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Question 1: Fatima is a new immigrant in Canada. What law allows her to take a job at par with a man?

  • Equality of women and men
  • Equality of all races.
  • Equal pay for equal work.
  • Equal rights.

Question 2: When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of the Canadian Constitution?

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

Question 3: Which country borders Canada on the south?

  • United States of America.
  • Central America.
  • Mexico.
  • Washington.

Question 4: What is Canada’s national winter sport?

  • Hockey.
  • Golf.
  • Nordic skiing.
  • Lacrosse.

Question 5: What does Confederation mean?

  • Joining of provinces to make a new country.
  • The United States Confederate soldiers came to Canada.
  • Joining of communities to become a province.
  • Joining of suburbs to form a large city.

Question 6: 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 7: What is the highest military honour a Canadian can receive?

  • Victoria Cross.
  • Purple Cross.
  • Badge of Courage.
  • Order of Merit.

Question 8: What is the name of the Premier of Ontario?

  • Premier Doug Ford
  • Premier Jack Layton
  • Premier Kathleen Wynne
  • Premier Mike Harris

Question 9: What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?

  • Unity.
  • Easy access to the West Coast.
  • What can be achieved by working together.
  • Ribbons of steel.

Question 10: Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

  • Quebec.
  • Ontario.
  • Nova Scotia.
  • Prince Edward Island.

Question 11: What is the largest religious affiliation in Canada?

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

Question 12: How are Senators chosen?

  • Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
  • By the Governor General of Canada.
  • By the Premiers of all provinces.
  • Appointed by the King.

Question 13: What does it mean to say Canada is a constitutional monarchy?

  • Canada's Head of State is a hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King) who reigns in accordance with the Constitution.
  • The Sovereign (Queen or King) is the law maker of Canada.
  • The Sovereign (Queen or King) represents Canadians in Parliament.
  • The Sovereign (Queen or King) approves bills before becoming law.

Question 14: What is the name of the Prime Minister of Canada and his/her party?

  • Mark Carney (Liberal Party).
  • Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party).
  • Jagmeet Singh (New Democratic Party).
  • Pierre Trudeau (Liberal Party).

Question 15: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Prince Edward Island?

  • Hal Perry
  • Jamie Fox
  • Steven Meyers
  • Peter Bevan-Baker

Question 16: What is the role of the Opposition parties?

  • To oppose or try to improve government proposals.
  • To assist the Prime Minister.
  • To sign bills.
  • To put forward bills to be passed.

Question 17: What are the territories of Northern Canada and their capital cities?

  • Yukon Territory (Whitehorse), Northwest Territories (Yellowknife), and Nunavut (Iqaluit).
  • Alaska (Juneau) and Yukon Territory ( Whitehorse).
  • Northwest Territories (Yellowknife) and Alaska (Juneau).
  • Northwest Territories (Yellowknife).

Question 18: What three oceans border Canada?

  • Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific.
  • Atlantic, Arctic and Bering.
  • Pacific, Indian and Atlantic.
  • Hudson, Pacific and Atlantic.

Question 19: 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 20: A Member of Parliament from Montreal announces that she will spend her weekend in her electoral district. This means she would be:

  • In the part of Montreal where she was elected.
  • In her office on Parliament Hill.
  • Visiting the province of Quebec.
  • Going on a vacation.