1. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of local government?
Select One:
Education, foreign policy and transportation
Health care, natural resources and transportation
National defence, health care and transportation
Social and community Health, snow removal and transportation.
2. How Many Canadians are awarded Highest Honour (Victoria Cross)?
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96
50
90
55
3. What are the provinces of Central Canada?
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Ontario and Alberta
Ontario and Quebec
Quebec and Alberta
Quebec and Nova Scotia
4. Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
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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
5. Which famous Canadian composed the Canadian national anthem?
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Céline Dion
Bryan Adams
Gordon Lightfoot
Calixa Lavall&eactue;e
6. What is known as the effort by women to achieve the right to vote?
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The suffrage motion of women
The election law
The women's suffrage movement.
The women's voting law
7. Which country is Canada's major trade partner for energy products?
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UK
China
United States
Asia
8. What is the capital city of Quebec?
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Gatineau
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec City
9. What are the first two lines of Canada's national anthem?
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O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command.
O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.
O Canada! From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.
O Canadian! Our home and private land! True love in all thy sons command.
10. What is the capital city of British Columbia?
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Vancouver
Victoria
Surrey
British Columbia
11. The cornerstone of Centre Block in the Parliament Buildings was laid by Prince ______ in 1860; the son of Queen Victoria.
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Harry
Albert
Charles
William
12. Which year is associated by many with Québec's "Quiet Revolution," a period of social, political and cultural change.
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1840
1960
1980
1970
13. What does the word "Inuit" mean?
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"Eskimo" in Inuktitut language
"The Arctic Land" in Inuktitut language
"Home" in English
"The people" in the Inuktitut language
14. Who are the Métis?
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The distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada
First Nations people speaking the Michif dialect
People of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live in Prairies
Distinct People of mixed Aboriginal and European Ancestry
15. What form of transportation did Aboriginal peoples and fur traders use?
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Highway
Roads
Waterways
Railway
16. 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
17. 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.
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Letter
Memorandum
Speech
Document
18. Which area is known as "Land of Midnight Sun"?
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Atlantic Provinces
Northern Territories
Western Provinces
Prairie Provinces
19. What is a polling station?
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Place where you vote.
Campaign offices for candidates.
Member of Parliament's constituency.
Place where the number of votes are counted.
20. Name the three levels of government in Canada.
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Federal, provincial or territorial and state
Federal, provincial or territorial and municipal
Federal, state and municipal
Federal, provincial or territorial and local