1. Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
Select One:
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
2. 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.
3. When does a federal election have to be held under legislation passed by Parliament?
Select One:
Within 4 years of the most recent election.
When the Queen wants to replace the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister can call the election any time at his own will
Within 5 years of the last election
4. What of the following is Canada's constitution based on
Select One:
Peace, Order and Good government
Multiculturalism. Peace and Order
War, Order and Good government
Mobility Rights, Order and Good government
5. What does 'Habeas corpus' means ?
Select One:
Name given to a deceased person
Family of deceased
Name that refers to the rights of a person that has died
The right to challenge unlawful
detention by the state
6. How does a bill become a law?
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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.
7. What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?
Select One:
Prince Albert
Regina
Saskatoon
Halifax
8. Paul Henderson scored the winning goal for Canada in the Canada-Soviet Summit Series in hockey. In what year was this goal, often referred to as "the goal heard around the world," scored?
Select One:
1972
1967
1983
1980
9. What is Canada's national winter sport ?
Select One:
Ice Hockey
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
10. 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
11. Canada's national colours are:
Select One:
Red and white and blue
Red and White
Red and Blue
White and Blue
12. How can you help to protect the environment?
Select One:
Drive a car to go to and come back from work by yourself.
Walking, cycling, taking transit or carpooling wherever possible.
Use electric car instead of gas car.
Do not buy gas at a higher price.
13. Which is the capital city of Alberta?
Select One:
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
Red Deer
14. Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?
Select One:
Central Canada
Northern Canada
Atlantic Canada
Southern Ontario
15. Who has the right to be considered first for a job in the Federal government?
Select One:
Landed immigrants
Canadian citizens.
British citizens
USA citizens
16. Jacques Cartier was the first European to explore which great Canadian river?
Select One:
Grand River
Red River
St. Lawrence River
Hillsborough River
17. What is the highest honor available to Canadians?
Select One:
Elizabeth Cross
Victoria Cross
The Queen's Medal
Victoria Medal
18. Which legal document recognizes the cultural diversity of Canadians?
Select One:
The Multicultural Act of the United Nations.
British Charter of Freedoms
Canadian Multiculturalism Act
Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms
19. 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
20. Which area is known as "Land of Midnight Sun"?
Select One:
Atlantic Provinces
Northern Territories
Western Provinces
Prairie Provinces