Citizenship Test

Question 1

On what date did Nunavut become a territory

Answer 1

April 1st, 1999

Question 2

What happened at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?

Answer 2

The British defeated the French marking the end of France’s empire in America

Question 3

What is a majority government?

Answer 3

• When the party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons.

Question 4

Governor General?

Answer 4

Mary Simon

Question 5

Leader of the Opposition in Ontario?

Answer 5

Andrea Horwath

Question 6

Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario

Answer 6

Elizabeth Dowdeswell

Question 7

Royal Anthem of Canada

Answer 7

God Save the Queen (or King).

Question 8

percentage of Aboriginal people are First Nations?

Answer 8

65%

Question 9

Canada’s national anthem?

Answer 9

O Canada.

Question 10

June 6, 1944 invasion of Normandy?

Answer 10

Canadians made a significant contribution to the defeat of Nazism and Fascism in Europe during the Second World War.

Question 11

What year did Newfoundland and Labrador join Canada?

Answer 11

1949

Question 12

What year was Confederation?

Answer 12

1867

Question 13

When did the British North America Act come into effect?

Answer 13

1867

Question 14

When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of the Canadian Constitution?

Answer 14

1982

Question 15

When you vote on election day, what do you do?

Answer 15

Go to the voting station with your voter’s card and ID, mark an X next to your chosen candidate, fold the ballot and present it to the poll officials who will tear off the ballot number and give you the ballot to deposit in the box

Question 16

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

Answer 16

The Constitutional Act of 1791.

Question 17

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

Answer 17

New Brunswick

Question 18

Which province was the first to grant voting rights to women?

Answer 18

Manitoba

Question 19

Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?

Answer 19

Northern Territories

Question 20

Which three are Members of Ontario’s Legislative Assembly?

Answer 20

Rod Phillips, Todd Smith, Michael Coteau

Question 21

Which was the last province to join Canada?

Answer 21

Newfoundland

Question 22

Who are the founding peoples of Canada?

Answer 22

Aboriginal, French and British.

Question 23

Who have major responsibilities on First Nations reserves?

Answer 23

Band chiefs and councillors

Question 24

Who is considered the father of Manitoba?

Answer 24

Louis Riel

Question 25

General Sir Arthur Currie?

Answer 25

Canada’s greatest soldier in the First World War.

Question 26

Who is the Head of Government?

Answer 26

The Prime Minister

Question 27

Who is the head of state?

Answer 27

The Queen

Question 28

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

Answer 28

Louis Riel

Question 29

Who led Quebec into Confederation?

Answer 29

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Question 30

Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?

Answer 30

A champion of democracy and French language rights and the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas.

Question 31

Who was Sir Sam Steele?

Answer 31

A great frontier hero, Mounted Policeman and soldier of the Queen

Question 32

Who were the Voyagers?

Answer 32

Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

Question 33

Why is the battle of Vimy Ridge important?

Answer 33

Canadian Corps secured its reputation for valour and bravery.