Practice Questions Free - Page 32

1) Who circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?

• Gerhard Herzberg
• Rick Hansen
• Reginald Fessenden
• Terry Fox

2) What are the parties that are not in power called?

• Without power
• Opposition parties
• Candidates
• Out of power

3) Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

• Nova Scotia
• Quebec
• New Brunswick
• Ontario

4) Where is Canada's largest naval base located?

• Charlottetown
• Victoria
• Halifax
• Fredericton

5) Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?

• Sir John A. Macdonald
• Simon Fraser
• Queen Victoria
• Lester Bowles Pearson

6) Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

• The party picked by the Queen
• The opposition party with the most votes
• The opposition party with the most MPs
• The opposition party with the least votes

7) Which province has the largest population?

• Ontario
• Quebec
• Alberta
• British Columbia

8) To what ocean is Newfoundland and Labrador closest?

• Pacific
• Atlantic
• Labrador Sea
• Arctic

9) What is a major river in Quebec?

• Fraser River
• Hudson Bay River
• Amazon River
• St. Lawrence River

10) Who is the leader of the Official Opposition Party of Ontario?

• Elizabeth Dowdeswell
• Stephen Harper
• Jim Wilson
• Kathleen Wynne

11) What happens when the federal government loses a confidence vote?

• A new Prime Minister must be selected
• The official opposition party becomes the party in power
• The government can organize another vote
• An election is called

12) What are the territories of northern Canada?

• Yukon and Northwest Territories
• Northwest Territories and Alaska
• Nunavut and Yukon Territory
• Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories and Nunavut

13) Where do the majority of Métis live in Canada?

• Prairie Provinces
• Northern territories
• Central Canada
• West Coast

14) What is a polling station?

• Campaign offices for candidates
• Place where you vote
• Member of Parliament's constituency
• Place where the number of votes are counted

15) When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of the Constitution

• 1982
• 1956
• 1992
• 2002

16) From which year the Queen Elizabeth has been the Queen of Canada?

• 1552
• 1658
• 1852
• 1952

17) What do you call a law before it is passed?

• A proposal of a law
• A proposed law
• A new law
• A bill

18) Which Great Lake does NOT locate between Canada and United States?

• Lake Michigan
• Lake Huron
• Lake Ontario
• Lake Erie

19) Who are Quebecois?

• They form a nation within a united Canada
• All the French speaking people in Canada are called Quebecois
• They are the Canadians who only speak French
• They are descendants of British settlers who live in Quebec

20) Which region of Canada is known for its fertile agricultural land and energy resources?

• Alberta
• West Coast
• Prairie provinces
• Manitoba