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Question 1: What is the capital city of New Brunswick?

  • Fredericton
  • Victoria
  • Winnipeg
  • Montreal

Question 2: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in British Columbia?

  • Trevor Halford (interim)
  • Adam Olsen
  • Kevin Falcon
  • Andrew Wilkinson

Question 3: Who has the right to run as a candidate in federal elections?

  • Any Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old.
  • Anyone.
  • A Canadian citizen who is 16 years old.
  • Any man who is at least 18 years old.

Question 4: Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?

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

Question 5: Who are the Acadians?

  • The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604.
  • Aboriginal people of the arctic.
  • French-speaking Catholics living in Ontario.
  • English speaking refugees who settled in Louisiana.

Question 6: Who are the Aboriginal peoples of Canada?

  • The first people to live in Canada
  • The first European settlers to arrive in Canada
  • The descendents of the first Australian immigrants to Canada
  • The first settlers of Newfoundland

Question 7: Which political party is in power in Quebec?

  • Coalition Avenir Québec
  • Parti libéral
  • Parti Québécois
  • Union Nationale

Question 8: Which political party is in power in Manitoba?

  • New Democratic Party
  • Manitoba Party
  • Liberals
  • Progressive Conservative

Question 9: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Alberta?

  • Naheed K. Nenshi
  • Rachel Notley
  • Heather Forsyth
  • Jim Prentice

Question 10: What three industries are important to Quebec’s economy today?

  • Pulp and paper, forestry and hydro-electric power
  • Tourism, mining and forestry
  • Films, fishing and mining
  • Forestry, shipping and tourism

Question 11: What is the name of the Premier of New Brunswick?

  • Premier Susan Holt
  • Premier Bernard Lord
  • Premier David Alward
  • Premier Brian Gallant

Question 12: Which political party is in power in Newfoundland and Labrador?

  • Progressive Conservative
  • NFL Party
  • New Democrats
  • Liberal Party

Question 13: What three industries are important to New Brunswick’s economy today?

  • Forestry, agriculture and mining
  • Forestry, hydro-electric power generation, oil
  • Fisheries, oil, tourism
  • Atlantic trade, fishing and oil

Question 14: What three industries are important to Saskatchewan’s economy today?

  • Farming, mining and natural gas
  • Forestry, films and tourism
  • Fishing, mining and agriculture
  • Mining, oil production and forestry

Question 15: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Saskatchewan?

  • Carla Beck
  • Ryan Meili
  • John Nilson
  • Cam Broten

Question 16: Which region is known as the industrial and manufacturing heartland of Canada?

  • Central Canada.
  • Atlantic provinces.
  • Prairie provinces.
  • West Coast.

Question 17: Who is considered the father of Manitoba?

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

Question 18: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Manitoba?

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

Question 19: Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

  • Canada's greatest soldier in the First World War.
  • A military leader of the Métis in the 19th century.
  • A great frontier hero.
  • An explorer of western Canada.

Question 20: Who are the Quebecers?

  • People of Quebec.
  • European settlers in the 1600s.
  • Descendants of the French colonists.
  • Descendants of the Anglophones.