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Question 1: In what industry do most Canadians work?

  • Service.
  • Natural resources
  • Tourism.
  • Manufacturing.

Question 2: 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 3: What is the name of the Premier of Manitoba?

  • Premier Wab Kinew
  • Premier Heather Stefanson
  • Premier Brian Pallister
  • Premier Sterling Lyon

Question 4: What three industries are important to Nova Scotia’s economy today?

  • Coal mining, forestry and agriculture
  • Fisheries, shipbuilding and forestry
  • Forestry, mining and tourism
  • Tourism, movies and shipbuilding

Question 5: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland and Labrador?

  • John Hogan
  • David Brazil
  • Paul Davis
  • Dwight Ball

Question 6: What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?

  • Regina
  • Avonlea
  • Glenavon
  • Fort Qu'Appelle

Question 7: What is the capital city of Nova Scotia?

  • Halifax
  • Shearwater
  • Dartmouth
  • Devon

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

  • Premier Scott Moe
  • Premier Lorne Calvert
  • Premier Brad Wall
  • Premier Len Taylor

Question 9: What three industries are important to Manitoba’s economy today?

  • Agriculture, mining and hydro-electric power generation
  • Farming, mining and fishing
  • Fishing, tourism and mining
  • Forestry, fishing and energy

Question 10: What is the name of the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick?

  • Honourable Louise Imbeault
  • Honourable Gilbert Finn
  • Honourable Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
  • Honourable Graydon Nicholas

Question 11: What is the name of the Commissioner of Nunavut?

  • Honourable Eva Aariak
  • Honourable Peter Irniq
  • Honourable Ann Meekitjuk Hanson
  • Honourable Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak

Question 12: What is the name of the Commissioner of Yukon Territory?

  • Honourable Adeline Webber
  • Honourable Doug Phillips
  • Honourable Angélique Bernard
  • Honourable Douglas Bell

Question 13: 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 14: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in New Brunswick?

  • Glen Savoie
  • Victor Boudreau
  • Denis Landry
  • David Alward

Question 15: What is a voter information card?

  • A form that tells you when and where to vote.
  • Tells you who the candidates are in your electoral district.
  • Tells you what province to vote in.
  • A form that lets you know your voting time.

Question 16: 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 17: 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 18: What is the name of the Premier of New Brunswick?

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

Question 19: Which political party is in power in Nova Scotia?

  • Progressive Conservative
  • New Democrats
  • Liberal
  • Nova Scotia Party

Question 20: What three industries are important to Newfoundland and Labrador’s economy today?

  • Fisheries, oil and gas extraction
  • Fisheries, tourism, forestry
  • Shipbuilding, fisheries and mining
  • Tourism, mining and forestry