Test 09 NEW

Question 1

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the five lakes?
   a. The Lake of St Lawrence
   b. The Lake of Michigan
   c. The Lake of Ontario
   d. The Lake of Superior

Answer 1

A

Question 2

2. More than 3,000 nurses served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps nicknamed:
   a. Angels
   b. Doctors
   c. Teachers
   d. Bluebirds

Answer 2

D

Question 3

3. What does “From Sea to Sea” means?
   a. Canada is surrounded by oceans and lakes
   b. Canada’s governing of provinces and territories
   c. Canada’s governing of 10 provinces
   d. From west coast to Yukon Territory

Answer 3

C

Question 4

4. Alexander Graham Bell, Sanford Fleming, Reginald Fessenden and John A. Hopps are:
   a. Doctors
   b. Artists
   c. Athletes
   d. Inventors

Answer 4

D

Question 5

5. What was the highest honor awarded to Canadian?
   a. Victoria Cross (VC)
   b. Order of Canada
   c. Gold Medal
   d. Royal Pin

Answer 5

A

Question 6

6. “Coat of Arms” appears on:
   a. Paper money
   b. Government documents
   c. Public buildings
   d. All of above

Answer 6

D

Question 7

7. What group of people involved in the war 1812?
   a. The French
   b. The British
   c. The aboriginals and volunteers
   d. All of above

Answer 7

D

Question 8

8. Who was a reserve officer, became Canada’s greatest soldier?
   a. Sam Steel
   b. Sir Arthur Currie
   c. Billy Bishop
   d. Alexander Robert Dunn

Answer 8

B

Question 9

9. The “shock troops of the British Empire” describes the valour of Canadian corps in _______________:
   a. The battle on the plain of Abraham
   b. The War 1812
   c. The battle of Vimy Ridge
   d. The Pacific War

Answer 9

C

Question 10

10. Who were the first Europeans came to Canada?
    a. Swedish, Italian and French
    b. Greeks, Scandinavians and British
    c. Eskimos, Vikings and Spanish
    d. Vikings, John Cabot and Jacques Cartier

Answer 10

D

Question 11

11. When did Canada’s modern energy industry begin?
    a. The economic booming of the 1890s and early 1900s
    b. After the war of 1812
    c. The discovery of oil in Alberta in 1947
    d. After the Second World War

Answer 11

C

Question 12

12. What province is in Canada’s west coast?
    a. Alberta
    b. British Columbia
    c. Yukon territories
    d. Manitoba

Answer 12

B

Question 13

13. Which region is often referred to as “The land of the midnight sun”?
    a. Yukon
    b. The Northern Territories
    c. Northwest Territories
    d. Nunavut

Answer 13

B

Question 14

14. Which province is a main producer of pulp and hydroelectricity?
    a. Ontario
    b. British Columbia
    c. Quebec
    d. Saskatchewan

Answer 14

C

Question 15

15. What is an Electoral District?
    a. A community Centre to select alderman
    b. A geographical area represented by a member of parliament
    c. A chamber represented by assemblies and alderman
    d. A city hall where local mayor operates policies

Answer 15

B

Question 16

16. How are Members of Parliament elected?
    a. They are appointed by United Nations
    b. Chosen by provincial premiers
    c. By the voters in their local Electoral District
    d. By the Tax payers and landowners

Answer 16

C

Question 17

17. What do you mark on the election ballot card?
    a. Write a check mark in the circle next to a chosen party’s name
    b. An “X” in the circle beside the name of your chosen candidate
    c. Write a circle on the candidate’s name and cross the others
    d. Write the candidate’s name on the ballot and folded

Answer 17

B

Question 18

18. Who has the right to run as candidate in Federal Elections?
    a. Canadian citizens and landed immigrants
    b. Any man who is at least 18 years or older
    c. Only Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old
    d. Only Canadian citizen who is at least 16 years old

Answer 18

C

Question 19

19. What are the responsibilities shared by Federal and Provincial governments?
    a. Citizenship, Agriculture and natural resources
    b. Immigration, Agriculture and Environment
    c. Policing, immigration and garbage disposals
    d. Education, immigration and aboriginal affairs

Answer 19

B

Question 20

20. What are the three levels of government in Canada?
    a. Federal, Provincial/Territorial and Municipal
    b. Federal, Territorial and Provincial
    c. Federal, Provincial and City
    d. Federal, State and Local

Answer 20

A