5. In Canada, which temperature scale is used to measure temperature?
That should be easy eh!
Select One:
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Both
6. Which province is known as the Land of 100,000 Lakes?
Select One:
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
7. For how long did the Hudson Bay Company control the northern lands?
Select One:
Around 100 years.
Around 200 years.
More than 300 years
More than 178 years.
8. What is the difference between the role of the Sovereign (Queen) and that of the Prime Minister?
Select One:
The Sovereign is Head of State, the Prime Minister oversees provincial policies.
The Sovereign is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms, the Prime Minister selects the Cabinet ministers and is responsible for operations and policy of government.
The Sovereign links Canada to 52 other nations and the Prime Minister is the guardian of Constitutional freedoms.
The Sovereign is the symbol of Canadian sovereignty and the Prime Minister is her aide.
9. 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.
10. What leaf is on the Canadian flag?
Select One:
Birch
Oak
Bay Leaf
Maple Leaf
11. What is a “party platform”?
Select One:
Place where the party headquarter exists
the plans a political party develops for what they would do in government
policies developed by the leaders of each party
Place where party was officially started
12. What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada?
Select One:
Rocky Mountains
Mount Logan
Blackcomb Mountain
Yoho Mountain
13. What does the Canadian flag look like?
Select One:
White and red with the federal emblem.
Red maple leaf with white in the background.
White and red with a deer in the center.
White with a red border on each end and a red maple leaf in the center.
14. 'Habeas corpus' became part of Canadian Rights and Responsibility. Where was the concept of 'Habeas corpus' taken from ?
Select One:
A word that came from Aboriginal language
It was part of aboriginal culture
It came from French Common Law
It came from English common law
15. Which Canadian imagined the idea for the first telephone at his summer house in Canada?
Select One:
Thomas Edison
Mathew Evans
Henry Woodward
Alexander Graham Bell
16. When did Nunavut become a territory?
Select One:
2000
1989
1996
1999
17. 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.
18. What are the provinces of the Atlantic region?
Select One:
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec.
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.
Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
19. What is a Voter Information Card?
Select One:
A form that tells you where and when to vote.
A letter that lets you know the voting schedule.
A list tells you who the candidates are in your electoral district.
A card to let you register for voting.
20. What do you call the Queen's representative in the Territories?
Select One:
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Lieutenant-Governor
Commissioner
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