IDS
101 Oh Canada
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IDS
101-04 College
Colloquium Oh
Canada! |
Prof.
Sammy
Basu MWF 12:40p-01:40p |
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Canada
quiz
http://www.cbc.ca/citizenship/test.html
As
part of the Canadian Citizenship process, new immigrants must take a
citizenship test, a combination of multiple choice questions about:
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privileges
of citizenship
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the
rights and responsibilities of a citizen
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the
right to run for elected office in Canada; and
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voting
procedures and how to register yourself as a voter
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Canada's
history, geography, politics, economics and geography
Many Canadians have lived in Canada their whole lives and have never had to
take the citizenship test. WeÕve
selected 20 questions from the Citizenship test study guide to test your
knowledge on Canada.
Take
the CBC Canadian Citizenship Week Test
Aboriginal
Peoples
1.
Who are the Aboriginal peoples of Canada?
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First
Nations |
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Metis |
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Inuit |
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All
of the above |
History
2.
What did the government do to make immigration to western Canada much easier?
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Created
delegate team to assist immigrants to the West. |
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Developed
roadway to ease immigrant travel. |
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Free
land given to any who made the journey. |
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Built
the Trans-Canada Railway. |
Confederation/Government
3.
What year was Confederation?
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1871 |
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1777 |
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1967 |
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1867 |
4. Which four provinces first formed Confederation?
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British
Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario |
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Quebec,
Ontario, Alberta, Nunavut |
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Manitoba,
Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia |
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New
Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia |
5. Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
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John
Alexander Macdonald |
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Charles
Tupper |
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Pierre
Elliott Trudeau |
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William
Lyon Mackenzie King |
Rights and Responsibilities
6.
What part of the Constitution legally protects the basic rights and freedoms of
all Canadians?
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Meech
Lake Accord |
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Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
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Charlottetown
Accord |
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The
Constitution Act, 1867 |
7. Name two fundamental freedoms protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights
and Freedoms.
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freedom
of association; freedom of conscience and religion |
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freedom
of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press
and other media of communication; freedom of life, liberty and security |
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freedom
of peaceful assembly, freedom of livelihood |
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freedom
of conscience and religion, freedom of residence |
Languages
8.
What are the two official languages of Canada?
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French-English |
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Spanish-English |
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Mandarin-English |
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German-English |
9. Which province has the most bilingual Canadians?
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British
Columbia |
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Quebec |
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Nova
Scotia |
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Ontario |
Symbols
10.
Which animal is an official symbol of Canada?
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Moose |
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Black
Bear |
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Canadian
Loon |
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Beaver |
11. What is the tower in the centre of the Parliament buildings called?
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Maple
Leaf Tower |
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Peace
Tower |
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Ottawa
Tower |
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Canadian
Tower |
Geography
12.
What is the capital city of Canada?
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Toronto |
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Halifax |
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Ottawa |
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Montreal |
13. Where are the Parliament buildings located?
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Halifax |
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Quebec
City |
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Ottawa |
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Vancouver |
14. Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?
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Prince
Edward Island |
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Quebec
City |
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Nova
Scotia |
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British
Columbia |
Economy
15.
What country is Canada's largest trading partner?
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China |
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United
States |
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South
Africa |
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England |
Federal Government
16.
Who is Canada's Head of State?
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Queen
Elizabeth II |
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Jean
Chretien |
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Adrienne
Clarkson |
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Wayne
Gretsky |
17. What do you call a law before it is passed?
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Bill |
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Ordinance |
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Act |
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Draft |
Federal Elections
18.
How many electoral districts are there in Canada?
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101 |
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211 |
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308 |
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176 |
19. When does an election have to be held according to the Constitution?
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Every
two years from previous election day. |
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No
longer than five years from previous election. |
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Within
10 years of obtaining office. |
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There
is no time limit. |
20. Name the Prime Minister of Canada and his party.
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Ralph
Klein - Progressive Conservatives |
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Stephen
Harper - Conservative Party of Canada |
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Paul
Martin - Liberal |
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Stockwell
Day - Canadian Alliance |
then do US quiz
http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_14/U_S_Citizenship_Test_Could_You_Pass.html
http://www.allthetests.com/quiz19/quizpu.php?testid=1149825414&katname=America use this one
in Australia
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21752187-2,00.html
NEWS.com.au readers have condemned the Federal
GovernmentÕs new citizenship quiz after putting themselves to
the test today.
Many Australian-born readers said that not
even they knew the answers to some of the questions the Government wants in the
test, which will contain 20 randomly selected questions drawn from a pool of
200
http://www.canadadayquiz.com/questions.cnc
1.
What are CanadaÕs two national sports?
A.
Ice Hockey, Basketball
B.
Baseball, Tennis
C.
Basketball, Lacrosse
D.
Lacrosse, Ice Hockey
2.
How many lakes are there in Canada?
A.
Unknown
B.
500 thousand
C.
1 million
D.
5 million
3.
Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
A.
Alexander Mackenzie
B.
John A. MacDonald
C.
Louis Riel
D.
Wilfred Laurier
4.
Canada has two national symbols. What are they?
A.
Beaver & Maple Leaf
B.
Maple Leaf & Moose
C.
Beaver & Grizzly Bear
D.
Moose & Salmon
5.
Canada has the longest covered bridge in the world (1,282 feet long). Where is
it located?
A.
West Montrose, ON
B.
La Sarre, QE
C.
Gold River, BC
D.
Hartland, NB
6.
What university developed the world's first anti-gravity suit?
A.
University of Toronto
B.
Simon Fraser University
C.
University of British Columbia
D.
QueenÕs University
7.
Andrew Bonar Law was the only Canadian ever to do what?
A.
Win the Indianapolis 500
B.
Serve as Prime Minister of Great Britain
C.
Board the MIR space station
D.
Win the Tour De France
8.
How many National Parks are there in Canada?
A.
84
B.
25
C.
40
D.
60
9.
In which year did Canada adopt the metric system?
A.
1975
B.
1985
C.
1967
D.
1970
10.
How many time zones are there in Canada?
A.
6
B.
8
C.
4
D.
5
11.
What is the highest mountain in Canada?
A.
Mount Forbe
B.
Mount Logan
C.
Mount Kitchener
D.
Mount Lefroy
12.
What is the longest river in Canada?
A.
Fraser River
B.
St. Laurence River
C.
Mackenzie River
D.
Red River
13.
What is Canada's most northern island?
A.
Queen Charlotte
B.
Ellesmere
C.
Victoria
D.
Baffin
14.
Which of the following authors is not Canadian?
A.
W.O. Mitchell
B.
Margaret Atwood
C.
A.A. Milne
D.
Michael Ondaatje
15.
Which Province has the largest concentration of moose in North America?
A.
Alberta
B.
British Columbia
C.
Newfoundland
D.
Quebec
16.
When was ÒOh CanadaÓ proclaimed as CanadaÕs national anthem?
A.
1870
B.
1935
C.
1980
D.
1999
Additional
quizzes
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/canquiz.html
http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/symbols_facts&lists/quiz.html
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/quizzes/index.html
http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/quizsask/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special/canquiz2005/
http://www.economist.com/diversions/quiz.cfm?quizname=canadaquiz
http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/quiz/quiz.cgi?quiz=canada-day-sample4
http://www.cbc.ca/news/becomingcanadian/self_citizen_quiz.html#
http://di.pixcode.com/game2007/canadaquiz.swf
http://www.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/quiz/quiz.cgi?quiz=canada-day-sample4
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The annual
Dominion Institute Canada Day survey looks at how well Canadians know the
history of their country. This year, the institute combined the excitement of
history with the drama of economics to come up with 20 skill-testing
questions. As a whole, those surveyed didnÕt do too well. Only one of the
1,000 people surveyed scored a perfect 20. Two-thirds got less than half the
questions right. WeÕre sure youÕll do better! |
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discussed in
http://www.dominion.ca/English/CanadaDayQuizFACTUM2005.pdf
http://www.expertrating.com/quizzes/Canada-facts-quiz-20.asp not bad either