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Question 1: What is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador?

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

Question 2: Who is the King’s representative in Canada?

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

Question 3: Which of the following is NOT a feature of Canada’s system of government?

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

Question 4: What is the name of the Mayor of Richmond, British Columbia?

  • Mayor Malcolm Brodie
  • Mayor Richard Lee
  • Mayor Bill McNulty
  • Mayor Linda McPhail

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

  • Fredericton
  • Victoria
  • Winnipeg
  • Montreal

Question 6: Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?

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

Question 7: What is the name of the leader of the Opposition in Alberta?

  • Naheed K. Nenshi
  • Rachel Notley
  • Heather Forsyth
  • Jim Prentice

Question 8: What three industries are important to New Brunswick’s economy today?

  • Forestry, agriculture and mining
  • Forestry, hydro-electric power generation, oil
  • Fisheries, oil, tourism
  • Atlantic trade, fishing and oil

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

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

Question 10: 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 11: Name the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) for Richmond, British Columbia and their parties.

  • Teresa Wat (Conservative Party of BC), Hon Chan (Conservative Party of BC), Kelly Greene (NDP), and Steve Kooner (Conservative Party of BC)
  • Rob Howard (Liberal), Linda Reid (Liberal), John Cummins (Conservative), and John Yap (Liberal)
  • Teresa Wat (BC United), Linda Reid (Liberal), John Yap (Liberal), and Jas Johal (Liberal)
  • Olga Ilich (Liberal), Henry Yao (NDP), Jas Johal (Liberal), and John Yap (Liberal)

Question 12: Which political party is in power in Newfoundland and Labrador?

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

Question 13: Where are the Great Lakes?

  • Between Ontario and the United States
  • Manitoba.
  • Northern Quebec.
  • Atlantic Canada.

Question 14: Who are the Métis?

  • A distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry.
  • The distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada.
  • A people of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live on the Prairies.
  • First Nations people speaking the Michif dialect.

Question 15: Which Act granted, for the first time in Canada, legislative assemblies elected by the people?

  • The Constitutional Act of 1791.
  • The Constitutional Act of 1867.
  • The Constitutional Act of 1982.
  • The Constitutional Act of 2010.

Question 16: Which party is the Official Opposition at the federal level?

  • The Conservative Party.
  • The New Democratic Party.
  • The Liberal Party.
  • The Independent Party.

Question 17: Who have major responsibilities on First Nations reserves?

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

Question 18: 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 19: What year did Newfoundland and Labrador join Canada?

  • 1949
  • 1867
  • 1955
  • 1880

Question 20: Who is considered the father of Manitoba?

  • Louis Riel.
  • John A. Macdonald.
  • Sam Steele.
  • Alfred Boyd.