament Buildings was laid by Prince ______ in 1860; the son of Queen Victoria.
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Harry
Albert
Charles
William
10. In what year did the Iroquois and the French finally make peace?
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1701
1900
1804
1943
11. Which of the following not a Canadian Invention?
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Basketball
Refrigerator
Insulin
Telephone
12. What are the provinces of the Atlantic region?
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Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec.
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
13. What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada?
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Rocky Mountains
Mount Logan
Blackcomb Mountain
Yoho Mountain
14. Name the battle which United States lost near Niagara Falls, in the War of 1812. Hint: Sir Isaac Brock, Governor of Upper Canada and Commander-in-Chief, was killed in the battle.
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Plains of Abraham
Niagara Falls
Queenston Heights
Independence
15. In the 1960s Quebec experienced rapid change. What is this period called?
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The French Rebellion
The Quiet Revolution
The People's Revolution
The Riel Rebellion
16. What is the highest court in Canada?
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Supreme Court
Federal Judiciary
Superior Court
High Court
17. What does a Member of Parliament do?
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He or she liaises with the municipal government.
He or she represents the Queen.
He or she links Canadians to the federal government.
He or she works for the Governor General.
18. Who are the Métis?
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The distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada
First Nations people speaking the Michif dialect
People of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live in Prairies
Distinct People of mixed Aboriginal and European Ancestry
19. What important trade did the Hudson Bay Company control?
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Fur
Gold
Oil
Medicine
20. What did the government do to make immigration to western Canada much easier?
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Completed the Trans Canada Railway.
Completed the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Offered land at very low cost.
Completed the St. Lawrence Waterway.