5. What is the capital city of Northwest Territories?
Select One:
Yellowknife
Whitehorse
Halifax
Ottawa
6. 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.
7. What year did Canada enact a free trade agreement with the United States?
Select One:
1988
1967
1982
1990
8. Which party becomes the Official Opposition?
Select One:
The opposition party with the most MPs.
The party picked by the Queen.
The opposition party with the least votes.
The opposition party with the most votes.
9. How many electoral districts are there in Canada?
Select One:
355
287
338 (as per Google)
308 (as per Discover Canada book)
10. Which area is known as "Land of Midnight Sun"?
Select One:
Atlantic Provinces
Northern Territories
Western Provinces
Prairie Provinces
11. For what is the Okanagan Valley famous?
Select One:
Salmon
Fruit orchards & vineyards
Country Life
Grapes
12. Paul Henderson scored the winning goal for Canada in the Canada-Soviet Summit Series in hockey. In what year was this goal, often referred to as "the goal heard around the world," scored?
Select One:
1972
1967
1983
1980
13. Select the answer that lists the Canadian Symbols.
Select One:
the Crown, the Canadian flag, the maple leaf, the Parliament Buildings and the beaver
the maple leaf, Basketball and the beaver
the Canadian flag, the maple leaf, Niagra Fall and the beaver
the Crown, the Canadian flag, the maple leaf and the beaver
14. "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
15. Who are Francophone?
Select One:
People speaking French as a first language.
Descendants of French colonists
People speaking English as a first language
French people.
16. What is meant by the equality of women and men?
Select One:
A woman may now become Prime Minister
Men and women are equal under the law
A Women can now vote as a man can
Men and women must both do housework
17. Nova Scotia was the first British North American colony to practice responsible government.
Select One:
True
False
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18. 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
19. What is a Cabinet Minister?
Select One:
MP selected by the Queen to make laws.
MP appointed by the Prime Minister to run federal departments.
MP picked by the Premier of each province.
Persons appointed by the Prime Minister to run federal departments.
20. What are the two official languages of Canada?
Select One:
English and French
English and Chinese
Inuit and French
Canadian English and British English