Who We Are

Question 1

How is Canada known around the world?

Answer 1

As a strong, free country! Proud of their unique identity

Question 2

Facts about Canada

Answer 2

• Inherited oldest continuous constitutional tradition in the world
• Only constitutional monarchy in North America

Question 3

Peace, Order and Good Government

Answer 3

Important expression in Canadian government

Commitment uphold by Canadian institutions

Question 4

Key phrase first used in Canada’s original constitutional document (1867)

Answer 4

Peace, Order and Good Government

Question 5

British North America Act is…?

Answer 5

Canada’s original constitutional document from 1867

Question 6

Poets and songwriters have hailed Canada as…

Answer 6

Great Dominion

Question 7

Three founding peoples of Canada?

Answer 7

Aboriginal
French
British

Question 8

Aboriginal peoples came from…

Answer 8

Migrated from Asia thousands of years ago

Question 9

When were Territorial Rights first guaranteed by King George III?
What are Territorial Rights?

Answer 9

Royal Proclamation of 1763
Right to the land of which they lived

Question 10

Residential schools period?

Answer 10

1800 to 1980s
2008 formal apology

Question 11

What groups the Aboriginal Peoples term refer to?

Answer 11

Indian (First Nations)
Inuit
Métis

Question 12

What does the Indian term refer to?

Answer 12

Aboriginal people who are not Inuit or Métis

Question 13

When did the term First Nations started to be used?

Answer 13

1970s

Question 14

Where do First Nations people live today?

Answer 14

Half on reserve land (600 communities)
Half off-reserve, in urban centres

Question 15

The Great Dominion covers…

Answer 15

From Atlantic shores to the Pacific Ocean and to the Arctic Circle

Question 16

Who was John Buchan (1st Baron Tweedsmuir)?

Answer 16

Popular 15th Governor General of Canada (1935-1940), advocate to retain individuality of Immigrant groups, having different cultural traditions keeping the country united still - Believed in “Unity in Diversity”

Question 17

What does Inuit mean?

Answer 17

“The people”, in inuktitut language

Question 18

Where do the Inuit live?

Answer 18

Small scattered communities across the Arctic, knowledgeable of land, sea and wildlife, adapted to harshest environment on Earth

Question 19

Who are the Métis? Where do they live?

Answer 19

Mixed Aboriginal (mothers) and European (fathers) ancestry, with both French and English speaking backgrounds, mostly from fur trade. The majority live in the 3 Prairie provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba)

Question 20

What dialect do the Métis speak?

Answer 20

Michif

Question 21

Percentages of Aboriginal people

Answer 21

65% First Nations (Indians)
30% Métis (One third)
4% Inuit

Question 22

What are the roots of Canadian society?

Answer 22

English and French speaking Christian civilizations brought from Europe by settlers

Question 23

Official languages of Canada

Answer 23

English and French (Federal government required by law to provide services in both)

Question 24

Amount of Anglophones and Francophones

Answer 24

18 million Anglophones
7 million Francophones

Question 25

What is the only officially bilingual province?

Answer 25

New Brunswick

Question 26

Where do the Francophones live?

Answer 26

Majority in Quebec One million in Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba Smaller percentage in other provinces

Question 27

Who are the Acadians?

Answer 27

Descendants of French colonists, began settling in the Maritime provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) and Newfoundland and Labrador in 1604

Question 28

What's the Great Upheaval?

Answer 28

2/3 or 65% Acadians deported from Canada to go to Britain, France or another British colony between 1755-1763 during the war between Britain and France

Question 29

Where do the Quebecers come from?

Answer 29

Descendants of 8500 French settlers from 1600-1700s, people of Quebec

Question 30

What did the Federal government (through the House of Commons) recognized in 2006?

Answer 30

Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada

Question 31

How long is the Anglo-Quebecers heritage and how many are they?

Answer 31

250 years, One million.

Question 32

Who established basic way of life in English-speaking areas and how are Anglophones referred to?

Answer 32

Hundreds of thousands of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish settlers, soldiers and migrants from 1600 to 20th century. Referred as English Canadians

Question 33

Why is Canada referred to as Land of Immigrants?

Answer 33

Most Canadians born in Canada since 1800s, but over past 200 years millions of newcomers helped to build and defend way of life

Question 34

Largest goups in Canada? (12)

Answer 34

English, French, Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Chinese, Aboriginal, Ukranian, Dutch, South Asian and Scandinavian

Question 35

Since 1970s, where do most immigrants come from?

Answer 35

Asian countries

Question 36

Second most-spoken languages at home (after English)?

Answer 36

Chinese

Question 37

Percentages of Chinese speakers in Vancouver and Toronto

Answer 37

13% Vancouver 7% Toronto

Question 38

Majority of Canadians identify as...

Answer 38

Christians (Catholic, followed by Protestant)

Question 39

Other growing religious affiliations?

Answer 39

Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, "No Religion"

Question 40

Why does the state partner with faith communities?

Answer 40

Promote social welfare, harmony and mutual respect Provide school and healthcare Resettle refuggees Uphold religious freedom, expression and freedom of conscience

Question 41

What's the status of gay and lesbian Canadians under the law?

Answer 41

Full protection, equal treatment, civil marriage access

Question 42

Other ways to help Canada?

Answer 42

Coast Guard, emergency services, police, firefighter

Question 43

Who was Bill Reid?

Answer 43

Haida artist from British Columbia, carving totem poles

Question 44

Which Aboriginal people crafted Totem poles?

Answer 44

Living on the Pacific Northwest coast

Question 45

What does Métis mean?

Answer 45

Mixed blood

Question 46

Largest religious affiliation in Canada

Answer 46

Catholic

Question 47

Who is Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

Answer 47

An Olympian from Nova Scotia and descendent of black Loyalists

Question 48

What are Black Loyalists?

Answer 48

People of African origin in 1780s, escaped slavery in USA to come to Canada, loyal to the Queen

Question 49

Until when was slaverly legal in USA?

Answer 49

1865