1. 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
2. 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.
3. In 1980, Terry Fox began a cross-country run, the "Marathon of Hope", to raise money for what cause?
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Diabetic Research
Cancer research
Heart disease
AIDS
4. Name the three levels of government in Canada.
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Federal, provincial or territorial and state
Federal, provincial or territorial and municipal
Federal, state and municipal
Federal, provincial or territorial and local
5. In which parts of Canada did the Aboriginal peoples first live?
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All regions
The Prairies and the North
The North and Great Lakes regions
The Great Lakes regions and Prairies.
6. 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
7. 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.
8. What are the provinces of the Atlantic?
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Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
9. Who was the first explorer to reach Canada in 1497?
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Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
10. On September 10 of which year did the government of Mackenzie King declare war on Hitler's Germany ten days after the rest of the British Empire declared war?
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1939
1914
1907
1922
11. In which year Aboriginal people were given the name 'First Nation'?
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1980s
1970s
2000
1820s
12. What is Canada's system of governance?
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Police state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Federal state, Provincial state and constitutional monarchy
Federal state, parliamentary democracy and dictatorship
Federal state, parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
13. Who governs Canada on daily basis at the federal level?
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Prime Minister
Premier
The Queen
Governor General
14. What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada?
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Rocky Mountains
Mount Logan
Blackcomb Mountain
Yoho Mountain
15. What are the three parts of Parliament?
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The House of Commons, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.
The Governor General, the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.
The Queen, the House of Commons and the Senate.
The Queen, Governor General and Prime Minister.
16. Nova Scotian and Olympian Marjorie Turner-Bailey is a descendant of a group of escaped slaves and freed men and women of African origin. What is the name of this group who fled to Canada from America in the 1780s?
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Underground Railroad Conductors
Black Loyalists
Young Canadians for Freedom
None of the above
17. What is another name given to Great Charter of Freedoms
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Magnum Carti
Great Charter
Diversity Charter
Magna Carta
18. 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.
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Letter
Memorandum
Speech
Document
19. Who was the first prime minister of Canada?
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Louis St. Laurent
Robert Borden
Sir John A. Macdonald
Queen Elizabeth
20. The federal government is responsible for which of the following under the Constitution:
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Citizenship and criminal justice
International trade and Aboriginal affairs
National defence and foreign policy
All of the above