5. How can a party in power be defeated in Parliament?
Select One:
If Canadians do not approve of the laws to be passed.
If a majority of the MPs vote against a major government decision.
If the Premiers vote against major federal government decisions.
If Canadians vote against the party in power.
6. On June 6, 1944, in a bid to roll back the Nazi regime, 15,000 Canadian soldiers stormed which Normandy beach on a day otherwise known as D-Day?
Select One:
Juno Beach
Jupiter Beach
C?te d'Azur Beach
Miami Beach
7. What is the most significant difference between Canadian football and American football?
Select One:
Canadian football uses a bigger ball
Canadian football allows three downs instead of four
Canadian football is played on a bigger field
All of above
8. What do you call a law before it is passed?
Select One:
A proposal of a law
A new law.
A bill.
A proposed law
9. How is the government formed after an election?
Select One:
The Premiers of each province vote for the party to be in power.
The party with the most elected representatives becomes in power.
The Queen selects a party to form the government.
The Governor General proposes a plan to form the government.
10. What is the capital city of Prince Edward Island?
Select One:
Kingston
Alberton
Charlottetown
Cornwall
11. What do you mark on a federal election ballot?
Select One:
The candidate's name
The party's name
An X
The number for the candidate
12. What important trade did the Hudson Bay Company control?
Select One:
Fur
Gold
Oil
Medicine
13. Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
Select One:
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
14. What does the word "Inuit" mean?
Select One:
"Eskimo" in Inuktitut language
"The Arctic Land" in Inuktitut language
"Home" in English
"The people" in the Inuktitut language
15. The Trans-Canada Highway is the longest national highway in the world.
Select One:
TRUE
FALSE
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16. Which province is known as the Land of 100,000 Lakes?
Select One:
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
17. When is the fixed election date of Canada's federal election?
Select One:
The third Monday in October every four years following the most recent election
March 1st every five years after the last election
There's no fixed date of Canada's federal election
The second Friday in September every four years following the most recent election
18. How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?
Select One:
Ten provinces and three territories.
Eight provinces and three territories.
Nine provinces and two territory.
Ten provinces and two territories.
19. When did thousands of miners first come to Yukon?
Select One:
Early 1700s.
Early 1800s.
1890s.
1790s.
20. How are Members of Parliament chosen?
Select One:
Appointed by Governor of each province.
Elected by Canadian citizens.
Appointed by the Prime Minister
Appointed by the Queen