Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 3 and 4

Question 1

What were the dates of the First World War?




Question 2

Where was John A Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister, born?




Question 3

When Riel and the Metis seized Fort Garry, how did Ottawa respond?




Question 4

Why was the Bank of Canada created in 1934?




Question 5

Where did Canadians lead an unsuccessful raid in the Second World War?




Question 6

What was the name of the program in the Second World War that saw thousands of air crews trained in Canada?




Question 7

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




Question 8

What was the name of the group of Canadian soldiers who went to fight in Europe at the beginning of the First World War?




Question 9

What are the North West Mounted Police known as now?




Question 10

What year did Quebec women gain the right to vote in provincial elections?




Question 11

In what year were the Arctic Islands transferred to the Northwest Territories?




Question 12

What two things did the government do to Canadians of Japanese origin during the Second World War?




Question 13

Who was Canada's first French-Canadian Prime Minister?




Question 14

Who was the first Canadian woman to practise medicine?




Question 15

Why were the Metis not happy when Canada took over the northwest region from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869?




Quiz 10: Canada’s Regions

Question 1

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




Question 2

Which Canadian province is known for its beaches, red soil, and potatoes?




Question 3

What is British Columbia's most populous city?




Question 4

What is Canada's newest province or territory?




Question 5

How many people live in Ontario?




Question 6

Approximately how many square kilometres are there in Canada?




Question 7

When was Ottawa chosen as the national capital?




Question 8

What is the capital city of Ontario?




Question 9

Which province produces films, literary works, music, and food that are popular in La Francophonie?




Question 10

Which province hosts the annual military tattoo?




Question 11

Who chose Ottawa as the national capital?




Question 12

What country(s) does Canada share a land border with?




Question 13

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




Question 14

How many distinct regions are there in Canada?




Question 15

What is the capital city of British Columbia?




Quiz 9: Canada’s Economy

Question 1

What are the three main types of industry in Canada?




Question 2

How does Canada maintain its high standard of living?




Question 3

Which of these are examples of manufacturing industries?




Question 4

Which phrase best describes Canada and the USA's trading relationship?




Question 5

Which of these are examples of service industries?




Question 6

What percentage of Canadian exports are sold to the USA?




Question 7

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




Question 8

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




Question 9

Where does Canada's economy rank in the world?




Question 10

When did Mexico join Canada and the USA in NAFTA?




Question 11

What country is Canada's largest trading partner?




Question 12

What is the engine of economic growth in Canada?




Question 13

How is the Canadian - USA border sometimes described?




Question 14

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




Question 15

What is the G8?




Quiz 8: Canadian Symbols

Question 1

Which of these was a symbol of the colony of New France?




Question 2

Who first adopted the maple leaf as a symbol of Canada?




Question 3

What is the significance of July 1?




Question 4

Where does the sport of Lacrosse come from?




Question 5

What is the style of architecture of the Parliament buildings?




Question 6

What is the significance of December 26?




Question 7

When did Canada adopt an official motto?




Question 8

What does the Peace Tower commemorate?




Question 9

Where are the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who died serving Canada remembered?




Question 10

When did Parliament pass the Official Languages Act?




Question 11

What is the significance of the Monday preceding May 25th?




Question 12

What is Canada's best-known symbol?




Question 13

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




Question 14

When were the Parliament buildings completed?




Question 15

What is Canada's national winter sport?




Quiz 7: The Justice System

Question 1

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




Question 2

Who enforces the laws in Canada?




Question 3

What happens if you are accused of a crime, but you cannot afford a lawyer?




Question 4

What does the phrase "due process" mean?




Question 5

Which of these phrases describes how Canada is governed?




Question 6

Which two provinces have provincial police forces?




Question 7

What are Canadian laws intended to do?




Question 8

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




Question 9

Who enforces laws in Canada's big cities?




Question 10

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




Question 11

Which types of court exist in most provinces?




Question 12

Why is Lady Justice blind?




Question 13

What is another name for a provincial trial court?




Question 14

Who settles legal disputes in Canada?




Question 15

What is Canada's highest court?




Quiz 6: Federal Elections

Question 1

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




Question 2

Once you are at a polling station, where will you actually vote?




Question 3

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




Question 4

When an election is called, who does Elections Canada mail a voter information card to?




Question 5

An electoral district is also known as a:




Question 6

Who decides if there is to be an early election?




Question 7

How many electoral districts are there in Canada at this time?




Question 8

What is another term for "mayor" that some municipalities use?




Question 9

Why do you fold your ballot when you are finished voting?




Question 10

After the polling stations close, who counts the ballots?




Question 11

Who can question the decisions of the Cabinet?




Question 12

What are the people who run in an election called?




Question 13

What is a "by-law"?




Question 14

In addition to the mayor, who else is part of local councils?




Question 15

What are the people who are elected in federal elections called?




Quiz 5: How Canadians Govern Themselves

Question 1

What happens during the second reading of a new bill?




Question 2

How often are federal elections typically held?




Question 3

What does it mean to say that, "Cabinet Ministers are responsible to the elected representatives"?




Question 4

Which is the best explanation of federalism in Canada?




Question 5

How can we describe the role that the Sovereign plays in Canada's Parliament?




Question 6

What is the House of Commons?




Question 7

How long does the Governor General serve?




Question 8

What is a constitutional monarchy?




Question 9

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




Question 10

What function do the House of Commons and Senate both have, even though they do it separately?




Question 11

Which of these is an example of a provincial responsibility?




Question 12

In the three territories, who represents the federal government?




Question 13

What happens during the Royal Assent stage of a new bill?




Question 14

Who appoints the Governor General?




Question 15

Which of these is an example of a federal responsibility?




 

 

Quiz 4: Modern Canada

Question 1

Today, who may vote in Canadian elections?




Question 2

How many Canadian soldiers were killed and wounded in the Korean War?




Question 3

Which invention is Joseph-Armand Bombardier credited with?




Question 4

Which piece of communication technology are Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie associated with?




Question 5

What is La Francophonie?




Question 6

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




Question 7

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




Question 8

What is the era of rapid change in the 1960s in Quebec called?




Question 9

When was unemployment insurance introduced?




Question 10

Which city is Canada's financial capital?




Question 11

What is the name of the historical period that saw the democratic West and the communist East compete for prestige and power?




Question 12

What does the Official Languages Act guarantee?




Question 13

Who can belong to NATO?




Question 14

How has the number of women in the professional workforce changed over the past 50 years?




Question 15

Which invention is Reginald Fessenden associated with?




Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 1 and 2

Question 1

Which phrase best describes the legal situation in Quebec after the Quebec Act?




Question 2

How did the Constitutional Act change the map of Canada?




Question 3

Which of these is a major reason why the USA invaded Canada in 1812?




Question 4

What religion were the French-speaking inhabitants of the Province of Quebec?




Question 5

Who captured Detroit for the British July, 1812




Question 6

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




Question 7

For whom did Jacques Cartier claim the land he explored?




Question 8

Where was Port-Royal established?




Question 9

In which year did the British Parliament pass the Quebec Act?




Question 10

What is the date of the Constitutional Act?




Question 11

Regarding slavery, what step did the British Parliament take in 1833?




Question 12

What did the British hope to accomplish with the Quebec Act?




Question 13

When did the name "Canada" first begin appearing on maps?




Question 14

What is special about "l'Anse aux Meadows" today?




Question 15

What year did the Montreal Stock Exchange open?




Quiz 2: Who We Are

Question 1

What year did the British North America Act become law?




Question 2

Which of these is a historic name for Canada?




Question 3

How has Ottawa acknowledged the wrongs of the residential school era?




Question 4

Which of these has Canada inherited from Britain?




Question 5

What was the first document that guaranteed territorial rights for Aboriginals?




Question 6

What is the name we give to formal agreements between the federal government and Aboriginal peoples?




Question 7

What is the most common religion in Canada?




Question 8

Which of these is a key phrase in the British North America Act?




Question 9

Who are the Acadians?




Question 10

How long were residential schools for Aboriginals in operation?




Question 11

Who are the "Metis" people?




Question 12

What are the approximate numbers of Anglophones and Francophones in Canada today?




Question 13

Some immigrants move to Canada from places where they have experienced war or conflict expected to be in Canada. How are these (and all other) immigrants expected to act in Canada?




Question 14

What is the name given to the time when two thirds of Acadians were deported from their homeland?




Question 15

Where did the Acadians first settle?