(a) Queen Elizabeth I

(b) Queen Elizabeth II

(c) the President
(d) the Prime Minister

 ANSWER

(b) Canadians make the oath of Citizenship to

Queen Elizabeth II.
(a) monarch
(b) Sovereign
(c) Premier
(d) President

 ANSWERS

(a) & (b) monarch or sovereign

(a) constitutional monarchy
(b) parliamentary democracy
(c) federal state
(d) dictatorship

 ANSWERS

(a) constitutional monarchy

(b) parliamentary democracy
(c) federal state
(a) 100 years
(b) 200 years
(c) 300 years
(d) 400 years

 ANSWER

(d) 400 years

(a) English common law
(b) French civil code
(c) The United States
(d) Great Britain

 ANSWERS
(a) English common law (b) French civil code
(d) Great Britain
(a) Magna Carta (The Great Charter of
Freedoms)
(b) the newspaper
(c) the passport
(d) Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

 ANSWERS
(a) Magna Carta (The Great Charter of
Freedoms), and (d) The Canadian Charter of
Rights and Freedoms
(a) freedom of peaceful assembly
(b) freedom of association
(c) freedom of peaceful assembly
(d) freedom to own guns

 ANSWER
(d) Freedom to own guns is not a fundamental
freedom.
(a) 1870
(b) 1882
(c) 1970
(d) 1982

 ANSWER

(d) 1982
(a) Mobility rights
(b) the right to drink Tim Hortons coffee every day
(c) Aboriginal people’s rights
(d) multiculturalism
 ANSWER

(b) the right to drink Tim Hortons coffee everyday

(a) the Head of State
(b) the right to challenge unlawful detention by the
state
(c) Honorable Corporal
(d) the Law

 ANSWER

(b) the right to challenge unlawful detention by the

state
(a) the Official Languages Act
(b) the General Agreement of Tariffs and
Trade
(c) Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
(d) a definition of responsible government

 ANSWER

(c) Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

(a) getting a job
(b) taking care of one’s family
(c) working hard in keeping with one’s abilities
(d) driving a car

 ANSWERS

(a) getting a job

(b) taking care of one’s family
(c) working hard in keeping with one’s abilities
(a) men
(b) women
(c) children
(d) everyone

 ANSWER

(d) everyone
(a) Men provide for women.
(b) They care for each other.
(c) Women provide for men.
(d) Men and women are equal under the law.

 ANSWER

(d) Men and women are equal under the law.

(a) helps the police
(b) helps the judge
(c) helps the lawyer
(d) helps the immigrants

 ANSWER

(b) The jury helps the judge to make decisions

about whether the person who is on trial is guilty
or not guilty.
(a) State, county and area
(b) State, provincial and local
(c) Federal, provincial or territorial, local
(d) Federal, state, and local

 ANSWER

(c) federal, provincial or territorial, local

(a) yes, after the age of 18
(b) yes, after the age of 21
(c) yes, but only men
(d) no

 ANSWER

(d) No
(a) You can make money.
(b) You can gain useful skills.
(c) You can make friends.
(d) You can network for jobs.

 ANSWERS

(b), (c) and (d)

It is a good way to gain useful skills and to make
friends and to network for jobs
(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) Cuba
(d) Mexico

 ANSWERS

(a), (b) and (d) Canada, USA, and Mexico

(a) Working as a bartender
(b) Working as a police officer
(c) Working as a firefighter
(d) Serving in the Coast guard

 ANSWERS

(b), (c) and (d) By serving in the Coast Guard or

emergency services, or by working as a police
officer or a firefighter
(a) yes
(b) no
(c) USA does
(d) Mexico does

 ANSWER

(b) No
(a) Love, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
(b) Peace, Love and Joy
(c) Eat, Pray, Love
(d) Peace, Order and Good Government

 ANSWER

(d) Peace, order and good government

(a) 1768
(b) 1867
(c) 1876
(d) 1976

 ANSWER

(b) 1867
(a) the Aboriginal
(b) the Spanish
(c) the French
(d) the British

 ANSWER

 (a), (c), and (d) the Aboriginal, the French,

and the British
(a) 1768
(b) 1867
(c) 1876
(d) 1976

 ANSWER

(b) 1867
(a) The land of the Maple Leaf
(b) The Great Dominion
(c) The Home of the Timbit
(d) The Kingdom of the Canuck

 ANSWER

(b) The Great Dominion

(a) He fought a war.
(b) He made a promise to the Aboriginal
people.
(c) He got married.
(d) He travelled to Canada.

 ANSWER
(b) In 1763, King George III promised to allow
the aboriginal people to have the right to the
land on which they lived.
(a) Spanish & French
(b) English & Aboriginal
(c) English & Spanish
(d) French & Aboriginal

 ANSWERS

(b) and (d) The Métis are the descendants of

French or English men who married
aboriginal women when they came to work in
the fur trade.
(a) the Aboriginal
(b) the Spanish
(c) the French
(d) the British

 ANSWER

(a) The Aboriginal people were the first people

to live in Canada
(a) the railroad
(b) the Japanese internment
(c) the Head Tax
(d) residential schools

 ANSWER

(d) In 2008, Aboriginals who went to

residential schools got an apology from the
Government of Canada.
(a) the people
(b) the Night
(c) a new day
(d) I knew it

 ANSWER

(a) The people

(a) Métis
(b) Inuit
(c) Eskimo
(d) Indian (First Nations)

 ANSWERS

(a), (b), and (d) Métis, Inuit, Indian (First

Nations)
(a) Aboriginal peoples
(b) Eskimos
(c) Indians
(d) First Nations

 ANSWER

(d) First Nations

(a) About 10%
(b) About 1/4 or 25%
(c) About 1/3 or 33%
(d) About 1/2 or 50%

 ANSWER

(c) About 1/3 or 33%

(a) 4%
(b) 14%
(c) 24%
(d) 34%

 ANSWER

(a) 4%
(a) A Member of Parliament
(b) A Senator
(c) A Governor General
(d) A Prime Minister

 ANSWER

John Buchan was the Governor General between

1835 and 1840. He believed in “unity in
diversity”
 (a) in Winnipeg
 (b) in Vancouver
 (c) in Toronto
 (d) in urban centres

 ANSWER

 (d) in urban centres

(a) Anglofrench
(b) Phonefrench
(c) Anglophones
(d) Francophones

 ANSWER

(d) Francophones
(a) 6
(b) 60
(c) 600
(d) 6000

 ANSWER

(c) 600
(a) English and French
(b) French and German
(c) English and German
(d) French and Spanish

 ANSWER

(a) English and French

(a) Manitoba
(b) Quebec
(c) Ontario
(d) New Brunswick

 ANSWER

(b) Quebec
(a) Manitoba
(b) Quebec
(c) Ontario
(d) New Brunswick

 ANSWER

(d) New Brunswick

(a) 1400
(b) 1800
(c) 2010
(d) 1670

 ANSWER

(d) 1670
(a) Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia,
Manitoba
(b) Northwest Territories, PEI, Newfoundland, Nova
Scotia
(c) Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland, New
Brunswick

 ANSWER

(c) Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward

Island
(a) The escape route that the slaves took to get to
Canada from the United States
(b) The route the miners took during the Gold
Rush to the Yukon
(c) A subway
(d) A new form of transportation

 ANSWER

(a) The escape route that the slaves took to get to

Canada from the United States
(a) the Acadians
(b) the Aboriginals
(c) the French
(d) the English

 ANSWER

(a) Between 1755 and 1763, the Acadians were

forced to leave Canada, and go to Britain, France,
or another British colony
(a) The English
(b) The Inuit
(c) The French
(d) None of the above

 ANSWER

(c) The French

(a) Major General Sir Isaac Brock’s death
(b) The Canada-USA border
(c) Canada’s continued independence from the
United States
(d) All of the above

 ANSWER

(d) All of the above

(a) The first leader of a responsible government in
Canada
(b) A Victorian Cross recipient
(c) A famous athlete
(d) An artist

 ANSWER

(a) The first leader of a responsible government in

Canada
(a) National unity
(b) The underground railway
(c) Hard work
(d) Immigration

 ANSWER

(a) National unity

(a) 1812
(b) 1867
(c) 1492
(d) 2000

 ANSWER

(b) 1867
(a) 1640
(b) 1867
(c) 1988
(d) 2010

 ANSWER

(c) 1988 (for the way they were treated in the

second world war)
(a) Northwest Territories
(b) Nunavut
(c) Newfoundland and Labrador
(d) British Columbia

 ANSWER

(c) Newfoundland and Labrador

(a) Sir Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine
(b) Sir John A. Macdonald
(c) Sir Wilfred Laurier
(d) Sir Leonard Tilley

 ANSWER

(c) Sir Wilfred Laurier

(a) China
(b) United States of America
(c) Mexico
(d) Britain

 ANSWER

(b) United States of America (U.S.A.)

(a) Maple Leaf
(b) Beaver hat
(c) Moose coat
(d) A red poppy

 ANSWER

(d) A red poppy

(a) Royal Christian Army Federation
(b) Royal Canadian Air Force
(c) Royal Canadian Army Force
(d) Regal Canadian Air Force

 ANSWER

(b) Royal Canadian Air Force

(a) A politician
(b) A teacher
(c) A painter
(d) A singer

 ANSWER

(c) Emily Carr was a famous painter associated

with the Group of Seven
(a) Donavan Bailey
(b) Chantal Petitclerc
(c) Wayne Gretzky
(d) Terry Fox

 ANSWER

(c) Wayne Gretzky

(a) English-language rights
(b) Quebec could separate from Canada
(c) Multiculturalism
(d) French-language rights and services

 ANSWER

(d) French-language rights and services

(a) Hockey
(b) Skiing
(c) Figure skating
(d) Snowmobiling

 ANSWER

(a) Hockey is Canada’s national winter sport

(a) A politician
(b) James Naismith
(c) Donavan Bailey
(d) Norman Jewison

 ANSWER

(b) James Naismith invented basketball in 1891

(a) Marshall McLuhan
(b) Sidney Altman
(c) Harold Innis
(d) Both (a) and (c)

 ANSWER

(d) Both Marshall McLuhan and Harold Innis

(a) Olympic medals
(b) Pioneer thinking
(c) Filmmaking
(d) Group of Seven members

 ANSWER

(c) Filmmaking
(a) The Paralympics
(b) Spinal cord research
(c) Multiculturalism
(d) Cancer research

 ANSWER

(d) Terry Fox began the Marathon of Hope to

raise money for cancer research
(a) The Canadahand
(b) The Canadabrain
(c) The Canadarm
(d) The Canadanose

 ANSWER

(c) Canadian astronauts have participated in

space exploration with the Canadarm
(a) The telephone
(b) The cardiac pacemaker
(c) Standard time zones
(d) The snowmobile

 ANSWER

(b) The first cardiac pacemaker

(a) Wayne Gretzky
(b) Terry Fox
(c) Rick Hansen
(d) Bertram Brockhouse

 ANSWER

(c) Rick Hansen went around the world in 1985

(a) Joseph-Armand Bombardier
(b) Alexander Graham Bell
(c) Dr. Wilder Penfield
(d) Sir Sanford Fleming

 ANSWER

(b) Alexander Graham Bell

(a) The Grey Cup trophy
(b) The Grey Cup medal
(c) A football
(d) A CFL team

 ANSWER

(a) Governor General Lord Grey donated the

Grey Cup trophy in 1909
(a) Sir Frederick Banting
(b) Sir Sandford Fleming
(c) Charles Best
(d) Both (a) and (c)

 ANSWER

(d) Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best

discovered insulin
(a) The telephone
(b) The cardiac pacemaker
(c) The Blackberry
(d) The light bulb

 ANSWER

(c) The Blackberry

(a) The joining of provinces to make a new
country
(b) A central government
(c) Both federal and provincial governments
(d) All of the above

 ANSWER

(d) all of the above

(a) The Head of Government
(b) Leadership for Canada
(c) Chooses the Governor General
(d) All of the above

 ANSWER

(d) all of the above

(a) Citizenship
(b) Criminal justice
(c) Highways
(d) International trade

 ANSWER

(c) Highways are a provincial responsibility

(a) Six
(b) Nine
(c) Twenty-five
(d) None

 ANSWER

(b) Nine judges are appointed by the Governor

General
(a) Federal
(b) Provincial
(c) Both Federal and Provincial governments

 ANSWER

(c) Federal and Provincial governments share

the responsibility for immigration
(a) She is the Head of State
(b) She unites all Canadians
(c) She helps protect Constitutional freedoms
(d) All of the above

 ANSWER

(d) All of the above

(a) The Governor General
(b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Cabinet
(d) The House of Commons

 ANSWER

(d) The House of Commons is part of the

Legislative Branch
(a) The Queen
(b) The Voters
(c) The Governor General
(d) The Prime Minister

 ANSWER

(d) The Prime Minister recommends senators

(a) All US citizens
(b) 16 year-old Canadian citizens
(c) Canadian citizens on the voters’ list who
are at least 18 years old on voting day

 ANSWER

(c) Canadian citizens on the voter’s list who

are at least 18 years old on voting day
(a) Members of the National Assembly
(b) Members of Parliament
(c) Members of the House of Assembly

 ANSWER

(b) Members of Parliament or MPs

(a) Executive, Legislative, Judicial
(b) Sovereign, Senate, House of Commons
(c) Judiciary, Senate, Sovereign
(d) Sovereign, Governor General, Prime
Minister

 ANSWER

(a) Executive, Legislative, Judicial

(a) Toronto
(b) Ottawa
(c) Vancouver
(d) Winnipeg

 ANSWER

(b) Elected MPs work in Ottawa in the House of

Commons
(a) Federal
(b) Provincial
(c) Municipal
(d) None of the above

 ANSWER

(c) Municipal governments are responsible for

firefighting
(a) Every year
(b) Every three years
(c) Every four years
(d) Every ten years

 ANSWER

(c) Every four years

(a) You are guilty until proven innocent
(b) You are innocent until proven guilty
(c) You are an innocent child
(d) You are in trouble

 ANSWER

(b) In criminal matters, everyone is innocent

until proven guilty
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Governor General
(c) The Queen
(d) Members of Parliament

 ANSWER

(a) The Prime Minister

(a) The beaver
(b) The RCMP
(c) The Maple Leaf
(d) The Parliament buildings

 ANSWER

(c) The Maple Leaf

(a) Citizen
(b) Judge
(c) Mayor
(d) Councillors

 ANSWER

(c) Mayor and

(d) Councillors are chosen in city elections
(a) Municipal
(b) Provincial
(c) Municipal
(d) All of the above

 ANSWER

(d) all of the above (the RCMP is a federal

responsibility)
(a) Hockey
(b) Skiing
(c) Curling
(d) Skating

 ANSWER

 (c) Curling
(a) Federal court
(b) Provincial court
(c) Traffic court
(d) Small claims court

 ANSWER

(d) Small claims court

(a) Giraffe
(b) Lion
(c) Beaver
(d) Moose

 ANSWER

(c) The beaver is on the five-cent coin

(a) From ocean to ocean
(b) From sea to sea
(c) Queen Elizabeth
(d) From one side to the other side

 ANSWER

(b) Canada’s national motto is “from sea to

sea”.
(a) Russian and Ukrainian
(b) Chinese and Punjabi
(c) French and Swedish
(d) English and French

 ANSWER

(d) English and French

(a) Mexico-U.S.A.
(b) Canada-U.S.A.
(c) Canada-Alaska
(d) France-Spain

 ANSWER

(b) Canada-U.S.A.
(a) An order
(b) A decoration
(c) The Victoria Cross
(d) A medal

 ANSWER

(c) The Victoria Cross

(a) Spain, England, France
(b) U.S.A., Canada, Iceland
(c) Mexico, U.S.A., Canada
(d) Germany, Ireland, U.S.A.

 ANSWER

(c) Mexico, U.S.A., and Canada are members of

the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)
(a) Ten
(b) Thirteen
(c) Six
(d) Three

 ANSWER

(a) Canada has ten provinces and three

territories
(a) Fredericton
(b) Winnipeg
(c) Regina
(d) Ottawa

 ANSWER

(d) Ottawa is the capital of Canada and forms

the National Capital Region
(a) Service industries
(b) Manufacturing industries
(c) Natural resource industries
(d) All of the above

 ANSWER

(d) All of the above

(a) Edmonton
(b) Ottawa
(c) Toronto
(d) Whitehorse

 ANSWER

(c) Toronto
(a) Quebec
(b) Manitoba
(c) New Brunswick
(d) Nova Scotia

 ANSWER

(c) New Brunswick

(a) Prince Edward Island
(b) Nova Scotia
(c) Newfoundland
(d) New Brunswick

 ANSWER

(a) Prince Edward Island (PEI)

(a) On the West coast
(b) On the East coast
(c) In Central Canada
(d) In the North

 ANSWER

(a) On the West Coast

(a) British Columbia
(b) Prince Edward Island
(c) Newfoundland and Labrador
(d) Nova Scotia

 ANSWER

(c) Newfoundland and Labrador has its own

time zone
(a) Yukon
(b) Northwest Territories
(c) Nunavut
(d) Alaska

 ANSWER

(b) Northwest Territories

(a) Ontario, Manitoba, BC
(b) Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan,
(c) Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta

 ANSWER

(c) Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta

(a) Yukon
(b) Northwest Territories
(c) Nunavut
(d) All of the above

 ANSWER

(c) Nunavut
(a) The Inuit
(b) Robert W. Service
(c) James Naismith
(d) Terry Fox

 ANSWER

(b) Robert W. Service