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Question 1: What is the largest religious affiliation in Canada?

  • Catholic.
  • Muslim.
  • Jewish.
  • Hindu.

Question 2: Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

  • The party with the second most MPs.
  • The party receiving the least votes.
  • Any independent candidate.
  • The party the Prime Minister selects.

Question 3: Give the first line of Canada’s national anthem?

  • O Canada! Our home and native land!
  • O Canada! Our province and native land!
  • O Canada! From far and wide, O Canada,
  • O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.

Question 4: When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of the Canadian Constitution?

  • 1982.
  • 1867.
  • 1905.
  • 1878.

Question 5: After a federal election, which party forms the new government?

  • The party with the most elected representatives is invited by the Governor General to become the party in power.
  • The King himself picks any party to run the government.
  • The Governor General proposes a law for elected officials to become the governing body.
  • The Premiers of each province pick a party to run the government

Question 6: What country is Canada’s largest trading partner?

  • United States of America.
  • Mexico.
  • China.
  • Japan.

Question 7: 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 8: When is Remembrance Day celebrated?

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

Question 9: What do you call a law before it is passed?

  • A Bill.
  • A New law.
  • A Proposed law.
  • A New proposal.

Question 10: 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 11: Where does Canada rank in the world’s largest countries?

  • Second
  • First
  • Third
  • Fourth

Question 12: What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?

  • Insulin has saved 16 million lives worldwide.
  • Insulin is a hormone that permits you to eat anything you wish.
  • Discovering insulin opened the doors to more discoveries.
  • Discovering insulin made Drs. Banting and Best famous.

Question 13: Which political party is in power in Ontario?

  • Progressive Conservative Party
  • Green Party
  • Liberal Party
  • New Democratic Party

Question 14: When you vote on election day, what do you do?

  • Go to the voting station with your voter's card and ID, mark an X next to your chosen candidate, fold the ballot and present it to the poll officials who will tear off the ballot number and give you the ballot to deposit in the box
  • Go to the voting station, tell them who you are and mark your X. Give the ballot back to the attendant.
  • Go to the voting station, remove 1 ballot and after marking your X deposit it in the ballot box.
  • Go to the voting station, take your voter's card with proof if identity, highlight your choice on the ballot and deposit it in the box.

Question 15: What is the government of all of Canada called?

  • Federal.
  • National assembly.
  • Legislature.
  • Council.

Question 16: What part of the Constitution legally protects the basic rights and freedoms of all Canadians?

  • The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
  • The British Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
  • The Canadian Charter of Rights.
  • The Canadian Charter of Freedoms.

Question 17: How are Members of Parliament chosen?

  • Elected by Canadian citizens.
  • Appointed by the Prime Minister.
  • Appointed by the King.
  • Elected by the Provincial Ministers.

Question 18: What is the capital city of New Brunswick?

  • Fredericton
  • Victoria
  • Winnipeg
  • Montreal

Question 19: Who had played an important part in building the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)?

  • Chinese railroad workers.
  • American railroad engineers.
  • Acadian railroad workers.
  • African American slaves.

Question 20: Which province has its own time zone?

  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • British Columbia
  • Nunavut
  • Nova Scotia