5. Who are Francophone?
Select One:
People speaking French as a first language.
Descendants of French colonists
People speaking English as a first language
French people.
6. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of provincial government?
Select One:
Education, health care, natural resources and policing.
National defence, foreign policy, highways and aboriginal affairs.
Education, foreign policy, natural resources and policing.
National defence, health care, citizenship and firefighting.
7. What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?
Select One:
Early French settlers, Métis and Indian.
Métis, First Nations and Inuit.
Acadians, Métis and First Nations.
Métis, Inuit and United Empire Loyalists.
8. What is the capital city of Northwest Territories?
Select One:
Yellowknife
Whitehorse
Halifax
Ottawa
9. 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
10. How can a party in power be defeated in Parliament?
Select One:
If Canadians do not approve of the laws to be passed.
If a majority of the MPs vote against a major government decision.
If the Premiers vote against major federal government decisions.
If Canadians vote against the party in power.
11. Jacques Cartier was the first European to explore which great Canadian river?
Select One:
Grand River
Red River
St. Lawrence River
Hillsborough River
12. The Liberation of Western Europe from Nazi rule began in 1944 on:
Select One:
VE-Day
VJ-Day
D-Day
Remembrance Day
13. Which group of people was important in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Select One:
French
Métis
Chinese
English
14. "For here [in Canada], I want the marble to remain the marble; the granite to remain the granite; the oak to remain the oak; and out of these elements, I would build a nation great among the nations of the world." Which Prime Minister of Canada said this?
Select One:
Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Richard B. Bennett
Pierre E. Trudeau
15. What is meaning of the Canadian coat of arms and motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare?
Select One:
From coast to coast.
From sea to sea.
From land to land.
From land to sea.
16. When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of the Constitution?
Select One:
1975
1982
1981
1980
17. What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada?
Select One:
Rocky Mountains
Mount Logan
Blackcomb Mountain
Yoho Mountain
18. What is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador?
Select One:
Windsor
St. Lawrence
St. John's
St. George's
19. How are Senators chosen?
Select One:
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
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.