1. 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
2. Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?
Select One:
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland and Labrador
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
3. 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.
4. In what year did the Iroquois and the French finally make peace?
Select One:
1701
1900
1804
1943
5. Where are the Great Lakes?
Select One:
Ontario
Quebec
Southern Ontario along the border between Canada and the United States.
Near Niagara Falls
6. When did the United Empire Loyalists come to Canada?
Select One:
During 1580s
In 1600s
Late 1700s
Late 1800s
7. Ms X immigrated to Canada and She can work and earn as much money as a man would. Why is that?
Select One:
Because her degree is acceptable here in Canada
Because of acceptance of diversity
Because of Freedom of Speech
Because of equality between sexes (Equal rights of Man and Woman)
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. How many Canadians served in the First World War?
Select One:
More than 600,000.
About 10,000.
More than 60,000.
About 170,000.
11. Which countries fought in the War of 1812?
Select One:
United Kingdom and United States of America
France, Great Britain and United States of America
Canada and United States of America
British Empire and United States of America.
12. Who represents the Sovereign in Canada?
Select One:
The Governor General
The Prime Minister
The Premier of Province
The Speaker of National assembly
13. 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.
14. Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?
Select One:
Quebec and Prince Edward Island.
Manitoba and Quebec.
Manitoba and Newfoundland
Quebec and Saskatchewan.
15. What are the three group of nations that are considered founding peoples for Canada ?
Select One:
Metis, British, French
Metis, Americans, British
French, British, Aboriginals
Aboriginals, Americans, British
16. Why is the British North America Act important in Canadian history?
Select One:
It was agreed to by the First Nations and Inuit.
It made Confederation legal.
The Aboriginal people signed the act.
It was written by the British government and approved by Queen.
17. Where do most French speaking Canadians live?
Select One:
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
None of above
18. 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
19. What was the first province in Canada to recognize Women right to vote ?
Select One:
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
British Columbia
20. Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?
Select One:
Inuit
First Nations
Métis
Acadians and Inuit