5. What is meant by the equality of women and men?
Select One:
A woman may now become Prime Minister
Men and women are equal under the law
A Women can now vote as a man can
Men and women must both do housework
6. Nova Scotia was the first British North American colony to practice responsible government.
Select One:
True
False
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7. Nova Scotian and Olympian Marjorie Turner-Bailey is a descendant of a group of escaped slaves and freed men and women of African origin. What is the name of this group who fled to Canada from America in the 1780s?
Select One:
Underground Railroad Conductors
Black Loyalists
Young Canadians for Freedom
None of the above
8. Select the answer that lists the Canadian Symbols.
Select One:
the Crown, the Canadian flag, the maple leaf, the Parliament Buildings and the beaver
the maple leaf, Basketball and the beaver
the Canadian flag, the maple leaf, Niagra Fall and the beaver
the Crown, the Canadian flag, the maple leaf and the beaver
9. Who is considered the Father of Manitoba ?
Select One:
Louis Riel
Gabriel Dumont
John A. Macdonald
William McDougall
10. The Trans-Canada Highway is the longest national highway in the world.
Select One:
TRUE
FALSE
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11. Which legal document recognizes the cultural diversity of Canadians?
Select One:
The Multicultural Act of the United Nations.
British Charter of Freedoms
Canadian Multiculturalism Act
Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms
12. What does - official language rights and minority language educational rights - mean?
Select One:
French and English have equal status in Parliament and throughout the government.
French is more important in Quebec and English is more important in other provinces.
All languages have equal status in Canada's government.
English is more important than French in Canada.
13. Which province is the most populous Prairie province ?
Select One:
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Northwest Territories
14. What are the provinces of the Atlantic region?
Select One:
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec.
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
15. Who was the first governor general of Canada
Select One:
Georges Vanier
Vincent Massey
Samuel de Champlain
Viscount Monck
16. 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?
Select One:
1972
1967
1983
1980
17. When did the name Canada begin first appearing on maps?
Select One:
1880
1920
1550
1760
18. What is the capital city of Nova Scotia?
Select One:
New Glasgow
Halifax
Cape Breton
Amherst
19. Which two provinces are on the Atlantic coast of Canada?
Select One:
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Newfoundland and British Columbia.
British Columbia and Yukon.
Prince Edward Island and Ontario.
20. Which of the following answers is NOT true about the Canada/USA relationship?
Select One:
Canada exports very little goods to USA
They are largest trading partners
The Canada/USA relationship is the closest and the most extensive in the world
They share longest undefended border