Page 17 Flashcards
1) What for 25th December is celebrated?
Christmas
2) What did Queen Elizabeth celebrate in the year 2012?
Diamond Jubilee
3) When was the official �Coat of arms� and �National motto� adapted by the Canada
after the First World War
4) What is name given to that Friday that falls before Easter Sunday?
Good Friday
5) What is the name of the first person awarded the Victoria Cross even though he is born outside British Empire?
Corporal Filip Konowal
6) Which game of Canada has maximum number of registered players in Canada?
Soccer
7) Before May 25, Monday is celebrated as the
Victoria Day
8) It is over 100 years that �O Canada� was proclaimed and sang as the National Anthem of Canada.(T/F)
True
9) What for is June 24 remembered other than Fete Nationale (Quebec)
Feast of St. John the Baptist
10) What for is 15th February celebrated?
National Flag of Canada Day
11) Lacrosse is the first sport played by the Aboriginals. (T/F)
True
12) A Mari Usque Ad Mare is the national motto in Canada.
True
13) Which is the most commonly known and respected symbol of Canada?
Maple leaf
14) Who adapted Maple leaves first as a symbol
French Canadians in the 1700s
15) Which is the highest honour in Canada?
The Victoria Cross
16) Who was Lord Stanley, who had donated Stanley Cup?
Governor-General
17) Who was the Monarch ruling Canada when formation of Confederation took place?
Queen Victoria
18) Figure of which of the following animals is seen in the five-cent coin?
Beaver
19) Honours system is adopted in Canada since 1967 which is also called as ________ .
Order of Canada
20) What is the name of the last Canadian having received the Victoria Cross?
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
