5. What is the highest honor available to Canadians?
Select One:
Elizabeth Cross
Victoria Cross
The Queen's Medal
Victoria Medal
6. Which group of people was important in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Select One:
French
Métis
Chinese
English
7. Ms X immigrated to Canada and She can work and earn as much money as a man would. Why is that?
Select One:
Because her degree is acceptable here in Canada
Because of acceptance of diversity
Because of Freedom of Speech
Because of equality between sexes (Equal rights of Man and Woman)
8. When did the British North America Act came into effect?
Select One:
July 1, 1867
July 1, 1887
July 1, 1900
July 1, 1857
9. Who donated the Stanley Cup to the National Hockey League?
Select One:
Lord Stanley, Governor General (1888 - 1893)
Bill Stanley
Stanley Bill
Stanley Lord
10. Name the three levels of government in Canada.
Select One:
Federal, provincial or territorial and state
Federal, provincial or territorial and municipal
Federal, state and municipal
Federal, provincial or territorial and local
11. Fill in the blank: Canada is ____________ Constitutional monarchy in North America.
Select One:
First
Last
Only
Not
12. What year was Confederation?
Select One:
1871
1870
1898
1867
13. In what year did the Iroquois and the French finally make peace?
Select One:
1701
1900
1804
1943
14. What are the provinces of Central Canada?
Select One:
Ontario and Alberta
Ontario and Quebec
Quebec and Alberta
Quebec and Nova Scotia
15. After a federal election, which party forms the new government?
Select One:
The Queen herself picks party to run the government after the results.
The Governor General proposes a law for elected officials to become the governing body.
The Premiers of each province pick a party to run the government
The party with the most elected representatives is invited by the Governor General to become the party in power.
16. What is Canada's national winter sport ?
Select One:
Ice Hockey
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
17. Give an example of where English and French have equal status in Canada.
Select One:
In the School
In Day to day life
In parliament of Canada
In workplace
18. "O Canada" was sung for over a century before becoming Canada's national anthem. In which year was the song officially designated by Parliament as our national anthem?
Select One:
1980
1958
1920
1899
19. 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
20. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of:
Select One:
25
20
15
17