5. What is Canada's national winter sport ?
Select One:
Ice Hockey
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
6. What is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador?
Select One:
Windsor
St. Lawrence
St. John's
St. George's
7. 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
8. In Canada, which temperature scale is used to measure temperature?
That should be easy eh!
Select One:
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Both
9. When is Remembrance Day?
Select One:
November 11th every year.
November 12th every year.
November 13th every year.
The first Monday of November.
10. 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.
11. Which of the following criteria gives the right to vote?
Select One:
Have driving License
Landed Immigrant
On an official voters' list
Own a house/Property in the riding
12. During the War of 1812 the Americans burned down the Parliament Buildings in York (now Toronto). What did the British and Canadians do in return?
Select One:
They attacked American merchant ships and burned them down
They burned down the White House in Washington D.C.
They expanded their defence system, including Fort York
They captured Niagara Falls and burned down all american posts
13. After a federal election, which party forms the new government?
Select One:
The Queen herself picks party to run the government after the results.
The Governor General proposes a law for elected officials to become the governing body.
The Premiers of each province pick a party to run the government
The party with the most elected representatives is invited by the Governor General to become the party in power.
14. What is meant by the equality of women and men?
Select One:
A woman may now become Prime Minister
Men and women are equal under the law
A Women can now vote as a man can
Men and women must both do housework
15. 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.
16. Who has the right to be considered first for a job in the Federal government?
Select One:
Landed immigrants
Canadian citizens.
British citizens
USA citizens
17. 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.
18. What do you promise when you take the oath of citizenship?
Select One:
To pledge your loyalty to Canada from sea to sea
To pledge your loyalty to the Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II
To pledge your allegiance to the flag and fulfill the duties of a Canadian
To pledge your allegiance to the Canadian Constitution
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. Who was the first explorer to reach Canada in 1497?
Select One:
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain