1. Where do the majority of Métis live in Canada?
Select One:
Central Canada
Prairie Provinces
West Coast
Northern territories
2. Why did early explorers first come to Atlantic Canada?
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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. What are the three branches of the Canadian government?
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Executive, Legislative and Judicial
Executive, Legislative and Monarchy
Executive, Senate and Judicial
Executive, Police and Judicial
4. Name the federal political parties represented in the House of Commons and their leaders
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Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu), Green Party (Elizabeth May)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Green Party (Elizabeth May), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Green Party (Elizabeth May)
5. What is the highest court in Canada?
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Supreme Court
Federal Judiciary
Superior Court
High Court
6. 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
7. Select examples of taking responsibility for yourself and your family.
Select One:
Study hard so you can earn enough money to take a vacation
Buying a house for your family
Doing laundry and keeping the house clean and doing basic day to day chores
Getting a job, taking care of one's family and working hard in keeping with one's abilities
8. Which group of people was important in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Select One:
French
Métis
Chinese
English
9. What year did Canada enact a free trade agreement with the United States?
Select One:
1988
1967
1982
1990
10. Ms X immigrated to Canada and She can work and earn as much money as a man would. Why is that?
Select One:
Because her degree is acceptable here in Canada
Because of acceptance of diversity
Because of Freedom of Speech
Because of equality between sexes (Equal rights of Man and Woman)
11. In Canada, which temperature scale is used to measure temperature?
That should be easy eh!
Select One:
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Both
12. Name the five Great lakes between Canada and United States.
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Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior
Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe
Lake Erie, Hudson's Bay, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior
Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Niagara, Lake Ontario and Lake Superior
13. Who has the right to run as a candidate in federal elections?
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Any man who is at least 18 years or older.
Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old.
A Canadian citizen who is 16 years or older
Canadian citizens and landed immigrants
14. What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?
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Early French settlers, Métis and Indian.
Métis, First Nations and Inuit.
Acadians, Métis and First Nations.
Métis, Inuit and United Empire Loyalists.
15. 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
16. Which region is known as the industrial and manufacturing heartland of Canada?
Select One:
Prairie provinces
Central Canada
Atlantic provinces
Southern Canada.
17. 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
18. When was the Canadian Pacific Railway finished?
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Late 1600s.
Late 1700s.
Late 1800s.
Early 1700s.
19. When did the British North America Act came into effect?
Select One:
July 1, 1867
July 1, 1887
July 1, 1900
July 1, 1857
20. Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?
Select One:
Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia.
Quebec