5. Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas in 1849?
Select One:
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
Sir John A Macdonald
Louis Riel
Robert Baldwin
6. How many electoral districts are there in Canada?
Select One:
355
287
338 (as per Google)
308 (as per Discover Canada book)
7. The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was fought in:
Select One:
The Fortress of Louisbourg
Montréal
Grand Pré
Québec Citry
8. Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?
Select One:
Nova Scotia.
Yukon
British Columbia
Quebec
9. Where did the name Alberta came from ?
Select One:
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
10. How does a bill become a law?
Select One:
Must be approved by the Members of the Parliament.
Must be approved by a majority in the House of Commons and Senate, and received royal assent.
Must be signed by the Queen or King.
The Governors of each province must approve the bill.
11. How can a party in power be defeated in Parliament?
Select One:
If Canadians do not approve of the laws to be passed.
If a majority of the MPs vote against a major government decision.
If the Premiers vote against major federal government decisions.
If Canadians vote against the party in power.
12. Who was the leader that led the expedition that burnt down the White House and other buildings in Washington, D.C.?
Select One:
Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
The Duke of Wellington
Major-General Robert Ross
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry
13. What is Canada's system of governance?
Select One:
Police state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Federal state, Provincial state and constitutional monarchy
Federal state, parliamentary democracy and dictatorship
Federal state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
14. Which province is Canada's major producer of oil and gas?
Select One:
Alberta
British Columbia
Quebec
Yukon
15. 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
16. When did thousands of miners first come to Yukon?
Select One:
Early 1700s.
Early 1800s.
1890s.
1790s.
17. What part of the Constitution legally protects basic rights and freedoms of Canadians?
Select One:
The British Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Canadian Charter of Responsibilities.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Canadian Charter of Freedoms.
18. What is the highest court in Canada?
Select One:
Supreme Court
Federal Judiciary
Superior Court
High Court
19. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of provincial government?
Select One:
Education, health care, natural resources and policing.
National defence, foreign policy, highways and aboriginal affairs.
Education, foreign policy, natural resources and policing.
National defence, health care, citizenship and firefighting.
20. What was the first language O Canada was written in ?
Select One:
Inuit & Huron Language (Aboriginal)
French
English
Both English and French