5. Name the battle which United States lost near Niagara Falls, in the War of 1812. Hint: Sir Isaac Brock, Governor of Upper Canada and Commander-in-Chief, was killed in the battle.
Select One:
Plains of Abraham
Niagara Falls
Queenston Heights
Independence
6. Which Canadian imagined the idea for the first telephone at his summer house in Canada?
Select One:
Thomas Edison
Mathew Evans
Henry Woodward
Alexander Graham Bell
7. What are three key facts about Canada's system of government?
Select One:
A kingdom, a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
A federal nation, a constitutional democracy and a parliamentary monarchy.
A socialist country, a constitutional democracy and a parliamentary monarchy.
A federal state, a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy.
8. Where do most French speaking Canadians live?
Select One:
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
None of above
9. Why is the Constitution Act of 1982 important in Canadian history?
Select One:
It made changes to the Citizenship Act.
Canada can modify the Constitution without the approval from the British Government.
The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.
It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.
10. What is a ballot?
Select One:
A form that tells you when and where to vote.
A dance.
A form for voting.
An official who counts the number of votes.
11. Who represents the Sovereign in Canada?
Select One:
The Governor General
The Prime Minister
The Premier of Province
The Speaker of National assembly
12. What is the capital city of Nova Scotia?
Select One:
New Glasgow
Halifax
Cape Breton
Amherst
13. When did settlers from France first establish communities on the St. Lawrence River?
Select One:
Early 1500s.
Early 1600s.
Mid 1700s.
Late 1800s.
14. Who is above law according to Canadian Constitution?
Select One:
Judges
Police
No one
Queen and her representatives
15. Which party becomes Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition?
Select One:
The party the Queen selects
The party with the second most elected representatives.
The party with the fewest number of elected representatives
The party that Queen's representative selects
16. What is the oldest English settlement in Canada?
Select One:
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Québec, Quebec
Ottawa, Ontario
Halifax, Nova Scotia
17. When is the fixed election date of Canada's federal election?
Select One:
The third Monday in October every four years following the most recent election
March 1st every five years after the last election
There's no fixed date of Canada's federal election
The second Friday in September every four years following the most recent election
18. 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
19. What is a minority government?
Select One:
The party in power holds less than half of the seats in the House of Commons.
The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons.
The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the Senate.
The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons and the Senate.
20. What does the word "Inuit" mean?
Select One:
"Eskimo" in Inuktitut language
"The Arctic Land" in Inuktitut language
"Home" in English
"The people" in the Inuktitut language