Canadian Citizenship Online Canadian Citizenship Quiz - Ontario 1

Question 1

What is the official provincial flower of Ontario?

Accepted Answer

White Trillium

Answer

The White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) has been Ontario's official floral emblem since 1937. It is commonly found in Ontario's forests each spring and is protected under provincial law.

Question 2

In which year did Ontario officially become a province of Canada?

Accepted Answer

1867

Answer

Ontario became a province at Confederation on July 1, 1867, alongside Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick — the four original provinces that formed the Dominion of Canada.

Question 3

Which large body of water forms part of Ontario's northern border?

Accepted Answer

Hudson Bay

Answer

Hudson Bay forms Ontario's northern coastline, giving the province a vast northern frontier. Ontario is unique in that it borders both the Great Lakes to the south and Hudson Bay to the north.

Question 4

Where does Ontario's provincial legislature meet?

Accepted Answer

Queen's Park in Toronto

Answer

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario meets at Queen's Park in Toronto. The pink sandstone building, completed in 1893, also gives its name to the surrounding neighbourhood and park.

Question 5

What is Ontario's official provincial motto?

Accepted Answer

Loyal She Began, Loyal She Remains

Answer

Ontario's Latin motto 'Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet' translates to 'Loyal She Began, Loyal She Remains,' reflecting the province's historical loyalty to the British Crown dating back to United Empire Loyalists.

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