5. For how long did the Hudson Bay Company control the northern lands?
Select One:
Around 100 years.
Around 200 years.
More than 300 years
More than 178 years.
6. How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?
Select One:
Ten provinces and three territories.
Eight provinces and three territories.
Nine provinces and two territory.
Ten provinces and two territories.
7. What is the capital city of Nunavut?
Select One:
Cambridge Bay
Arviat
Iqaluit
Arctic Bay
8. 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
9. What are the three group of nations that are considered founding peoples for Canada ?
Select One:
Metis, British, French
Metis, Americans, British
French, British, Aboriginals
Aboriginals, Americans, British
10. In what year did Canada become a country?
Select One:
1867
1876
1866
1800
11. "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
12. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of local government?
Select One:
Education, foreign policy and transportation
Health care, natural resources and transportation
National defence, health care and transportation
Social and community Health, snow removal and transportation.
13. 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.
14. Which province is Canada's leading wheat producer?
Select One:
New Brunswick.
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
15. Name the federal political parties represented in the House of Commons and their leaders
Select One:
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu), Green Party (Elizabeth May)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Green Party (Elizabeth May), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Green Party (Elizabeth May)
16. Select four rights "Canadian Citizens" have under the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms
Select One:
Leave Canada freely, apply for a Canadian passport, be educated
Work in Canada, vote, educated, drive
Be educated in either official language, apply for a Canadian passport, to drive, exit Canada
Be educated in either official language, apply for a passport,vote,enter/exit Canada freely
17. If you cannot pay for a lawyer, how can you get legal help?
Select One:
Borrow money from the government and pay for the lawyer.
Go to legal aid services in most communities
Do not go to a court.
Apply for financial aid from the government to pay for legal fees
18. To what ocean is Newfoundland closest?
Select One:
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Labrador Sea
19. Fill in the blank: Canada is ____________ Constitutional monarchy in North America.
Select One:
First
Last
Only
Not
20. Why is the British North America Act important in Canadian history?
Select One:
It was agreed to by the First Nations and Inuit.
It made Confederation legal.
The Aboriginal people signed the act.
It was written by the British government and approved by Queen.