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