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Question 1: In what industry do most Canadians work?

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

Question 2: What is the capital city of New Brunswick?

  • Fredericton
  • Victoria
  • Winnipeg
  • Montreal

Question 3: What is the “head tax”?

  • Race-based entry fee charged for Chinese entering Canada.
  • Fee charged for anyone entering Canada after 1900.
  • A tax imposed on beer beginning in 1867.
  • Fee charged for moving westward in the early 1900s.

Question 4: What do you mark on a federal election ballot?

  • An x
  • The candidate's name.
  • The number for the candidate.
  • The voter's name.

Question 5: When is Canada Day and what does it celebrate?

  • We celebrate the anniversary of Confederation July 1st of each year.
  • June 15 of each year to celebrate the anniversary of Confederation.
  • August 8th of each year to celebrate the joining of British Columbia to Confederation.
  • May 21st of each year to remember Queen Victoria.

Question 6: 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 7: Name all the federal political parties in the House of Commons and their leaders

  • Conservative (Andrew Scheer - interim leader), NDP (Don Davies - interim leader), Liberal (Mark Carney), Bloc Quebecois (Blanchet), Green Party (May)
  • Conservative (Poilievre), Green (May), Liberal (Trudeau), Bloc Quebecois (Duceppe)
  • NDP (Mulcair), Green (May), Liberal (Rae), Bloc Quebecois (Paillé)
  • Liberal (Ignatieff), Conservative (Ambrose), NDP (Turmel), Green (May)

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

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

Question 9: Which political party is in power in Manitoba?

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

Question 10: Which political party is in power in Newfoundland and Labrador?

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

Question 11: What country is Canada’s largest trading partner?

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

Question 12: 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 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: Where are the Parliament Buildings located?

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

Question 15: What is the name of the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories?

  • Honourable Gerry Kisoun
  • Honourable Margaret Thom
  • Honourable Daniel L. Norris
  • Honourable Glenna Hansen

Question 16: What is the name of the Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan?

  • Honourable M. Bernadette McIntyre
  • Honourable Dr. Gordon L. Barnhart
  • Honourable Vaughn Solomon Schofield
  • Honourable Lynda Maureen Haverstock

Question 17: What happened at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?

  • The British defeated the French marking the end of France's empire in America
  • The Voyagers battled with the British for fur trading rights
  • Americans fought the United Empire Loyalists during the American Revolution
  • The French defeated the British in a battle for Quebec

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 is the name of the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick?

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

Question 20: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland and Labrador?

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