5. Which province is the biggest producer of metals in Canada?
Select One:
Ontario
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Alberta
6. "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
7. What is the Underground Railroad?
Select One:
The CPR's secret railway line
The first railway to cross Canada
The TTC subway system
A network used by slaves who escaped the United States into Canada
8. Which biennial sports event that began in 1970 features such sports as snowshoeing and dog sledding, as well as athletes from northern communities like the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Alaska, Greenland and several northern Russian provinces?
Select One:
Arctic Cup
Northern Winter Olympics
Arctic Winter Games
Northern Games
9. What is the highest military honour a Canadian can receive?
Select One:
Victoria Cross
Order of Merit
Badge of Courage
Red Cross
10. During the War of 1812 the Americans burned down the Parliament Buildings in York (now Toronto). What did the British and Canadians do in return?
Select One:
They attacked American merchant ships and burned them down
They burned down the White House in Washington D.C.
They expanded their defence system, including Fort York
They captured Niagara Falls and burned down all american posts
11. 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
12. In the 1960s Quebec experienced rapid change. What is this period called?
Select One:
The French Rebellion
The Quiet Revolution
The People's Revolution
The Riel Rebellion
13. What are the Prairie Provinces?
Select One:
Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.
14. 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.
15. One third of all Canadians live in which province?
Select One:
Quebec
British Columbia
Ontario
Northwest Territories
16. Which province is Canada's main producer of pulp and paper?
Select One:
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
17. Which group of people was important in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Select One:
French
Métis
Chinese
English
18. 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
19. What is a major river in Quebec?
Select One:
St. Lawrence River
Fraser River
Hudson Bay River
Amazon River
20. In which year Aboriginal people were given the name 'First Nation'?
Select One:
1980s
1970s
2000
1820s