5. Which province is the most populous Prairie province ?
Select One:
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Northwest Territories
6. When was the Canadian Pacific Railway finished?
Select One:
Late 1600s.
Late 1700s.
Late 1800s.
Early 1700s.
7. In 1813, Laura Secord, pioneer wife and mother of five children, made a dangerous 30-kilometre journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon of a planned American attack. Her bravery contributed to the British-Canadian victory at the Battle of:
Select One:
Beaver Dams
Secord House
Sweet River
Thamesford Harbour
8. Who was the first prime minister of Canada?
Select One:
Louis St. Laurent
Robert Borden
Sir John A. Macdonald
Queen Elizabeth
9. What was the head Tax?
Select One:
A tax based on the number of children per family
A discriminatory race-based entry fee to Canada
A discriminatory kind of property tax
A fee charged for riding the railroad
10. In what year did the Iroquois and the French finally make peace?
Select One:
1701
1900
1804
1943
11. Select four rights "Canadian Citizens" have under the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms
Select One:
Leave Canada freely, apply for a Canadian passport, be educated
Work in Canada, vote, educated, drive
Be educated in either official language, apply for a Canadian passport, to drive, exit Canada
Be educated in either official language, apply for a passport,vote,enter/exit Canada freely
12. Which group of people was important in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Select One:
French
Métis
Chinese
English
13. What is Canada's national winter sport ?
Select One:
Ice Hockey
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
14. 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?
Select One:
Underground Railroad Conductors
Black Loyalists
Young Canadians for Freedom
None of the above
15. Fill in the blank: Canada is ____________ Constitutional monarchy in North America.
Select One:
First
Last
Only
Not
16. Which legal document recognizes the cultural diversity of Canadians?
Select One:
The Multicultural Act of the United Nations.
British Charter of Freedoms
Canadian Multiculturalism Act
Canada Charter of Rights and Freedoms
17. How can you contact your Member of Parliament?
Select One:
Write a letter to the House of Commons.
Write a letter to the Premier of your province.
Write a letter to the Prime Minister.
Call the office of the party in power.
18. What is the name of the Canadian who created worldwide system of standard time zones?
Select One:
Sir Sandford Fleming
Reginald Fessenden
Matthew Evans
Henry Woodward
19. List three ways you can protect the environment.
Select One:
Recycle, conserve energy and buy bottled water
Recycle, conserve energy and drive your car to work
Recycle, conserve energy and mow your lawn
Recycle, conserve energy and water and join a car pool
20. Canada's national colours are:
Select One:
Red and white and blue
Red and White
Red and Blue
White and Blue