Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 3 and 4

Question 1

What happened after Ottawa had regained control of Fort Garry?




Question 2

What was the main job of the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War?




Question 3

How large was Canada's navy at the end of the Second World War?




Question 4

How was the railway important in the settlement of the West?




Question 5

How did Japan try to attack Canada during the Second World War?




Question 6

What does the phrase "the last spike" refer to?




Question 7

What year did British Columbia join Confederation?




Question 8

Why was the Bank of Canada created in 1934?




Question 9

Who wrote the famous war poem, "In Flanders Fields"?




Question 10

What year did Manitoba and the Northwest Territories join Confederation?




Question 11

Who was the key architect of Confederation from Quebec?




Question 12

How were farmers affected during the "Dirty Thirties"?




Question 13

What year did Yukon Territory join Confederation?




Question 14

What was the name of the Canadian beach on D-Day?




Question 15

What Fort did Louis Riel seize?




Quiz 10: Canada’s Regions

Question 1

Which Atlantic Province was founded by United Empire Loyalists?




Question 2

Which Canadian province is known as the home of Anne of Green Gables?




Question 3

What is the capital city of Northwest Territories?




Question 4

Which Canadian province was the oldest colony of the British Empire?




Question 5

Which province is home to Banff National Park?




Question 6

What was the Northwest Territories originally made up from?




Question 7

How many Canadians live in Central Canada?




Question 8

Which province has the highest percentage of Aboriginals?




Question 9

Which city is the headquarters of the Canadian Navy's Pacific fleet?




Question 10

Which province is home to some of the world's richest deposits of fossils?




Question 11

Which Central Canadian province was founded by United Empire Loyalists?




Question 12

How many provinces and territories are there in Canada?




Question 13

Which territorial capital is known as the "diamond capital of North America"?




Question 14

Which province is home to Canada's second largest city?




Question 15

What is the name of the most famous street intersection in Canada, located in Manitoba?




Quiz 9: Canada’s Economy

Question 1

Which of these are examples of natural resource industries?




Question 2

How does Canada maintain its high standard of living?




Question 3

What is the G8?




Question 4

What does the phrase, "children of a common mother" refer to?




Question 5

What does the phrase, "brethren dwelling together in unity" refer to?




Question 6

How is the Canadian - USA border sometimes described?




Question 7

What is the engine of economic growth in Canada?




Question 8

In term of its economy, how can Canada can be described?




Question 9

When did Canada enter into a free trade agreement with the USA?




Question 10

Which type of industry played the most important role in Canada's history and development?




Question 11

What are the three main types of industry in Canada?




Question 12

Which of these are examples of service industries?




Question 13

What country is Canada's largest trading partner?




Question 14

How many working Canadians now have jobs in service industries?




Question 15

What percentage of Canadian exports are sold to the USA?




Quiz 8: Canadian Symbols

Question 1

Which popular Canadian sport was introduced by Scottish pioneers?




Question 2

Where does the red-white-red colour pattern on the Canadian flag come from?




Question 3

When was the Peace Tower at the front of the Parliament buildings completed?




Question 4

When did "O Canada" officially become Canada's national anthem?




Question 5

When did red and white become Canada's official colours?




Question 6

What do players in the NHL compete for?




Question 7

What is Canada's most popular spectator sport?




Question 8

Canada's coat of arms includes symbols from which of these countries?




Question 9

In Canada, what does the Crown represent?




Question 10

When did Canada adopt an official coat of arms?




Question 11

Why do the provincial legislatures reflect Greco-Roman inspired architecture?




Question 12

What is Canada's honours system called?




Question 13

How does Canada's motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, translate into English?




Question 14

Why is the beaver a symbol of Canada?




Question 15

The towers, arches, sculptures and stained glass of the Parliament buildings embody the traditions of which three cultures?




Quiz 7: The Justice System

Question 1

How are laws useful to society?




Question 2

In Canada, who may question the police about their actions?




Question 3

What is Canada's highest court?




Question 4

What are the primary responsibilities of the police in Canada?




Question 5

Which of these phrases describes how Canada is governed?




Question 6

Who settles legal disputes in Canada?




Question 7

What are Canadian laws intended to do?




Question 8

What is another name for a provincial trial court?




Question 9

In addition to appeal court and trial courts, what other types of provincial courts exist?




Question 10

Which police forces have a process by which people can bring their concerns about the police to the attention of the police?




Question 11

Which types of court exist in most provinces?




Question 12

Why is Lady Justice blind?




Question 13

Which two provinces have provincial police forces?




Question 14

What does the Canadian justice system guarantee everyone?




Question 15

Who enforces the laws in Canada?




Quiz 6: Federal Elections

Question 1

Who are the leaders of First Nations groups?




Question 2

Where can you find information about the times and places of advance polls?




Question 3

Where are election results announced?




Question 4

Which of these words best describes the type of ballot we use in Canada?




Question 5

What do we call a government that holds at least half the seats in the House of Commons?




Question 6

What can you do if you know that you will be unable to vote on election day?




Question 7

Where do the people who are elected in federal elections represent the people who voted for them?




Question 8

After an election, how is the Prime Minister chosen?




Question 9

Who can question the decisions of the Cabinet?




Question 10

What is the piece of paper you vote on called?




Question 11

An electoral district is also known as a:




Question 12

What can you do if you do not receive a voter information card?




Question 13

Which of these areas are local governments responsible for?




Question 14

What happens when the majority of the Members of Parliament vote against a major government decision?




Question 15

What kind of bills are considered matters of confidence?




Quiz 5: How Canadians Govern Themselves

Question 1

Who sits in the House of Commons?




Question 2

How long do Senators serve in the Senate?




Question 3

What is the British North American Act now known as?




Question 4

How are laws made at the provincial level?




Question 5

What are the three branches of government?




Question 6

Who chooses the people who work in the House of Commons?




Question 7

How are laws made at the federal level?




Question 8

Who selects the members of the Cabinet?




Question 9

Why do we use the term "Houses of Parliament"?




Question 10

Which is the best explanation of federalism in Canada?




Question 11

Which of these is an example of a provincial responsibility?




Question 12

What happens during the Senate stage of a new bill?




Question 13

What is the role of the Prime Minister?




Question 14

What happens if the Cabinet loses the confidence of the House?




Question 15

What happens during the committee stage of a new bill?




 

 

Quiz 4: Modern Canada

Question 1

Which of these was the most important outcome of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism?




Question 2

What has happened to the number of Canadians who complete secondary and postsecondary education over the past 50 years?




Question 3

Who are Marshall McLuhan and Harold Innis?




Question 4

What major economic milestone took place in Canada in 1951?




Question 5

Which invention is Alexander Graham Bell credited with?




Question 6

What is the name of the international organization that worked to relax restrictive trading policies after the Great Depression?




Question 7

What do the letters N-A-T-O stand for?




Question 8

Why did Terry Fox start his Marathon of Hope?




Question 9

What does the Official Languages Act guarantee?




Question 10

What does the Canada Health Act guarantee?




Question 11

What is the Group of Seven?




Question 12

Which field is Dr. Wilder Penfield associated with?




Question 13

How did Terry Fox lose his leg?




Question 14

Which invention is Joseph-Armand Bombardier credited with?




Question 15

Stephen Leacock, Louis Hemon, Robertson Davies, Margaret Laurence, and Mordecai Richler are all:




Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 1 and 2

Question 1

What did the Sioux follow at the time that Europeans arrived?




Question 2

Who fought against the British invasion in 1812?




Question 3

Who were the first Europeans to visit North America?




Question 4

How many voyages did Jacques Cartier make between 1534 and 1542?




Question 5

After the Constitutional Act, what was the collective name given to the Atlantic colonies and the Canadas?




Question 6

Why was warfare between Aboriginal groups common at the time that Europeans arrived?




Question 7

What were the ethnic origins of the United Empire Loyalists?




Question 8

What role did Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, and Count Frontenac play in the development of Canada?




Question 9

How did the Cree and Dene survive at the time that Europeans arrived?




Question 10

In responsible government, what kind of vote must the government lose for the government to be forced to resign?




Question 11

What effect did the arrival of European traders, missionaries, soldiers, and colonists have on the Aboriginals?




Question 12

What are "voyageurs" and "coureurs des bois"?




Question 13

What do we now know Upper Canada as?




Question 14

What were the founding provinces of confederation?




Question 15

What is "l'Anse aux Meadows"?




Quiz 2: Who We Are

Question 1

Who are the three founding peoples of Canada?




Question 2

How are the rights of gays and lesbians limited in Canada?




Question 3

Why is Canada often referred to as "a land of immigrants"?




Question 4

What were some of the problems associated with residential schools?




Question 5

Who are the "Metis" people?




Question 6

What is the most common religion in Canada?




Question 7

Which of these groups was the first to arrive in Canada?




Question 8

Why are Anglophones generally referred to as "English Canadians"?




Question 9

Where are the ancestors of Aboriginals believed to have migrated from?




Question 10

Who are most French-speaking Quebecers descendants of?




Question 11

Where does Canadian society today largely stem from?




Question 12

What are the approximate proportions of Aboriginal peoples?




Question 13

How long were residential schools for Aboriginals in operation?




Question 14

What does the word "Inuit" mean in the Inuktitut language?




Question 15

When did Acadian culture die?