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Question 1: Who is the King’s representative in Canada?

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

Question 2: What year was Confederation?

  • 1867.
  • 1871.
  • 1898.
  • 1864.

Question 3: Name six responsibilities of citizenship.

  • Obeying the law, taking responsibility for oneself and one's family, helping others in the community, voting in elections, serving on a jury, protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment.
  • Getting a job, making money, raising a family, paying taxes, mowing your lawn, voting in provincial elections.
  • Voting in municipal elections only, joining a political party, getting a job, obeying the law, driving safely, picking up litter.
  • Caring for the environment, not littering, paying taxes, obeying the law, helping others, respecting others.

Question 4: In Canada, are you allowed to question the police about their service or conduct?

  • Yes, if you feel the need to.
  • No, police service and conduct is not open to discussion with Canadians.
  • Yes, you can question their service but not their conduct.
  • Yes, you can question their conduct but not their service.

Question 5: In what industry do most Canadians work?

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

Question 6: What is the name of the Premier of Ontario?

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

Question 7: In which region do more than half the people in Canada live?

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

Question 8: 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 9: 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 10: What are the two official languages of Canada?

  • English and French.
  • English and Métis.
  • Inuktitut and French.
  • English and Inuktitut.

Question 11: 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 12: What are the three levels of government in Canada?

  • Federal, Provincial and Territorial, Municipal (local).
  • Federal, Provincial and City.
  • Federal, Territorial and Provincial.
  • Federal, State and Local.

Question 13: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Saskatchewan?

  • Carla Beck
  • Ryan Meili
  • John Nilson
  • Cam Broten

Question 14: Which political party is in power in New Brunswick?

  • Liberal Party of New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick Party
  • New Democrats
  • Progressive Conservative

Question 15: What is the name of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario?

  • Edith Dumont
  • James Bartleman
  • Elizabeth Dowdeswell
  • David C. Onley

Question 16: How is the Prime Minister chosen?

  • The leader of the party with the most elected representatives becomes the Prime Minister.
  • The King appoints the Prime Minister.
  • The Governor General with the Senate appoint the Prime Minister.
  • The MPs vote on the Prime Minister.

Question 17: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland and Labrador?

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

Question 18: How are Members of Parliament chosen?

  • Elected by Canadian citizens.
  • Appointed by the Prime Minister.
  • Appointed by the King.
  • Elected by the Provincial Ministers.

Question 19: A Member of Parliament from Montreal announces that she will spend her weekend in her electoral district. This means she would be:

  • In the part of Montreal where she was elected.
  • In her office on Parliament Hill.
  • Visiting the province of Quebec.
  • Going on a vacation.

Question 20: In Canada’s justice system what does “presumption of innocence” mean?

  • Everyone is innocent until proven guilty
  • Everyone is guilty until proven innocent
  • Guilt is decided by public opinion
  • Innocence is decided by public opinion