1. What level of government in Canada is in charge of education and health care ?
Select One:
Federal
Provincial and territorial
Local
Muncipal
2. Fill in the blank: Canada is ____________ Constitutional monarchy in North America.
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First
Last
Only
Not
3. 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?
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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
4. A Member of Parliament from Toronto decides to spend the weekend in his electoral district. This means he will be:
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In some part of Toronto where he was elected
Somewhere in USA
Taking a tour in the province of Ontario
In Ottawa
5. How is the Prime Minister chosen?
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The leader of the party with the most elected Members of Parliament.
The Queen appoints the Prime Minister.
The Governor General appoints the Prime Minister.
The Members of Parliament vote for the Prime Minister.
6. What is Canada's national winter sport ?
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Ice Hockey
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
7. What does Confederation mean?
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The combination of neighborhood to build a larger community.
The joining of provinces to become a new country.
The United States Confederate army came to settle in Canada.
The merger of colonies to form a province.
8. Where did the name Alberta came from ?
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Comes from the Huron-Iroquois language
Named after a French Leader
Named after a daughter of Queen Victoria
Was proposed when it officially became a province in 1905
9. Which of the followings are the responsibilities of federal government?
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National defence, foreign policy, international trade and aboriginal affairs.
Education, foreign policy, recycling programs and aboriginal affairs.
Highways, policing, international trade and criminal justice.
National defence, health care, international trade and aboriginal affairs.
10. Where do most French speaking Canadians live?
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Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec
None of above
11. What are the regions of Canada?
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West Coast, Central, East, Canadian Shield and South
Atlantic, North, Central, Prairies and West Coast
West, North, South, East, Central
Rockies, Ontario, Quebec, Prairies
12. For how long did the Hudson Bay Company control the northern lands?
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Around 100 years.
Around 200 years.
More than 300 years
More than 178 years.
13. Which area is known as "Land of Midnight Sun"?
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Atlantic Provinces
Northern Territories
Western Provinces
Prairie Provinces
14. What year was Confederation?
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1871
1870
1898
1867
15. What is the Canada Health Act?
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Ensures availability of drugs
Ensures availability of Doctors and Nurses
Ensures common elements and a basic standard of coverage
Ensures availability of doctors, Drug and Nurses to Canadians
16. How does a bill become a law?
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Must be approved by the Members of the Parliament.
Must be approved by a majority in the House of Commons and Senate, and received royal assent.
Must be signed by the Queen or King.
The Governors of each province must approve the bill.
17. This person drew the map of East Coast Canada.
Select One:
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Sir John A. Macdonald
King Charles V
18. Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?
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Central Canada
Northern Canada
Atlantic Canada
Southern Ontario
19. When did the British North America Act came into effect?
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July 1, 1867
July 1, 1887
July 1, 1900
July 1, 1857
20. Who are the Québécois?
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Descendants of French colonists
French-speaking Catholics
People of Quebec
Aboriginals who settled in Quebec