1. What are the Prairie Provinces?
Select One:
Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.
2. What do you promise when you take the oath of citizenship?
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To pledge your loyalty to Canada from sea to sea
To pledge your loyalty to the Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II
To pledge your allegiance to the flag and fulfill the duties of a Canadian
To pledge your allegiance to the Canadian Constitution
3. In 1957, the Queen officially opened the first session of the 23rd Parliament, becoming the first reigning Canadian monarch to read the ______ from the Throne.
Select One:
Letter
Memorandum
Speech
Document
4. Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
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Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and PEI
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland
Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
5. 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.
6. Which two are Great Lakes?
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Huron and Erie
St. Lawrence and Superior
Michigan and Okanagan
Ontario and Okanagan
7. What was the first province in Canada to recognize Women right to vote ?
Select One:
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
British Columbia
8. What is another name given to Great Charter of Freedoms
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Magnum Carti
Great Charter
Diversity Charter
Magna Carta
9. Select the answer that lists the Canadian Symbols.
Select One:
the Crown, the Canadian flag, the maple leaf, the Parliament Buildings and the beaver
the maple leaf, Basketball and the beaver
the Canadian flag, the maple leaf, Niagra Fall and the beaver
the Crown, the Canadian flag, the maple leaf and the beaver
10. What is the largest city in Canada?
Select One:
Toronto
Calgary
Ottawa
Montreal
11. Nova Scotian and Olympian Marjorie Turner-Bailey is a descendant of a group of escaped slaves and freed men and women of African origin. What is the name of this group who fled to Canada from America in the 1780s?
Select One:
Underground Railroad Conductors
Black Loyalists
Young Canadians for Freedom
None of the above
12. When did Nunavut become a territory?
Select One:
2000
1989
1996
1999
13. What is the highest honor available to Canadians?
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Elizabeth Cross
Victoria Cross
The Queen's Medal
Victoria Medal
14. During the War of 1812 the Americans burned down the Parliament Buildings in York (now Toronto). What did the British and Canadians do in return?
Select One:
They attacked American merchant ships and burned them down
They burned down the White House in Washington D.C.
They expanded their defence system, including Fort York
They captured Niagara Falls and burned down all american posts
15. Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?
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Inuit
First Nations
Métis
Acadians and Inuit
16. When was the Canadian Pacific Railway finished?
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Late 1600s.
Late 1700s.
Late 1800s.
Early 1700s.
17. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of provincial government?
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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.
18. 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.
19. 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
20. How Many Canadians are awarded Highest Honour (Victoria Cross)?
Select One:
96
50
90
55