1. This historic Canadian figure is known as the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada and is also featured on the Canadian $10 bill.
Select One:
Sir Robert Borden
Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir Trudeau
William Lyon Mackenzie King
2. What country is Canada's largest trading partner?
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Japan
China
United States of America
Pakistan
3. Which three oceans line Canada's frontiers?
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Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
Atlantic, Pacific, Bering
Atlantic, Hudson's Bay, Pacific
Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctic
4. On June 6, 1944, in a bid to roll back the Nazi regime, 15,000 Canadian soldiers stormed which Normandy beach on a day otherwise known as D-Day?
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Juno Beach
Jupiter Beach
C?te d'Azur Beach
Miami Beach
5. What form of transportation did Aboriginal peoples and fur traders use?
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Highway
Roads
Waterways
Railway
6. 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
7. Who are Anglophones?
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People speaking English as a first language.
English speaking Aboriginal peoples.
British people
People speaking French as a first language
8. How is a Cabinet Minister chosen ?
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By the Queen
By the Governor General
By the voters
By the Prime Minister
9. Which of the following answers is NOT true about the Canada/USA relationship?
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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
10. When did the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, officially apologize in the House of Commons for the Chinese Head Tax that was imposed on Chinese newcomers in 1885?
Select One:
2005
2000
2006
2007
11. The Liberation of Western Europe from Nazi rule began in 1944 on:
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VE-Day
VJ-Day
D-Day
Remembrance Day
12. For how long did the Hudson Bay Company control the northern lands?
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Around 100 years.
Around 200 years.
More than 300 years
More than 178 years.
13. Which two provinces are on the Atlantic coast of Canada?
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Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Newfoundland and British Columbia.
British Columbia and Yukon.
Prince Edward Island and Ontario.
14. The British North America Act of 1867 united Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Today, Upper and Lower Canada are known as _______ and Quebec.
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Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Kingston
15. Where do the majority of Métis live in Canada?
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Central Canada
Prairie Provinces
West Coast
Northern territories
16. What is the difference between the role of the Sovereign (Queen) and that of the Prime Minister?
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The Sovereign is Head of State, the Prime Minister oversees provincial policies.
The Sovereign is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms, the Prime Minister selects the Cabinet ministers and is responsible for operations and policy of government.
The Sovereign links Canada to 52 other nations and the Prime Minister is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms.
The Sovereign is the symbol of Canadian sovereignty and the Prime Minister is her aide.
17. Who has the right to be considered first for a job in the Federal government?
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Landed immigrants
Canadian citizens.
British citizens
USA citizens
18. Which region of Canada is known for its fertile agricultural land and energy resources?
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Manitoba
Alberta
Prairie provinces
West Coast.
19. What year Indigenous people got rights to vote in Canada on Federal Level?
Select One:
1960
1916
1918
1922
20. What are the regions of Canada?
Select One:
West Coast, Central, East, Canadian Shield and South
Atlantic, North, Central, Prairies and West Coast
West, North, South, East, Central
Rockies, Ontario, Quebec, Prairies