Citizenship test - Flashcard v3 (1)

Question 1

Who was John Buchan?

Answer 1

A popular Governor General of Canada

Question 2

When did the House of Commons recognize that the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada?

Answer 2

2006

Question 3

Who is Marjorie Turner-Bailey?

Answer 3

An Olympian and descendant of black Loyalists

Question 4

When did English settlement begin in Canada?

Answer 4

1610

Question 5

Who passed the Quebec Act of 1774?

Answer 5

The British Parliament

Question 6

Which Act granted to the Canadas, for the first time, legislative assemblies elected by the people?

Answer 6

The Constitutional Act

Question 7

Who was Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe?

Answer 7

Upper Canada’s first Lieutenant Governor and founder of the City of Toronto

Question 8

When did the British Parliament abolish slavery throughout the Empire?

Answer 8

1833

Question 9

Name 3 fathers of Confederation

Answer 9

Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché, Sir George-Étienne Cartier, and Sir John A. Macdonald

Question 10

Whose portrait is on the Canadian $10 bill?

Answer 10

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Question 11

What made it possible for immigrants to settle in Western Canada?

Answer 11

The completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)

Question 12

When were the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans devised?

Answer 12

1965

Question 13

Vimy’s Day is celebrated on

Answer 13

April 9

Question 14

What is celebrated on February 15?

Answer 14

National Flag of Canada Day

Question 15

Jean-Paul Riopelle was

Answer 15

an Automatist

Question 16

When was Canada’s first financial institution opened?

Answer 16

Late 18th and early 19th centuries

Question 17

In what year did Canada become an independent country?

Answer 17

1867

Question 18

The Hong Kong Defense (1941) and the Dieppe Raid (1942) are examples of

Answer 18

battles lost by Canadians

Question 19

January 11 is

Answer 19

Sir John A. MacDonald Day

Question 20

In which year did the British Parliament ban the purchase and sale of slaves?

Answer 20

1807

Question 21

What was remarkable about the Canadian navy at the end of the second world war?

Answer 21

It was the third largest marine in the world.

Question 22

New Brunswick was founded by

Answer 22

the Loyalists of the United Empire

Question 23

On which dollar banknote is the portrait of Sir Wilfrid Laurier?

Answer 23

$5

Question 24

In 1792, some black Nova Scotians moved to establish

Answer 24

Freetown

Question 25

What is the name of the Canadian system of political governance?

Answer 25

The parliamentary government

Question 26

When did 'Canada' become the official name of the country?

Answer 26

1791

Question 27

Which city is called the 'North American Diamond Capital'?

Answer 27

Yellowknife, NWT

Question 28

For how long was the title of (Dominion of Canada) officially used?

Answer 28

100 years

Question 29

If the government loses a vote of confidence in Parliament, what should it do:

Answer 29

He must resign

Question 30

How many electoral divisions do Canada have?

Answer 30

338

Question 31

Marshall McLuhan and Harold Innis

Answer 31

were pioneering thinkers

Question 32

January 11 is

Answer 32

Sir John A. MacDonald Day

Question 33

When was the Charter of Rights and Freedoms incorporated into the Candian Consitution

Answer 33

1982

Question 34

What is the origin of Habeas corpus

Answer 34

English common law

Question 35

What does the Great Charter of Freedom include

Answer 35

Freedom of conscience and religion

Question 36

When was Magna Carta signed

Answer 36

1215

Question 37

Canadians work hard to respect

Answer 37

Pluralism

Question 38

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

Answer 38

Canada's tolerance towards all religions was affected

Question 39

What principles out of the following is Canada's constitution based on?

Answer 39

Peace, Order and Good government

Question 40

Which of the following were the first four provinces in the Canadian Confederation?

Answer 40

From 1864 to 1867, representatives of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Canada, with British support, worked together to establish a new country

Question 41

What is the population of Canada?

Answer 41

34 million (guide), 38.25 million (actual)

Question 42

Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court of Canada?

Answer 42

The Governor General

Question 43

Why are the Great Lakes important to Canada?

Answer 43

Waterways

Question 44

When was Oil discovered in Alberta

Answer 44

1947

Question 45

Since 1854, how many Canadians have been awarded the Victoria Cross?

Answer 45

96

Question 46

What designs are on a 25 cents (Quarter)?

Answer 46

Caribou

Question 47

Who in 1864 suggested the name "Dominion of Canada"?

Answer 47

Sir Leonard Tilley

Question 48

Name the five Great lakes?

Answer 48

Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior

Question 49

The Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings was completed in 1927 in honor of?

Answer 49

The First World War

Question 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

Answer 50

Queen Victoria

Question 51

Which province has the largest Aboriginal population of any province?

Answer 51

Manitoba

Question 52

What types of cases are heard by the Federal Court of Canada?

Answer 52

Matters concerning the federal government

Question 53

When did Nunavut become a territory?

Answer 53

1999

Question 54

Which province has a long history of coal mining, forestry, and agriculture?

Answer 54

Nova Scotia