British Columbia Province Practice Tests - Page 2

1) What do political parties do?

• Follow commands from the Queen
• Work with the local governments
• Share ideas about how government should work
• None of the above

2) Which province is the biggest producer of metals in Canada?

• Northwest Territories
• Ontario
• Yukon
• Alberta

3) Who is Sir Arthur Currie?

• A person who started the 'marathon of hope'
• Canada's greatest soldier in the First World War
• The greatest scientist of Canada

4) Which province is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world?

• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba
• Ontario
• Alberta

5) Who is the Premier of British Columbia?

• Christy Clark
• Gordon Campbell
• Judith Guichon
• Iona Campagnolo

6) A 20-year-old British woman is visiting Canada during a federal election. Can she vote?

• Yes
• No

7) Which country lies on Canada's southern border?

• Michigan
• Central America
• USA
• Mexico

8) Which two provinces are on the Atlantic coast of Canada?

• New Brunswick and British Columbia
• Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
• Prince Edward Island and Ontario
• British Columbia and Yukon

9) If you are not available to vote on Election Day, you can still vote by which means?

• If you are not available on Election Day, you have to give up your vote
• You can ask the election to postpone to another day
• Let someone else vote for you on Election Day
• You can vote through the advance polls

10) In which province is Banff National Park located?

• Ontario
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• Alberta

11) Where are the Great Lakes?

• Quebec
• On the border between Quebec and Ontario
• Ontario
• Southern Ontario along the border between Canada and the United States

12) What is the significance of the Canadian discovery of insulin?

• It saved millions of lives of people with diabetes
• It saved lives of children with sickness
• It helped the treatment of heart diseases
• None of the above

13) When did the United Empire Loyalists come to Canada?

• Late 1700s
• Late 1800s
• Late 1900s
• Late 1600s

14) Who are Anglophones?

• People speaking English as a first language
• People speaking French as a first language
• British people
• English speaking Aboriginal peoples

15) What is the Canadian Constitution?

• The laws which formed the country
• The laws which govern the Territories in Canada
• Municipal and local bylaws
• A system of laws and conventions which our country governs itself by

16) Which of the following are the founding people of Canada?

• Aboriginal, French and British
• French and British
• French, Americans and Indians
• British, SriLankans and French

17) Who has the right to apply for a Canadian passport?

• Landed immigrants
• Green card holders
• Canadian citizens
• Visitors to Canada

18) One third of all Canadians live in which province?

• Quebec
• Northwest Territories
• Ontario
• British Columbia

19) To what ocean is Newfoundland and Labrador closest?

• Arctic
• Atlantic
• Arabian Sea
• Pacific

20) How is the Prime Minister chosen?

• The Queen appoints the Prime Minister
• The Governor General appoint the Prime Minister
• The leader of the party with the most elected Members of Parliament
• None of the above