5. Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?
Select One:
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland and Labrador
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
6. The British North America Act of 1867 united Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Today, Upper and Lower Canada are known as _______ and Quebec.
Select One:
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Kingston
7. Which province is Canada's leading wheat producer?
Select One:
New Brunswick.
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
8. Who governs Canada on daily basis at the federal level?
Select One:
Prime Minister
Premier
The Queen
Governor General
9. Who are the Acadians?
Select One:
The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604
English-speaking refugees who settled in Louisiana
French-speaking Catholics living in Ontario
Aboriginal people of the arctic
10. 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.
11. 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
12. What do political parties do?
Select One:
Work with the local governments.
Follow commands from the Queen.
Plan for the celebration of Canada Day
Share ideas about how government should work
13. Which biennial sports event that began in 1970 features such sports as snowshoeing and dog sledding, as well as athletes from northern communities like the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Alaska, Greenland and several northern Russian provinces?
Select One:
Arctic Cup
Northern Winter Olympics
Arctic Winter Games
Northern Games
14. Why is the discovery of insulin by Canadians so important?
Select One:
Helps control abnormal heart beat
Saves the lives of people with heart disorder
Insulin treats diabetes which has saved millions of lives worldwide
Eliminated polio in the World
15. What does equality under the law mean?
Select One:
To be protected against any discrimination.
To be discriminated against.
To be the same as anywhere in the world.
To be like anyone else in Canada.
16. What is the role of the Opposition parties?
Select One:
To draft bills to be passed.
To cause problems for the Prime Minister.
To oppose or try to improve government proposals.
To help the Prime Minister.
17. When did thousands of miners first come to Yukon?
Select One:
Early 1700s.
Early 1800s.
1890s.
1790s.
18. "For here [in Canada], I want the marble to remain the marble; the granite to remain the granite; the oak to remain the oak; and out of these elements, I would build a nation great among the nations of the world." Which Prime Minister of Canada said this?
Select One:
Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Richard B. Bennett
Pierre E. Trudeau
19. What is the capital city of Canada?
Select One:
Ottawa
Montreal
Toronto
Quebec
20. A Member of Parliament from Toronto decides to spend the weekend in his electoral district. This means he will be:
Select One:
In some part of Toronto where he was elected
Somewhere in USA
Taking a tour in the province of Ontario
In Ottawa