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Question 1: Which political party is in power in Manitoba?

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

Question 2: What is the capital city of Yukon Territory?

  • Whitehorse
  • MacRae
  • Crestview
  • Riverdale

Question 3: 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 4: Approximately how many Canadians served in the First World War?

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

Question 5: In which region do more than half the people in Canada live?

  • Central Canada.
  • Prairies.
  • Atlantic Canada.
  • Northern Canada.

Question 6: Where does Canada rank in the world’s largest countries?

  • Second
  • First
  • Third
  • Fourth

Question 7: What three industries are important to Quebec’s economy today?

  • Pulp and paper, forestry and hydro-electric power
  • Tourism, mining and forestry
  • Films, fishing and mining
  • Forestry, shipping and tourism

Question 8: Which political party is in power in Prince Edward Island?

  • Progressive Conservative
  • New Democrats
  • Liberals
  • Union Nationale

Question 9: What is the name of the Premier of British Columbia?

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

Question 10: Which province was split into two at Confederation?

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

Question 11: Which provincial flag features the fleur-de-lys?

  • Quebec
  • New Brunswick
  • Manitoba
  • Ontario

Question 12: 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 13: Name three city councillors for Richmond, British Columbia.

  • Michael Wolfe, Chak Au and Carol Day
  • Malcolm Brodie, Derek Dang and Ernie Novakowski
  • Lyn Greenhill, Kiichi Kumagai and Lily von Hendron
  • Ken Johnston, Bill McNulty and Harold Steves

Question 14: What is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador?

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

Question 15: What is the name of the Premier of Ontario?

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

Question 16: What do you call the Sovereign’s representative in the provinces?

  • Lieutenant-Governor.
  • Premier.
  • Member of the Legislative Assembly.
  • Senator.

Question 17: 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 18: 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 19: What does the word “Inuit” mean?

  • The people in Inuktitut
  • Eskimo in Inuktitut
  • House in English
  • Arctic land in Inuktitut

Question 20: Who are the founding peoples of Canada?

  • Aboriginal, French and British.
  • Métis, French and British.
  • Aboriginal, Métis and British.
  • Inuit, Aboriginal and British.