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Who We Are
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Question 1 |
Between 1755 and 1763, more than two thirds of French settlers were deported due to a war between the French and…?
The Germans | |
The Americans | |
The Aboriginal peoples | |
The British |
Question 2 |
Canada is known across the world for being…?
Tough and aggressive | |
Weak and soft | |
Strong and free | |
Devious and wily |
Question 3 |
What percentage of Aboriginal peoples in Canada are Metis?
60% | |
30% | |
5% | |
15% |
Question 4 |
Roughly how many First Nations communities are there in Canada?
300 | |
150 | |
1200 | |
600 |
Question 5 |
Rights for Aboriginal people are…?
A matter of custom | |
Guaranteed in the constitution | |
A matter for individual provinces | |
Non-existent |
Question 6 |
The descendants of the original French settlers are known as what?
French founders | |
Acadians | |
Native French | |
First Canadians |
Question 7 |
The first constitutional document for Canada became law when?
1815 | |
1962 | |
1923 | |
1867 |
Question 8 |
Which of these is Canada’s only officially bilingual province?
Manitoba | |
New Brunswick | |
Québec | |
Ontario |
Question 9 |
Which of these does not border onto Canada?
The Atlantic Ocean | |
The Arctic | |
The Gulf of Mexico | |
The Pacific Ocean |
Question 10 |
Modern Canadian society is largely derived from which civilisations?
English and French | |
French and Danish | |
English and German | |
French and German |
Question 11 |
When were territorial rights for Canada’s Aboriginal people first established?
1763 | |
1663 | |
1963 | |
1863 |
Question 12 |
Which of these is not one of the founding peoples of Canada?
The French | |
The Germans | |
The Aboriginal Peoples | |
The British |
Question 13 |
Anglophones are usually referred to as…?
English Canadians | |
Original Canadians | |
British Canadians | |
Canadian Englishmen |
Question 14 |
What proportion of aboriginal people are Inuit?
12% | |
4% | |
25% | |
40% |
Question 15 |
The majority of French-speaking Canadians live in which province?
Manitoba | |
Ontario | |
New Brunswick | |
Québec |
Question 16 |
Those who immigrate to Canada are expected to…?
Any of these | |
Retain the principles of their original country | |
Ignore Canada’s principles | |
Embrace democratic principles |
Question 17 |
Canada is often called what by poets and songwriters?
The Great Dominion | |
The Great Democracy | |
The Great Satan | |
The Great Force |
Question 18 |
In Vancouver and Toronto, which of these languages is the second most commonly spoken at home, after English?
Spanish | |
Swahili | |
Pushtu | |
Chinese |
Question 19 |
Metis are a people with a combined heritage of Aboriginal people and…?
Asian people | |
European people | |
South American people | |
African people |
Question 20 |
All Aboriginal people who are neither Inuit nor Metis are known as what?
First Nations | |
They don’t have a name | |
Aliens | |
Red Indians |
Question 21 |
First Nations make up what percentage of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples?
15% | |
85% | |
65% | |
35% |
Question 22 |
It is believed that the ancestors of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples came from where?
Europe | |
Africa | |
Asia | |
South America |
Question 23 |
Canada is often called…?
The land of waterfalls | |
The land of religion | |
The land of isolation | |
The land of immigrants |
Question 24 |
In their own language, what does “Inuit” mean?
The sailors | |
The hunters | |
The fighters | |
The people |
Question 25 |
Among Canadian Christians, what is the most common affiliation?
Orthodox | |
Methodist | |
Baptist | |
Catholic |
Question 26 |
Which of these is the Canadian system of government?
Constitutional monarchy | |
Benign dictatorship | |
Autocracy | |
Republican democracy |
Question 27 |
The phrase that rules Canadian institutions, “Peace, Order and Good Government” comes from where?
The US Constitution | |
Roman law | |
The British North America Act | |
The Code Napoleon |
Question 28 |
In what year was it recognized by the House of Commons that Québecois are a distinct nation within United Canada?
2006 | |
1986 | |
1996 | |
1966 |
Question 29 |
Since the 1970s, the majority of immigrants to Canada have come from where?
South America | |
Asia | |
Africa | |
Europe |
Question 30 |
Which of these is not one of the 12 largest ethnic groups in Canada?
Dutch | |
Scottish | |
Polish | |
Ukrainian |
Question 31 |
Roughly what proportion of First Nations people live on reserve land?
50% | |
75% | |
25% | |
5% |
Question 32 |
How many groups make up the Aboriginal people of Canada?
Three | |
Nobody knows | |
Four | |
Five |
Question 33 |
How many people in Canada have French as their first language?
7 million | |
11 million | |
2 million | |
4 million |
Question 34 |
How many Anglo-Quebecers have a heritage going back 250 years or more?
250,000 | |
1 million | |
1.5 million | |
500,000 |
Question 35 |
What Act formed the Confederation of Canada?
The British North America Act of 1887 | |
The Quebec Act of 1774 | |
Magna Carta of 1215 | |
The British North America Act of 1867 |
Question 36 |
The Canadian government stopped trying to force Aboriginal children to integrate into mainstream Canadian culture in what decade?
1890s | |
1980s | |
1950s | |
1920s |
Question 37 |
Gay and lesbian Canadians have equal rights to…?
All of these | |
Healthcare | |
Civil marriage | |
Protection from discrimination |
Question 38 |
How many people in Canada have English as their first language?
11 million | |
18 million | |
23 million | |
7 million |
Question 39 |
The majority of Canadians identify themselves as…?
Christians | |
Muslims | |
Hindus | |
Atheists |
Question 40 |
In which year did French colonists begin to settle in the Maritime provinces?
1604 | |
1614 | |
1594 | |
1624 |
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