1. Name the five Great lakes between Canada and United States.
Select One:
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
2. Who is credited with establishing the first permanent European settlement in what became Canada?
Select One:
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
3. What year was Confederation?
Select One:
1871
1870
1898
1867
4. How is the government formed after an election?
Select One:
The Premiers of each province vote for the party to be in power.
The party with the most elected representatives becomes in power.
The Queen selects a party to form the government.
The Governor General proposes a plan to form the government.
5. What does voting by secret ballot mean?
Select One:
Only the candidate you vote for can watch your marked ballot.
No one can watch you vote except the election officer.
No one can watch you vote or look at your marked ballot.
The voter should not tell anyone for whom he/she voted.
6. What is the capital city of Ontario?
Select One:
Hamilton
Toronto
Ottawa
Windsor
7. What was the head Tax?
Select One:
A tax based on the number of children per family
A discriminatory race-based entry fee to Canada
A discriminatory kind of property tax
A fee charged for riding the railroad
8. What does a Member of Parliament do?
Select One:
He or she liaises with the municipal government.
He or she represents the Queen.
He or she links Canadians to the federal government.
He or she works for the Governor General.
9. Which region of Canada is known for its fertile agricultural land and energy resources?
Select One:
Manitoba
Alberta
Prairie provinces
West Coast.
10. What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?
Select One:
Prince Albert
Regina
Saskatoon
Halifax
11. Which province is Canada's main producer of pulp and paper?
Select One:
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
12. In the Canadian justice system, what are the roles of the courts and the police?
Select One:
The courts make laws and the police enforce them.
The courts enforce federal laws and the police enforce provincial laws.
The courts settle disputes and the police enforce the laws.
The courts enforce laws and the police settle disputes.
13. Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?
Select One:
Inuit
First Nations
Métis
Acadians and Inuit
14. Which Canadian province is the country's largest producer of Hydro-electricity?
Select One:
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
15. Name three requirements you must meet in order to vote in a federal election.
Select One:
Canadian citizen, at least 21 years old, and on the list of electors.
Working for the government, at least 21 years old, and Canadian citizen.
Canadian citizen, at least 16 years old, and on the list of voters.
Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old and on the voters' list.
16. What is the final step before a bill becomes a law?
Select One:
Approved by the Governor General.
Approved by the Queen.
Approved by all the Senators.
Approved by the Governors.
17. 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.
18. List three ways you can protect the environment.
Select One:
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
19. Who is Canada's Head of State?
Select One:
A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King).
Prime Minister
Members of parliament
Governor General of Canada.
20. What are the Prairie Provinces?
Select One:
Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.