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  1. Which document patriated the Canadian Constitution in 1982?

    Answer: The Constitution Act, 1982

    The Constitution Act, 1982 brought the Constitution fully under Canadian control.

  2. What does the term 'patriation' refer to in modern Canadian history?

    Answer: Bringing the Constitution under Canadian authority

    Patriation meant Canada could amend its own Constitution without British Parliament.

  3. Which Canadian coin is nicknamed the 'loonie'?

    Answer: The one-dollar coin

    The one-dollar coin features a loon and earned the nickname 'loonie' in 1987.

  4. What is the two-dollar Canadian coin commonly called?

    Answer: Twonie/toonie

    The two-dollar coin introduced in 1996 is nicknamed the 'toonie'.

  5. Which Canadian peacekeeper and diplomat won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957?

    Answer: Lester B. Pearson

    Lester B. Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping resolve the Suez Crisis.

  6. In what year did Canada adopt its current red-and-white maple leaf flag?

    Answer: 1965

    The maple leaf flag replaced the Red Ensign and was first raised in 1965.

  7. Universal publicly funded health care in Canada is commonly known as what?

    Answer: Medicare

    Canada's publicly funded health insurance system is widely called Medicare.

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