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1
What part of the Constitution legally protects the basic rights and freedoms of all Canadians?
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Canadian Charter of Rights.
The Canadian Charter of Freedoms.
The British Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
2
Which region is known as the industrial and manufacturing heartland of Canada?
West Coast.
Prairie provinces.
Atlantic provinces.
Central Canada.
3
What is the highest military honour a Canadian can receive?
Purple Cross.
Victoria Cross.
Order of Merit.
Badge of Courage.
4
the Scottish-born Canadian who promoted the adoption of Standard Time in 1884
Sir William Ramsay
Sir Casimir Gzowski
Alexander Graham Bell
Sir Sandford Fleming
5
Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in:
Clifton, P.E.I.
Truro, N.S.
Etobicoke
Hartland, N.B.
6
The oldest surviving building in Toronto is:
Scadding Cabin
St. James Cathedral
none of the above
Osgoode Hall
7
The world’s first stem-cell research was conducted in 1964 at:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore
Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal
University of Toronto
8
More Canadian troops perished in World War I than in World War II.
true
false
9
Out of the National Film Board’s 30,000 movies, this many have been nominated for an Oscar
16
99
73
37
10
Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas in 1849?
Robert Baldwin.
Sir John A. Macdonald.
Louis Riel.
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
11
The only remaining walled city in North America is:
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Quebec City
St. John’s
San Antonio
12
the Alberta oil sands was first recorded by Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie in:
1911
1888
1790
1879
13
What is the capital city of Canada?
Toronto.
Hull.
Ottawa.
Montreal.
14
What are the three main types of industry in Canada?
Natural resources, tourism and manufacturing.
Natural resources, tourism and service industries.
Tourism, services and manufacturing.
Natural resources, manufacturing and services.
15
In Canada, are you allowed to question the police about their service or conduct?
Yes, if you feel the need to.
No
Yes, you can question their service but not their conduct.
Yes, you can question their conduct but not their service.
16
Which of these prospective nominees was a heroine of the War of 1812?
Nellie McClung
Laura Secord
Emily Carr
Lucy Maud Montgomery
17
Which political party is in power in Ontario?
Green Party
Liberal Party
Conservative Party
New Democratic Party
18
What are the provinces of Central Canada and their capital cities?
Saskatchewan (Regina) and Manitoba Winnipeg).
Ontario (Toronto) and Quebec (Quebec City).
Quebec (Quebec City) & Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown).
Manitoba (Winnipeg) and Ontario (Toronto).
19
In which region do more than half the people in Canada live?
Northern Canada.
Atlantic Canada.
Prairies.
Central Canada.
20
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to:
Alice Munro
Margaret Atwood
J.K. Rowling
Pico Iyer
21
Who was Sir Sam Steele?
The Father of Manitoba.
The first Prime Minister of Canada.
frontier hero, Mounted Policeman and soldier of the Queen.
A military leader of the Métis in the 19th century.
22
What is the name of the Royal Anthem of Canada?
O Canada.
La Marseillaise
God Save the Queen (or King).
The Star-Spangled Banner.
23
Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?
A great frontier hero.
An explorer of western Canada.
Canada's greatest soldier in the First World War.
A military leader of the Métis in the 19th century
24
Prime Minister Lester Pearson’s toughest assignment was:
winning the Liberal Party leadership
fighting for a new Canadian flag
tempering the antipathy between Ottawa and Washington
fighting provincial opposition
25
To which Normandy beach were most Canadian troops assigned on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
Omaha
Juno
Sword
Utah
26
When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of the Canadian Constitution?
1878.
1867.
1905.
1982.
27
Where does Canada rank in the world's largest countries?
Third
Second
First
Fourth
28
Major Canadian contributions to the Internet include:
Research in Motion’s release of the first smartphones
Alberta native James Gosling’s role in developing Java
upgrading of fibre-optics technology
1 and 3
29
Who led Quebec into Confederation?
Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir George-Étienne Cartier
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
30
The worst man-made disaster in Canadian history was in:
1798
1917
1909
1843
