5. What did the Suffrage movement achieve?
Select One:
Abolished slavery in Canada
Women achieved the right to vote
Introduction of employment insurance
Quebec experienced an era of rapid change
6. In Canada, which temperature scale is used to measure temperature?
That should be easy eh!
Select One:
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Both
7. What was the first province in Canada to recognize Women right to vote ?
Select One:
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
British Columbia
8. Which famous Canadian composed the Canadian national anthem?
Select One:
Céline Dion
Bryan Adams
Gordon Lightfoot
Calixa Lavall&eactue;e
9. When did the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, officially apologized to First Nation for taking their children and putting them in separate school camps to better assimilate in Canadian Culture
Select One:
2008
2001
1990
2010
10. The largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area is located between the province of Ontario and the United States of America and is called:
Select One:
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Great Slave Lake
11. Where do most French speaking Canadians live?
Select One:
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
None of above
12. Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
Select One:
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and PEI
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland
Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
13. Who do Members of Parliament represent?
Select One:
People living in the city in which he/she was elected.
All of the Canadians living in his/her province.
Everyone who lives in his or her electoral district.
Only Canadians living in Central Canada.
14. 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
15. 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
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. How does a bill become a law?
Select One:
Must be approved by the Members of the Parliament.
Must be approved by a majority in the House of Commons and Senate, and received royal assent.
Must be signed by the Queen or King.
The Governors of each province must approve the bill.
18. What are the two official languages of Canada?
Select One:
English and French
English and Chinese
Inuit and French
Canadian English and British English
19. In 1957, the Queen officially opened the first session of the 23rd Parliament, becoming the first reigning Canadian monarch to read the ______ from the Throne.
Select One:
Letter
Memorandum
Speech
Document
20. Which legal documents protect the rights of Canadians with regards to the official languages?
Select One:
British Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Official English Act.
Canadian Constitution and Official Languages Act.
Canadian Constitution.