5. Where did the name Alberta came from ?
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Comes from the Huron-Iroquois language
Named after a French Leader
Named after a daughter of Queen Victoria
Was proposed when it officially became a province in 1905
6. What was the name of the new country formed in Confederation?
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Canadian Confederation
Dominion of Canada
Britain
Canada
7. What did the Suffrage movement achieve?
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Abolished slavery in Canada
Women achieved the right to vote
Introduction of employment insurance
Quebec experienced an era of rapid change
8. What is another name given to Great Charter of Freedoms
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Magnum Carti
Great Charter
Diversity Charter
Magna Carta
9. Which Canadian province is the country's largest producer of Hydro-electricity?
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Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
10. What is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador?
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Windsor
St. Lawrence
St. John's
St. George's
11. What level of government passes by-laws?
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Provincial government
Municipal or local government.
Regional government
Territorial government
12. Which area is known as "Land of Midnight Sun"?
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Atlantic Provinces
Northern Territories
Western Provinces
Prairie Provinces
13. What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada?
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Rocky Mountains
Mount Logan
Blackcomb Mountain
Yoho Mountain
14. In 1813, Laura Secord, pioneer wife and mother of five children, made a dangerous 30-kilometre journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon of a planned American attack. Her bravery contributed to the British-Canadian victory at the Battle of:
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Beaver Dams
Secord House
Sweet River
Thamesford Harbour
15. What form of transportation did Aboriginal peoples and fur traders use?
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Highway
Roads
Waterways
Railway
16. What part of the Constitution legally protects basic rights and freedoms of Canadians?
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The British Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Canadian Charter of Responsibilities.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Canadian Charter of Freedoms.
17. Name the three levels of government in Canada.
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Federal, provincial or territorial and state
Federal, provincial or territorial and municipal
Federal, state and municipal
Federal, provincial or territorial and local
18. What is a Voter Information Card?
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A form that tells you where and when to vote.
A letter that lets you know the voting schedule.
A list tells you who the candidates are in your electoral district.
A card to let you register for voting.
19. What is Canada's system of governance?
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Police state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Federal state, Provincial state and constitutional monarchy
Federal state, parliamentary democracy and dictatorship
Federal state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
20. 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?
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1972
1967
1983
1980