5. Who governs Canada on daily basis at the federal level?
Select One:
Prime Minister
Premier
The Queen
Governor General
6. How Many Canadians are awarded Highest Honour (Victoria Cross)?
Select One:
96
50
90
55
7. Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?
Select One:
Nova Scotia.
Yukon
British Columbia
Quebec
8. What is the role of the Opposition parties?
Select One:
To draft bills to be passed.
To cause problems for the Prime Minister.
To oppose or try to improve government proposals.
To help the Prime Minister.
9. What is the population of Canada? (Last Statistics: 2013)
Select One:
About 33 million
About 30 million
About 35 million
About 23 million
10. What is the difference between the role of the Sovereign (Queen) and that of the Prime Minister?
Select One:
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.
11. Which Canadian province has Chinese and Punjabi as the most spoken languages in the cities after English ?
Select One:
Ontario
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
12. From where did the first European settlers in Canada come?
Select One:
Germany
France
England
Spain
13. What is known as the effort by women to achieve the right to vote?
Select One:
The suffrage motion of women
The election law
The women's suffrage movement.
The women's voting law
14. 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
15. What is the name of the Canadian who created worldwide system of standard time zones?
Select One:
Sir Sandford Fleming
Reginald Fessenden
Matthew Evans
Henry Woodward
16. What battle can be described as the Royal Canadian Navy's "finest hour"?
Select One:
Battle of the Pacific
Battle of the Caribbean Sea
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of the Arctic
17. 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
18. On July 5, 1916, the assembly of the No. 2 Construction Battalion was approved. Why was this battalion different from the rest of the military's battalions?
Select One:
It was Canada's first, and only, all-black battalion
It was Canada's first, and only, battalion consisting of only construction workers
It was Canada's first, and only, all-female battalion
It was Canada's first, and only, Francophone battalion
19. The elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and became Queen at the age of:
Select One:
25
20
15
17
20. What was the first province in Canada to recognize Women right to vote ?
Select One:
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
British Columbia