1. What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?
Select One:
Prince Albert
Regina
Saskatoon
Halifax
2. In which parts of Canada did the Aboriginal peoples first live?
Select One:
All regions
The Prairies and the North
The North and Great Lakes regions
The Great Lakes regions and Prairies.
3. Which of the following not a Canadian Invention?
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Basketball
Refrigerator
Insulin
Telephone
4. Select four rights "Canadian Citizens" have under the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms
Select One:
Leave Canada freely, apply for a Canadian passport, be educated
Work in Canada, vote, educated, drive
Be educated in either official language, apply for a Canadian passport, to drive, exit Canada
Be educated in either official language, apply for a passport,vote,enter/exit Canada freely
5. Name the federal political parties represented in the House of Commons and their leaders
Select One:
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu), Green Party (Elizabeth May)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Green Party (Elizabeth May), Bloc Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu)
Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), New Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Green Party (Elizabeth May)
6. 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.
7. Who do Canadians vote for in a federal election?
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The best speaker running the election campaign.
Someone to become the Premier of the province.
A candidate whom they want to represent them in Parliament
All candidates in their electoral district.
8. From where does the name Canada come?
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From Kanata, the First Nations word for village.
From the Inuit word meaning home.
From the First Nations word meaning land.
From the Inuit word Kanata meaning nations.
9. What song is Canada's Royal anthem?
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O Canada
God Save the Queen
I swear thee
I will stand and protect
10. Why is the battle of Vimy Ridge important to Canadians?
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It was the last battle of the First World War
It has come to symbolise Canada's coming of age as a nation
It was an important victory in the Boer War
Out of it was formed the Canadian Corps
11. In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?
Select One:
Natural resources
Auto Industry
Farming
Service
12. Who are the Métis?
Select One:
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
13. What is the capital city of Canada?
Select One:
Ottawa
Montreal
Toronto
Quebec
14. What is the government of all of Canada called?
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National assembly
Legislature
Council
Federal
15. In which year Aboriginal people were given the name 'First Nation'?
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1980s
1970s
2000
1820s
16. Jacques Cartier was the first European to explore which great Canadian river?
Select One:
Grand River
Red River
St. Lawrence River
Hillsborough River
17. 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
18. 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
19. Which province the highest mountain of Canada, 'Logan', is located in ?
Select One:
Alberta
Yukon
Prince Edward Island
Northwest Territories
20. What level of government passes by-laws?
Select One:
Provincial government
Municipal or local government.
Regional government
Territorial government