5. What important trade did the Hudson Bay Company control?
Select One:
Fur
Gold
Oil
Medicine
6. What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?
Select One:
Early French settlers, Métis and Indian.
Métis, First Nations and Inuit.
Acadians, Métis and First Nations.
Métis, Inuit and United Empire Loyalists.
7. What is the final step before a bill becomes a law?
Select One:
Approved by the Governor General.
Approved by the Queen.
Approved by all the Senators.
Approved by the Governors.
8. Who are Anglophones?
Select One:
People speaking English as a first language.
English speaking Aboriginal peoples.
British people
People speaking French as a first language
9. What does Confederation mean?
Select One:
The combination of neighborhood to build a larger community.
The joining of provinces to become a new country.
The United States Confederate army came to settle in Canada.
The merger of colonies to form a province.
10. On June 6, 1944, in a bid to roll back the Nazi regime, 15,000 Canadian soldiers stormed which Normandy beach on a day otherwise known as D-Day?
Select One:
Juno Beach
Jupiter Beach
C?te d'Azur Beach
Miami Beach
11. On September 10 of which year did the government of Mackenzie King declare war on Hitler's Germany ten days after the rest of the British Empire declared war?
Select One:
1939
1914
1907
1922
12. Which of the following answers is NOT true about the Canada/USA relationship?
Select One:
Canada exports very little goods to USA
They are largest trading partners
The Canada/USA relationship is the closest and the most extensive in the world
They share longest undefended border
13. "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
14. What are the first two lines of Canada's national anthem?
Select One:
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command.
O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.
O Canada! From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.
O Canadian! Our home and private land! True love in all thy sons command.
15. 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
16. Which countries fought in the War of 1812?
Select One:
United Kingdom and United States of America
France, Great Britain and United States of America
Canada and United States of America
British Empire and United States of America.
17. In 1970, there was a major change to the Canadian federal election voting system. What was that change?
Select One:
Women gained the right to vote
Personal identification became a necessity to vote
The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18
Voting rights were extended to all inmates
18. What is the oldest national park in Canada?
Select One:
Fundy National Park
Glacier National Park
Waterton Lakes National Park
Banff National Park
19. Why is the North sometimes called the - Land of the Midnight Sun- ?
Select One:
Fall daylight can last up to 24 hours.
Summer daylight can last up to 24 hours
Winter daylight can last up to 24 hours
Spring daylight can last up to 24 hours
20. 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.