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What is the highest honour a Canadian can receive?

The Order of Peace
The Canadian Crown
The Victoria Cross
The Canadian Cross

What is the significance of hockey?

It is a national summer sport
Canada won a gold medal in 2008â€™s Olympics in this event.
It is the most popular spectator sport in Canada and is also its national winter sport.
None of these

Which animal is the national symbol of Canada?

Beaver
Deer
Bear
Cougar

What does the National Register of Electors contain?

The names of Canadian citizens at least 18 years of age who are qualified to vote in federal elections and referendums
The names of all Canadian citizens
The names of landed immigrants
The names of Canadian tax payers

Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?

Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir Guy Carleton
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
Sir Isaac Brock

Which of the following were the first four provinces in the Canadian Confederation?

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta, and Manitoba
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Province of Canada (Ontario & Quebec)
Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Province of Canada (Ontario & Quebec)
New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Province of Canada (Ontario & Quebec)

To which of the following communities do the majority of Canadians belong?

Hindu
Christians
Muslims
Jewish

Which of the following criterion gives a Canadian the right to vote?

Owning a house
Having a drivers license
Being on the official voters list
Being an immigrant

Which of the following are Atlantic Provinces?

Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario
Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island

What principles out of the following is Canadas constitution based on?

Peace, Order and Good government
Multiculturalism. Peace and Order
Mobility Rights, Order and Good government
War, Order and Good government

Who governs Canada on a daily basis at the federal level?

The Queen
Governor General
Premier
Prime Minister

What are the three branches of the Canadian government?

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Executive, Police, and Judicial
Executive, Legislative, and Monarchy
Executive, Senate, and Judicial

Of the following, what is a non-Canadian not allowed to do?

Own a house or a farm
Get health insurance
Vote in federal and provincial elections
Get higher education

What is Canada's system of governance?

Federal state, provincial state, and constitutional monarchy
Federal state, parliamentary democracy, and constitutional monarchy
Police state, parliamentary democracy, and constitutional monarchy
Federal state, parliamentary democracy, and dictatorship

Which Canadian province is the largest producer of oil and natural gas?

Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta

Who out of the following is above the law in Canada?

No one
Judges
Politicians
Police

Why was the discovery of insulin by Canadians so important?

Insulin treats heart disorders, which has saved millions of lives worldwide.
Insulin has eliminated polio in the world.
Insulin controls human growth hormones, which has made life better for millions of people.
Insulin treats diabetes, which has saved millions of lives worldwide.

Under Canadian law, why is every person presumed to be innocent until proven guilty?

To guarantee due legal process under the law.
To ensure that men and women are equal under the law.
To provide freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression.
To establish that no person or group is above the law.

Which of the following answers is NOT true about the Canada/USA relationship?

The Canada/USA relationship is the closest and the most extensive in the world.
Canada and the USA are the largest trading partners in the world.
Canada and the USA share the longest undefended international border.
Canada exports very few goods to the USA.

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

Canadas tolerance towards all religions was affected.
Peace, Order and Good Government became Canadaâ€™s main principles.
The Province of Quebec was divided into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
It was the birth of Canada.

A Member of Parliament from Toronto decides to spend the weekend in his or her electoral district. This means the MP will be...

In the part of Toronto where the MP was elected
taking a tour in the province of Ontario
somewhere in the USA
in Ottawa

What does the Crown mean for Canadians?

The Crown is the symbol of England, France, Scotland, and Ireland, as well as red maple leaves.
The Crown is the symbol of the national motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, which, in Latin, means â€˜from sea to sea.â€™
The Crown is a symbol of government, including Parliament, legislatures, courts, police services, and the armed forces.
The Crown reflects the Greco-Roman heritage of Western civilization in which democracy originated

What region of Canada is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun?

Western Provinces
Prairie Provinces
Northern Territories
Atlantic Provinces

What is the primary role of the police in Canada?

To provide national security intelligence to the government
To keep people safe and to enforce the law
To resolve disputes and interpret law
To conduct or support land warfare, peacekeeping, or humanitarian missions

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