5. Name the battle which United States lost near Niagara Falls, in the War of 1812. Hint: Sir Isaac Brock, Governor of Upper Canada and Commander-in-Chief, was killed in the battle.
Select One:
Plains of Abraham
Niagara Falls
Queenston Heights
Independence
6. 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
7. Where do more than half of the people in Canada live?
Select One:
Atlantic Canada
Central Canada
Prairies
Coastal Pacific
8. 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
9. Which Canadian province is the country's largest producer and exporter of maple syrup?
Select One:
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
New Brunswick
10. When does a federal election have to be held under legislation passed by Parliament?
Select One:
Within 4 years of the most recent election.
When the Queen wants to replace the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister can call the election any time at his own will
Within 5 years of the last election
11. What is the capital city of New Brunswick?
Select One:
Monton
Bathurst
Saint John
Fredericton
12. "For here [in Canada], I want the marble to remain the marble; the granite to remain the granite; the oak to remain the oak; and out of these elements, I would build a nation great among the nations of the world." Which Prime Minister of Canada said this?
Select One:
Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Richard B. Bennett
Pierre E. Trudeau
13. What is the capital city of Prince Edward Island?
Select One:
Kingston
Alberton
Charlottetown
Cornwall
14. In 1970, there was a major change to the Canadian federal election voting system. What was that change?
Select One:
Women gained the right to vote
Personal identification became a necessity to vote
The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18
Voting rights were extended to all inmates
15. 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
16. 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
17. What was the significance of June 6, 1944 invasion of Normandy?
Select One:
Canadians made a significant contribution to the defeat of Nazism and Fascism during WWII
It resulted in the forcible relocation of Canadians of Japanese origin
It liberated North Africa from Nazi occupation
It led to the establishment of the Juno Award
18. What are the three group of nations that are considered founding peoples for Canada ?
Select One:
Metis, British, French
Metis, Americans, British
French, British, Aboriginals
Aboriginals, Americans, British
19. What is the capital city of Manitoba?
Select One:
Winnipeg
Halifax
Winkler
Ottawa
20. When was the Canadian Pacific Railway finished?
Select One:
Late 1600s.
Late 1700s.
Late 1800s.
Early 1700s.