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Question 1: What is the name of the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec?

  • Honourable Manon Jeannotte
  • Honourable Pierre Duchesne
  • Honourable Martial Asselin
  • Honourable J. Michel Doyon

Question 2: 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 3: Who is the Head of Government?

  • The Prime Minister
  • The President
  • The King
  • The Governor General

Question 4: Who do Canadians vote for in a federal election?

  • A candidate they want to represent them in Parliament.
  • The best speaker running in the election.
  • Someone to become the Premier.
  • All of the candidates in their electoral district.

Question 5: Where are the Parliament Buildings located?

  • Ottawa.
  • Quebec City.
  • Hull.
  • Toronto.

Question 6: Which political party is in power in Nunavut?

  • Governed by consensus
  • Progressive Conservative
  • Liberal
  • Nunavut Party

Question 7: From where does the name “Canada” come from?

  • From "Kanata", the Huron-Iroquois word for village.
  • From the Inuit word meaning country.
  • From the French word meaning joining.
  • From the Métis word meaning rivers.

Question 8: Who is the King’s representative in Canada?

  • Governor General of Canada.
  • Prime Minister of Canada.
  • Premier.
  • Lieutenant-Governor.

Question 9: Which province was split into two at Confederation?

  • The Province of Canada
  • Lower Canada
  • Newfoundland
  • Upper Canada

Question 10: What is the name of the Premier of British Columbia?

  • Premier David Eby
  • Premier Adrian Dix
  • Premier John Horgan
  • Premier Christy Clark

Question 11: What are the three main types of industry in Canada?

  • Natural resources, manufacturing and services.
  • Natural resources, tourism and service industries..
  • Tourism, services and manufacturing.
  • Natural resources, tourism and manufacturing.

Question 12: 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 13: 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 14: Which of the following is NOT a feature of Canada’s system of government?

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

Question 15: 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 16: In the 1960s, Quebec experienced an era of rapid change. What is this called?

  • The Quiet Revolution.
  • The West Movement.
  • The Revolution.
  • La Francophonie.

Question 17: What is the name of the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia?

  • Wendy Cocchia
  • David Lam
  • Adrienne Clarkson
  • Judith Guichon

Question 18: Who have major responsibilities on First Nations reserves?

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

Question 19: Name the five regions of Canada

  • Atlantic, Central, Prairie, West Coast, and North
  • Midwest, North, South, East, Central
  • Maritimes, Ontario, Quebec, Prairies, and British Columbia
  • West, Central, East, Prairies, and Territories

Question 20: 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