Practice Questions Free - Page 17

1) What is the name of the last Canadian having received the Victoria Cross?

• Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn
• Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
• Corporal Filip Konowal
• Able Seaman William Hall

2) What for is 15th February celebrated?

• Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day
• Sir John A. MacDonald Day
• National Flag of Canada Day
• Vimy Day

3) Who was the Monarch ruling Canada when formation of Confederation took place?

• King George V
• Queen Elizabeth I
• Queen Victoria
• Queen Elizabeth II

4) What is the name of the first person awarded the Victoria Cross even though he is born outside British Empire?

• Corporal Filip Konowal
• Able Seaman William Hall
• Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn
• Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray

5) Figure of which of the following animals is seen in the five-cent coin?

• Beaver
• Mouse
• Groundhog
• Rat

6) Before May 25, Monday is celebrated as the

• Labour Day
• Vimy Day
• Victoria Day
• Remembrance Day

7) What for 25th December is celebrated?

• Remembrance Day
• Christmas
• Good Friday
• Boxing Day

8) What for is June 24 remembered other than Fete Nationale (Quebec)

• Feast of St. John the Baptist
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day
• Remembrance Day
• Labour Day

9) Which is the most commonly known and respected symbol of Canada?

• the Coat of Arms
• the Parliament Buildings
• the Crown
• Maple leaf

10) Honours system is adopted in Canada since 1967 which is also called as ________ .

• the Canada Cross
• the Order of Victoria
• Order of Canada
• the Victoria Cross

11) Which is the highest honour in Canada?

• the Canada Cross
• the Order of Victoria
• The Victoria Cross
• the Order of Canada

12) When was the official ‘Coat of arms’ and ‘National motto’ adapted by the Canada

• after the Second World War
• after the Pacific War
• after the First World War
• after the South African War

13) What is name given to that Friday that falls before Easter Sunday?

• Vimy Day
• Good Friday
• Holy Friday
• Easter Friday

14) What did Queen Elizabeth celebrate in the year 2012?

• 40 years as Sovereign
• Golden Jubilee
• Diamond Jubilee
• 30 years as Sovereign

15) Who adapted Maple leaves first as a symbol

• French Canadians in the 1700s
• the Canadian military in the 1900s
• the First Nations, in the 1600s
• the Fathers of Confederation

16) Lacrosse is the first sport played by the Aboriginals.

• True
• False

17) A Mari Usque Ad Mare is the national motto in Canada.

• True
• False

18) Who was Lord Stanley, who had donated Stanley Cup?

• the Sovereign
• Senator
• Governor-General
• Prime Minister

19) It is over 100 years that ‘O Canada’ was proclaimed and sang as the National Anthem of Canada.

• True
• False

20) Which game of Canada has maximum number of registered players in Canada?

• Curling
• Cricket
• Hockey
• Soccer