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1: Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas in 1849?
You Selected: ....:Wrong!

Correct Answer: Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
2: What was the head Tax?

Correct Answer: A discriminatory race-based entry fee to Canada
3: Which of the followings are the responsibilities of provincial government?

Correct Answer: Education, health care, natural resources and policing.
4: What do you call the Queen's representative in the territories?

Correct Answer: Commissioner
5: In which parts of Canada did the Aboriginal peoples first live?

Correct Answer: All regions
6: 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:
Correct Answer: Beaver Dams
7: Ms X immigrated to Canada and She can work and earn as much money as a man
would. Why is that?
Correct Answer: Because of equality between sexes (Equal rights of Man and
Woman)
8: What country is Canada's largest trading partner?

Correct Answer: United States of America
9: What is the capital city of Ontario?

Correct Answer: Toronto
10: Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?

Correct Answer: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
11: What are the regions of Canada?

Correct Answer: Atlantic, North, Central, Prairies and West Coast
12: What is Canada's national winter sport ?

Correct Answer: Ice Hockey
13: What is meant by the equality of women and men?

Correct Answer: Men and women are equal under the law
14: How can you help to protect the environment?

Correct Answer: Walking, cycling, taking transit or carpooling wherever possible.
15: When did Nunavut become a territory?

Correct Answer: 1999
16: What does voting by secret ballot mean?

Correct Answer: No one can watch you vote or look at your marked ballot.
17: What are the provinces of the Atlantic region?

Correct Answer: Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island.
18: What does the Canadian flag look like?

Correct Answer: White with a red border on each end and a red maple leaf in the
center.
19: During the Second World War, thousands of Canadians were forcibly evacuated
from the West Coast of Canada because of their ethnic origin. Who were these
Canadians
Correct Answer: Japanese-Canadians
20: What do the initials MP stand for in Canadian politics?

Correct Answer: Member of Parliament.
21: 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?
Correct Answer: Black Loyalists
22: When did the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government of Canada, officially
apologize in the House of Commons for the Chinese Head Tax that was imposed on
Chinese newcomers in 1885?
23: Which of following sports are official in Canada?

Correct Answer: Hockey and Lacrosse
24: Jacques Cartier was the first European to explore which great Canadian river?
Correct Answer: St. Lawrence River
25: Name the federal political parties represented in the House of Commons and
their leaders
Correct Answer: Conservative Party of Canada (Stephen Harper/TBD), New
Democratic Party (Thomas Mulcair), Liberal Party of Canada (Justin Trudeau), Bloc
Qu?b?cois (Mario Beaulieu), Green Party (Elizabeth May)
26: What is a major river in Quebec?

Correct Answer: St. Lawrence River
27: Which of the following answers is NOT true about the Canada/USA relationship?
Correct Answer: Canada exports very little goods to USA
28: What is the significance of Hockey?

Correct Answer: It is the most popular spectator sport in Canada and is also its
national winter sport
29: 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?
30: What was the first province in Canada to regonize Women right to vote ?
Correct Answer: Manotiba
31: What is a party platform?

Correct Answer: the plans a political party develops for what they would do in
government
32: 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.
Correct Answer: Speech
33: Where are the Great Lakes?

Correct Answer: Southern Ontario along the border between Canada and the United
States.
34: Who represents the Sovereign in Canada?

Correct Answer: The Governor General
35: Which biennial sports event that began in 1970 features such sports as
snowshoeing and dog sledding, as well as athletes from northern communities like
the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Alaska, Greenland and several northern
Russian provinces?
Correct Answer: Arctic Winter Games
36: Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

Correct Answer: New Brunswick
37: Who are Anglophones?

Correct Answer: People speaking English as a first language.
38: Who was Louis Riel?

Correct Answer: A Metis leader and the Father of Manitoba
39: Which of the followings are the responsibilities of local government?

Correct Answer: Social and community Health, snow removal and transportation.
40: What leaf is on the Canadian flag?

Correct Answer: Maple Leaf
41: What is the population of Canada? (Last Statistics: 2013)

Correct Answer: About 35 million
42: Where do most French speaking Canadians live?

Correct Answer: Quebec
43: Who are Francophone?

Correct Answer: People speaking French as a first language.
44: Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

Correct Answer: The opposition party with the most MPs.
45: The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was fought in:

Correct Answer: Qubec Citry
46: In 1980, Terry Fox began a cross-country run, the

Correct Answer: Cancer research
47: Which of the following is the role of the police in Canada?

Correct Answer: Keep people safe and to enforce the law
48: What is the role of the Opposition parties?

Correct Answer: To oppose or try to improve government proposals.
49: What is a ballot?

Correct Answer: A form for voting.
50: Les Automatistes of Qubec were:

Correct Answer: Pioneering modern abstract artists
51: What is a Voter Information Card?

Correct Answer: A form that tells you where and when to vote.
52: In which type of industry did most early European settlers work?
Correct Answer: Fur trading
53: Which federal political party is Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition? (After 2015
election)
Correct Answer: Conservative Party
54: For what is the Okanagan Valley famous?

Correct Answer: Fruit orchards & vineyards
55: Which three oceans line Canada's frontiers?

Correct Answer: Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
56: What was the name of the new country formed in Confederation?
Correct Answer: Dominion of Canada
57: To what ocean is Newfoundland closest?

Correct Answer: Atlantic
58: What is the Motto of Canada?

Correct Answer: a mari usque ad mare (From sea to sea)
59: The largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area is located between the
province of Ontario and the United States of America and is called:
Correct Answer: Lake Superior
60: What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?

Correct Answer: Mtis, First Nations and Inuit.
61: What is the oldest national park in Canada?

Correct Answer: Banff National Park
62: Where do the majority of Mtis live in Canada?

Correct Answer: Prairie Provinces
63: Which area is known as

Correct Answer: Northern Territories
64: Where are the Parliament Buildings located?

Correct Answer: Ottawa
65: Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?

Correct Answer: Northern Canada
66: What is the capital city of Canada?

Correct Answer: Ottawa
67: What is the most significant difference between Canadian football and American
football?
Correct Answer: All of above
68: Why is the Constitution Act of 1982 important in Canadian history?

Correct Answer: Canada can modify the Constitution without the approval from the
British Government.
69: What are the Prairie Provinces?

Correct Answer: Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.
70: Who was the first prime minister of Canada?

Correct Answer: Sir John A. Macdonald
71: Which was the last province to join Canada?

Correct Answer: Newfoundland
72: Name three requirements you must meet in order to vote in a federal election.
Correct Answer: Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old and on the voters' list.
73: Canada's economy of the 17th and 18th century depended mainly on:
Correct Answer: Fur Trade
74: Who do Canadians vote for in a federal election?

Correct Answer: A candidate whom they want to represent them in Parliament
75: Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

Correct Answer: Manitoba and Quebec.
76: On July 5, 1916, the assembly of the No. 2 Construction Battalion was approved.
Why was this battalion different from the rest of the military's battalions?
Correct Answer: It was Canada's first, and only, all-black battalion
77: How are Members of Parliament chosen?

Correct Answer: Elected by Canadian citizens.
78: What is a Cabinet Minister?

Correct Answer: Persons appointed by the Prime Minister to run federal
departments.
79: What does -mobility rights- mean?

Correct Answer: Being able to live and work anywhere in Canada.
80: Which three legal rights are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms?
Correct Answer: Mobility rights, official language rights and Aboriginal peoples'
rights.
81: What are the parties that are not in power called?
Correct Answer: Opposition Parties.
82: What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?

Correct Answer: Regina
83: Which one is true about discovery of Insulin?

Correct Answer: Insulin was discovered by two Canadian Scientists
84: List three ways you can protect the environment.

Correct Answer: Recycle, conserve energy and water and join a car pool
85: What of the following is Canada's constitution based on

Correct Answer: Peace, Order and Good government
86: What is the final step before a bill becomes a law?

Correct Answer: Approved by the Governor General.
87: When is the fixed election date of Canada's federal election?

Correct Answer: The third Monday in October every four years following the most
recent election
88: The Liberation of Western Europe from Nazi rule began in 1944 on:
Correct Answer: D-Day
89: Which legal documents protect the rights of Canadians with regards to the
official languages?
Correct Answer: Canadian Constitution and Official Languages Act.
90: Which of the following criteria gives the right to vote?

Correct Answer: On an official voters' list
91: What is a polling station?

Correct Answer: Place where you vote.
92: Who was the first explorer to reach Canada in 1497?

Correct Answer: John Cabot
93: Name the five Great lakes between Canada and United States.
Correct Answer: Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario and Lake
Superior
94: What is the Canada Health Act?

Correct Answer: Ensures common elements and a basic standard of coverage
95: What is the head of government in Canada called?

Correct Answer: Prime Minister or Premier
96: What is the capital city of Quebec?

Correct Answer: Quebec City
97: What form of transportation did Aboriginal peoples and fur traders use?
Correct Answer: Waterways
98: Which province is known as the Land of 100,000 Lakes?

Correct Answer: Manitoba
99: The cornerstone of Centre Block in the Parliament Buildings was laid by Prince
______ in 1860; the son of Queen Victoria.
Correct Answer: Albert
100: How is the government formed after an election?

Correct Answer: The party with the most elected representatives becomes in power.

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1: Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas in 1849?

You Selected: ....:Wrong!

2: What was the head Tax?

3: Which of the followings are the responsibilities of provincial government?

4: What do you call the Queen's representative in the territories?

5: In which parts of Canada did the Aboriginal peoples first live?

8: What country is Canada's largest trading partner?

9: What is the capital city of Ontario?

10: Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?

11: What are the regions of Canada?

12: What is Canada's national winter sport ?

13: What is meant by the equality of women and men?

14: How can you help to protect the environment?

15: When did Nunavut become a territory?

16: What does voting by secret ballot mean?

17: What are the provinces of the Atlantic region?

18: What does the Canadian flag look like?

20: What do the initials MP stand for in Canadian politics?

21: Nova Scotian and Olympian Marjorie Turner-Bailey is a descendant of a group of

23: Which of following sports are official in Canada?

26: What is a major river in Quebec?

28: What is the significance of Hockey?

31: What is a party platform?

33: Where are the Great Lakes?

34: Who represents the Sovereign in Canada?

36: Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

Correct Answer: New Brunswick

37: Who are Anglophones?

38: Who was Louis Riel?

39: Which of the followings are the responsibilities of local government?

40: What leaf is on the Canadian flag?

41: What is the population of Canada? (Last Statistics: 2013)

42: Where do most French speaking Canadians live?

43: Who are Francophone?

44: Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

45: The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was fought in:

46: In 1980, Terry Fox began a cross-country run, the

47: Which of the following is the role of the police in Canada?

48: What is the role of the Opposition parties?

49: What is a ballot?

50: Les Automatistes of Qubec were:

51: What is a Voter Information Card?

54: For what is the Okanagan Valley famous?

55: Which three oceans line Canada's frontiers?

You Selected: ....:Wrong!

57: To what ocean is Newfoundland closest?

58: What is the Motto of Canada?

60: What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?

61: What is the oldest national park in Canada?

Correct Answer: Banff National Park

62: Where do the majority of Mtis live in Canada?

63: Which area is known as

64: Where are the Parliament Buildings located?

65: Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?

66: What is the capital city of Canada?

68: Why is the Constitution Act of 1982 important in Canadian history?

69: What are the Prairie Provinces?

70: Who was the first prime minister of Canada?

71: Which was the last province to join Canada?

74: Who do Canadians vote for in a federal election?

75: Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

77: How are Members of Parliament chosen?

78: What is a Cabinet Minister?

79: What does -mobility rights- mean?