1. What is the head of government in Canada called?
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President
Prime Minister or Premier
Senator
Governor General
2. What does crown mean for Canadians?
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The Crown contain symbols of England, France, Scotland and Ireland as well as red maple leaves
The Crown is a symbol of Government, including Parliament, legislatures, courts, police services and the armed forces
A national motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, which in Latin means from sea to sea
Reflecting the Greco-Roman heritage of Western civilization in which democracy originated
3. List three ways you can protect the environment.
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Recycle, conserve energy and buy bottled water
Recycle, conserve energy and drive your car to work
Recycle, conserve energy and mow your lawn
Recycle, conserve energy and water and join a car pool
4. Where do more than half of the people in Canada live?
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Atlantic Canada
Central Canada
Prairies
Coastal Pacific
5. Which two fundamental freedoms are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
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Freedom of belief and freedom of religion.
Aboriginal peoples' rights and to volunteer.
Equal employment rights and opportunities
Basic living rights and obey laws.
6. How are Senators chosen?
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By the Premiers of all provinces
Appointed by the Prime Minister
Chosen by Prime Minister and appointed by the Governor General of Canada
Appointed by the Queen
7. What is the Second most popular sport of Canada?
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Hockey
Football
Curling
Golf
8. What are the regions of Canada?
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West Coast, Central, East, Canadian Shield and South
Atlantic, North, Central, Prairies and West Coast
West, North, South, East, Central
Rockies, Ontario, Quebec, Prairies
9. 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
10. Who was the first governor general of Canada
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Georges Vanier
Vincent Massey
Samuel de Champlain
Viscount Monck
11. Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?
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Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland and Labrador
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
12. From where does the name Canada come?
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From Kanata, the First Nations word for village.
From the Inuit word meaning home.
From the First Nations word meaning land.
From the Inuit word Kanata meaning nations.
13. Canada has what percentage of the world's forests?
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20 %
10 %
5 %
50 %
14. Who was the first explorer to reach Canada in 1497?
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Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
15. What is the Canadian Constitution?
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The laws which formed the country.
A system of laws and conventions which our country governs itself by.
Municipal and local bylaws.
The laws which govern the Territories in Canada.
16. 'Habeas corpus' became part of Canadian Rights and Responsibility. Where was the concept of 'Habeas corpus' taken from ?
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A word that came from Aboriginal language
It was part of aboriginal culture
It came from French Common Law
It came from English common law
17. Fill in the blank: Canada is ____________ Constitutional monarchy in North America.
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First
Last
Only
Not
18. What year was Confederation?
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1871
1870
1898
1867
19. What does the Iroquoian word "Kanata" mean?
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The Land
The People
The Village
The place
20. What form of transportation did Aboriginal peoples and fur traders use?
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Highway
Roads
Waterways
Railway