5. 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
6. What is the Canadian Constitution?
Select One:
The laws which formed the country.
A system of laws and conventions which our country governs itself by.
Municipal and local bylaws.
The laws which govern the Territories in Canada.
7. How many Canadians served in the First World War?
Select One:
More than 600,000.
About 10,000.
More than 60,000.
About 170,000.
8. When did Nunavut become a territory?
Select One:
2000
1989
1996
1999
9. How many Canadians served in the World War II?
Select One:
More than one million.
About 100,000.
About 800,000.
About 440,000
10. Who are the Métis?
Select One:
The distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada
First Nations people speaking the Michif dialect
People of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live in Prairies
Distinct People of mixed Aboriginal and European Ancestry
11. The cornerstone of Centre Block in the Parliament Buildings was laid by Prince ______ in 1860; the son of Queen Victoria.
Select One:
Harry
Albert
Charles
William
12. Which one is true about discovery of Insulin?
Select One:
Insulin was discovered by two Canadian Scientists
Insulin was discovered by a US Scientist with a Canadian by his side
Insulin discovery was done by an immigrant who just arrived in Canada
Insulin was discovered by a non-Canadian Student
13. Where are the highest tides in the world?
Select One:
Hudson's Bay, between Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nunavut
James Bay, between Ontario and Quebec
Cowichan Bay, British Columbia
The Bay of Fundy, between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
14. Under Canadian law, why is everybody presumed to be innocent until proven guilty?
Select One:
No person or group is above the law
To guarantee the due process under the law
Men and women are equal under the law
Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression
15. 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
16. Which animal is an official symbol of Canada?
Select One:
The eagle
The lion
The tiger
The beaver
17. What year women got rights to vote in Manitoba ?
Select One:
1984
1916
1918
1922
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 are the two official languages of Canada?
Select One:
English and French
English and Chinese
Inuit and French
Canadian English and British English
20. Which two provinces are on the Atlantic coast of Canada?
Select One:
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Newfoundland and British Columbia.
British Columbia and Yukon.
Prince Edward Island and Ontario.