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Question 1: What do you call the Sovereign’s representative in the provinces?

  • Lieutenant-Governor.
  • Premier.
  • Member of the Legislative Assembly.
  • Senator.

Question 2: What is the name of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario?

  • Edith Dumont
  • James Bartleman
  • Elizabeth Dowdeswell
  • David C. Onley

Question 3: Name the members of Parliament for Richmond, British Columbia and the parties they belong to.

  • Chak Au (Conservative), Parm Bains (Liberal)
  • Alice Wong (Conservative), Kenny Chiu (Conservative)
  • Joe Peschisolido (Liberal), Kerry-Lynne Findlay (Conservative)
  • Greg Halsey-Brandt (Liberal), Geoff Plant (Liberal)

Question 4: How is a Cabinet Minister chosen?

  • By the Prime Minister
  • By the King.
  • By the voters.
  • By other Cabinet Ministers.

Question 5: What is the role of the courts in Canada?

  • To settle disputes.
  • To enforce the law.
  • To guide people in our society.
  • To express values and beliefs of Canadians.

Question 6: What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?

  • To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day.
  • To remember our Sovereign, King Charles III.
  • To celebrate Confederation.
  • To honour Prime Ministers who have died.

Question 7: When is Remembrance Day celebrated?

  • November 11th.
  • July 1st
  • October 1st.
  • December 25th

Question 8: The Canadian Coat of Arms and motto is “A Mari Usque Ad Mare.” This means:

  • From sea to sea.
  • From the ocean to the sea.
  • From the sea to the ends of the earth.
  • From the water to the earth.

Question 9: In which region do more than half the people in Canada live?

  • Central Canada.
  • Prairies.
  • Atlantic Canada.
  • Northern Canada.

Question 10: What are the two official languages of Canada?

  • English and French.
  • English and Métis.
  • Inuktitut and French.
  • English and Inuktitut.

Question 11: What are the Prairie provinces and their capital cities?

  • Alberta (Edmonton), Saskatchewan (Regina) and Manitoba (Winnipeg).
  • Alberta (Edmonton) and Saskatchewan (Regina).
  • Saskatchewan (Regina) and Manitoba (Winnipeg).
  • Saskatchewan (Regina), Manitoba (Winnipeg) and Ontario (Toronto).

Question 12: What is the name of the Premier of Prince Edward Island?

  • Premier Bloyce Thompson
  • Premier Wade MacLauchlan
  • Premier Pat Binns
  • Premier Joe Ghiz

Question 13: What is a Francophone?

  • A person who speaks French as their first language
  • A person who speaks English as their first language
  • A smartphone designed by the Canadian company RIM
  • The first phone in Canada, invented by Alexander Graham Bell

Question 14: Who have major responsibilities on First Nations reserves?

  • Band chiefs and councillors.
  • Municipal governments.
  • Provincial and territorial governments.
  • Federal government.

Question 15: Who is considered the father of Manitoba?

  • Louis Riel.
  • John A. Macdonald.
  • Sam Steele.
  • Alfred Boyd.

Question 16: Which of the following is NOT a feature of Canada’s system of government?

  • Dictatorship.
  • A federal state.
  • Parliamentary democracy.
  • Constitutional Monarchy.

Question 17: What is Canada’s system of government called?

  • Parliamentary government.
  • Dictatorship.
  • Military Rule.
  • Communism.

Question 18: What is the name of the Premier of Alberta?

  • Premier Danielle Smith
  • Premier Rachel Notley
  • Premier Jason Kenney
  • Premier Stephen Harper

Question 19: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Manitoba?

  • Obby Khan
  • Heather Stefanson
  • Wab Kinew
  • Brian Pallister

Question 20: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Ontario?

  • Marit Stiles
  • Andrea Horwath
  • Peter Tabuns
  • Dalton McGuinty