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Which day is November 20?
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Question 1. Which day is November 20?
- A. Sir John A. Macdonald Day
- B. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day
- C. Vimy Day
- D. Remembrance Day
Answer: B. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day
In Canada, November 20 is Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day.
In Discover Canada: Canadian Symbols (National Holidays)
Question 2. Which workers helped build the CPR and later faced a race-based entry fee called the Head Tax?
- A. Ukrainian workers
- B. Japanese workers
- C. Irish workers
- D. Chinese workers
Answer: D. Chinese workers
Chinese labourers helped build the railway and later faced discrimination, including the Head Tax.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (A Railway from Sea to Sea)
Question 3. In 1775, who beat back the Americans when they invaded Quebec?
- A. Sir Isaac Brock
- B. Charles de Salaberry
- C. James Wolfe
- D. Sir Guy Carleton
Answer: D. Sir Guy Carleton
Sir Guy Carleton, Governor of Quebec, defended the rights of the Canadiens and defeated the American invasion of 1775.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Royal New France)
Question 4. True or false. Lord Durham showed a strong understanding of French Canadians.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer: B. False
Durham thought French Canadians should assimilate into English-speaking Protestant culture. The guide says this showed a complete lack of understanding.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Rebellions of 1837–38)
Question 5. How many Canadians died in the Korean War?
- A. 500
- B. 5,000
- C. 44,000
- D. 60,000
Answer: A. 500
In the Korean War, 500 Canadians died and 1,000 were wounded.
In Discover Canada: Modern Canada (International Engagement)
Question 6. As Head of the Commonwealth, what does the Sovereign do for Canada?
- A. Chooses Canada's Prime Minister after each election
- B. Writes Canada's budget
- C. Leads Canada's army in war
- D. Links Canada to other Commonwealth nations
Answer: D. Links Canada to other Commonwealth nations
The Sovereign, as Head of the Commonwealth, links Canada to many other nations.
In Discover Canada: How Canadians Govern Themselves (Constitutional Monarchy)
Question 7. Where does the other half of First Nations people mainly live?
- A. Off-reserve, mainly in cities
- B. In Inuit communities in the Arctic
- C. Only in the province of Quebec
- D. Outside Canada, in the United States
Answer: A. Off-reserve, mainly in cities
Roughly half of First Nations people live on reserves; most of the rest live off-reserve in cities.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Aboriginal Peoples)
Question 8. In what year was oil discovered in Alberta, starting Canada's modern energy industry?
- A. 1905
- B. 1929
- C. 1947
- D. 1965
Answer: C. 1947
The 1947 oil discovery in Alberta began Canada's modern energy industry.
In Discover Canada: Modern Canada (Trade and Economic Growth)
Question 9. The rights in the Charter will not harm which other rights?
- A. Treaty and other rights of Aboriginal peoples
- B. The rights of foreign governments
- C. The rights of the Senate to make laws alone
- D. The rights of private companies
Answer: A. Treaty and other rights of Aboriginal peoples
The Charter's guarantees cannot take away treaty rights or other rights that belong to Aboriginal peoples.
In Discover Canada: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship (The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms)
Question 10. Apart from the Mississippi, which North American river system is the longest?
- A. The St. Lawrence River
- B. The St. John River
- C. The Mackenzie River
- D. The Ottawa River
Answer: C. The Mackenzie River
The Mackenzie River in the NWT is 4,200 km long, second in North America only to the Mississippi.
In Discover Canada: Canada's Regions (The Northern Territories)
Question 11. Where did the first Aboriginal people most likely come from, long ago?
- A. Europe
- B. Asia
- C. Africa
- D. South America
Answer: B. Asia
The guide says the ancestors of Aboriginal peoples probably moved here from Asia thousands of years ago.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Aboriginal Peoples)
Question 12. About what share of the Allied soldiers on D-Day were Canadian?
- A. One in ten
- B. One in two
- C. One in a hundred
- D. Nine in ten
Answer: A. One in ten
Roughly one of every ten Allied soldiers who landed on D-Day was Canadian.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (The Second World War)
Question 13. Which two provinces were created in 1905?
- A. Alberta and Saskatchewan
- B. Manitoba and British Columbia
- C. Alberta and Manitoba
- D. Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Answer: A. Alberta and Saskatchewan
Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces in 1905.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Expansion of the Dominion)
Question 14. How many candidates can run in one electoral district?
- A. There can be many candidates
- B. Only one candidate
- C. Exactly two candidates
- D. No more than three candidates
Answer: A. There can be many candidates
Many candidates can run in one riding. The one with the most votes becomes the MP.
In Discover Canada: Federal Elections (Other Levels of Government in Canada)
Question 15. Where does Canada's coat of arms appear?
- A. Only on the flags of the provinces and territories
- B. Only inside the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill
- C. On public buildings, official documents and dollar bills
- D. On every car licence plate in every province
Answer: C. On public buildings, official documents and dollar bills
The coat of arms is used on money, government documents and public buildings.
In Discover Canada: Canadian Symbols (Coat of Arms and Motto)
Question 16. For what share of Quebecers is French the first language?
- A. About half
- B. About one-third
- C. Fewer than one-quarter
- D. More than three-quarters
Answer: D. More than three-quarters
French is the first language of more than three in four people in Quebec.
In Discover Canada: Canada's Regions (Central Canada)
Question 17. What laws do municipal councils pass?
- A. Criminal laws that apply to the whole country
- B. Laws on immigration and citizenship
- C. Local by-laws for their own community only
- D. Laws on foreign policy and trade deals
Answer: C. Local by-laws for their own community only
Municipal councils pass by-laws that apply only in their own community.
In Discover Canada: Federal Elections (Other Levels of Government in Canada)
Question 18. How does Canada rank in size among the countries of the world?
- A. Largest
- B. Second-largest
- C. Fifth-largest
- D. Tenth-largest
Answer: B. Second-largest
Covering 10 million square kilometres, Canada is the second-largest country in the world.
In Discover Canada: Canada's Regions
Question 19. Which leader from Quebec was the main architect of Confederation?
- A. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
- B. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- C. Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché
- D. Sir George-Étienne Cartier
Answer: D. Sir George-Étienne Cartier
George-Étienne Cartier, a Montreal railway lawyer and ally of Macdonald, led Quebec into Confederation.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Canada's First Prime Minister)
Question 20. Which document defined the powers of the federal government and the provinces?
- A. The Royal Proclamation of 1763
- B. The Quebec Act of 1774
- C. The British North America Act of 1867
- D. The Official Languages Act of 1969
Answer: C. The British North America Act of 1867
The British North America Act, now the Constitution Act, 1867, set out what the federal and provincial governments are each responsible for.
In Discover Canada: How Canadians Govern Themselves (Federal State)
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