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1. The largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area is located between the province of Ontario and the United States of America and is called:


Select One:
 Lake Superior
 Lake Erie
 Lake Ontario
 Great Slave Lake

2. 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

3. How does a bill become a law?


Select One:
 Must be approved by the Members of the Parliament.
 Must be approved by a majority in the House of Commons and Senate, and received royal assent.
 Must be signed by the Queen or King.
 The Governors of each province must approve the bill.

4. When was the Canadian Pacific Railway finished?


Select One:
 Late 1600s.
 Late 1700s.
 Late 1800s.
 Early 1700s.

5. In what year did Canada become a country?


Select One:
 1867
 1876
 1866
 1800

6. How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?


Select One:
 Ten provinces and three territories.
 Eight provinces and three territories.
 Nine provinces and two territory.
 Ten provinces and two territories.

7. In Canada, are you allowed to question the police about their service or conduct?


Select One:
 No, police service and conduct is not open to discussion with Canadians
 Yes, you can question their service but not their conduct.
 Yes, if you feel the need to
 Yes, you can question their conduct but not their service.

8. Which province the highest mountain of Canada, 'Logan', is located in ?


Select One:
 Alberta
 Yukon
 Prince Edward Island
 Northwest Territories

9. When did the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, officially apologize in the House of Commons for the Chinese Head Tax that was imposed on Chinese newcomers in 1885?


Select One:
 2005
 2000
 2006
 2007

10. Which region of Canada is known for its fertile agricultural land and energy resources?


Select One:
 Manitoba
 Alberta
 Prairie provinces
 West Coast.

11. Who was the first explorer to reach Canada in 1497?


Select One:
 Jacques Cartier
 Henry Hudson
 John Cabot
 Samuel de Champlain

12. 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

13. What does the Canadian justice system guarantee to everyone?


Select One:
 Due Process
 Justice
 Fairness
 Liberty

14. The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was fought in:


Select One:
  The Fortress of Louisbourg
 Montréal
 Grand Pré
 Québec Citry

15. What is the name of the Canadian who created worldwide system of standard time zones?


Select One:
 Sir Sandford Fleming
 Reginald Fessenden
 Matthew Evans
 Henry Woodward

16. 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.

17. Who was the leader that led the expedition that burnt down the White House and other buildings in Washington, D.C.?


Select One:
 Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
 The Duke of Wellington
 Major-General Robert Ross
 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry

18. What does the Canadian flag look like?


Select One:
 White and red with the federal emblem.
 Red maple leaf with white in the background.
 White and red with a deer in the center.
 White with a red border on each end and a red maple leaf in the center.

19. When did the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, officially apologized to First Nation for taking their children and putting them in separate school camps to better assimilate in Canadian Culture


Select One:
 2008
 2001
 1990
 2010

20. In which parts of Canada did the Aboriginal peoples first live?


Select One:
 All regions
 The Prairies and the North
 The North and Great Lakes regions
 The Great Lakes regions and Prairies.

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