5. Who was the first explorer to reach Canada in 1497?
Select One:
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
6. What is meaning of the Canadian coat of arms and motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare?
Select One:
From coast to coast.
From sea to sea.
From land to land.
From land to sea.
7. What does the National Register of electors contain?
Select One:
Database of landed immigrants
Database of Canadian citizens at least 18 years of age who are qualified to vote in federal elections and referendums
Database of all Canadian citizens
Database of Canadian tax payers
8. 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.
9. Why are the Great Lakes important to Canada?
Select One:
Water for agriculture
Fishing
Fresh water and waterways
Waterways.
10. Which province is known as as the 'wheat province' of Canada?
Select One:
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
11. 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
12. 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
13. When did Nunavut become a territory?
Select One:
2000
1989
1996
1999
14. What is the capital city of Yukon?
Select One:
Yellowknife
Whitehorse
St. John's
Georgetown
15. Which two fundamental freedoms are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Select One:
Freedom of belief and freedom of religion.
Aboriginal peoples' rights and to volunteer.
Equal employment rights and opportunities
Basic living rights and obey laws.
16. 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
17. Why did early explorers first come to Atlantic Canada?
Select One:
To look for new mines
To fish and trade with First Nations people
To run away from religious persecution
To build immigration sites for settlers
18. Who are the Québécois?
Select One:
Descendants of French colonists
French-speaking Catholics
People of Quebec
Aboriginals who settled in Quebec
19. 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.
20. What is a “party platform”?
Select One:
Place where the party headquarter exists
the plans a political party develops for what they would do in government
policies developed by the leaders of each party
Place where party was officially started