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Question 1: What is the capital city of British Columbia?

  • Victoria
  • Vancouver
  • Prince George
  • New Westminster

Question 2: Which of the following is NOT a feature of Canada’s system of government?

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

Question 3: Who are the Aboriginal peoples of Canada?

  • The first people to live in Canada
  • The first European settlers to arrive in Canada
  • The descendents of the first Australian immigrants to Canada
  • The first settlers of Newfoundland

Question 4: 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 5: What is the capital city of New Brunswick?

  • Fredericton
  • Victoria
  • Winnipeg
  • Montreal

Question 6: What is the name of the Premier of Prince Edward Island?

  • Premier Bloyce Thompson
  • Premier Wade MacLauchlan
  • Premier Pat Binns
  • Premier Joe Ghiz

Question 7: Which political party is in power in the Northwest Territories?

  • Governed by consensus
  • Yukon Party
  • Liberals
  • New Democrats

Question 8: What is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador?

  • St. John's
  • Charlottetown
  • Chimney Tickle
  • St. Pierre et Miquelon

Question 9: Which political party is in power in Newfoundland and Labrador?

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

Question 10: What is the capital city of Nova Scotia?

  • Halifax
  • Shearwater
  • Dartmouth
  • Devon

Question 11: 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 12: 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 13: Which political party is in power in Quebec?

  • Coalition Avenir Québec
  • Parti libéral
  • Parti Québécois
  • Union Nationale

Question 14: Who have major responsibilities on First Nations reserves?

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

Question 15: Approximately how many Canadians served in the First World War?

  • More than 600,000.
  • 7000.
  • 8 million.
  • About 60,000.

Question 16: Which of the following sentences best describes the War of 1812?

  • The USA invaded Canada and was defeated, which ensured that Canada would remain independent of the United States.
  • Napoleon's fleet was defeated by the Royal Navy in the war.
  • The USA became independent from the British Empire after the war.
  • Canada joined the United States after the war.

Question 17: Which province was the first to grant voting rights to women?

  • Manitoba
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Nova Scotia

Question 18: Why is British Columbia known as Canada’s Pacific Gateway?

  • Billions of dollars in trade goods are handled through the Port of Vancouver
  • Most new immigrants arrive at Vancouver International Airport
  • British Columbia is the closest province to the Far East
  • British Columbia borders the Pacific Ocean

Question 19: Name two responsibilities of the provincial and territorial government.

  • Health and Education
  • Citizenship and Foreign Policy
  • Defense and Currency
  • Criminal Law and Interprovincial Trade

Question 20: 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