canadian Modern Canada 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which document patriated the Canadian Constitution in 1982?
- The Constitution Act, 1982 (Correct answer)
- The British North America Act
- The Statute of Westminster
- The Quebec Act
Correct answer: The Constitution Act, 1982
The Constitution Act, 1982 brought the Constitution fully under Canadian control.
Question 2: What does the term 'patriation' refer to in modern Canadian history?
- Joining NATO
- Bringing the Constitution under Canadian authority (Correct answer)
- Adopting the metric system
- Creating the loonie
Correct answer: Bringing the Constitution under Canadian authority
Patriation meant Canada could amend its own Constitution without British Parliament.
Question 3: Which Canadian coin is nicknamed the 'loonie'?
- The penny
- The one-dollar coin (Correct answer)
- The two-dollar coin
- The quarter
Correct answer: The one-dollar coin
The one-dollar coin features a loon and earned the nickname 'loonie' in 1987.
Question 4: What is the two-dollar Canadian coin commonly called?
- Twonie/toonie (Correct answer)
- Doubloon
- Bluenose
- Maple
Correct answer: Twonie/toonie
The two-dollar coin introduced in 1996 is nicknamed the 'toonie'.
Question 5: Which Canadian peacekeeper and diplomat won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957?
- Lester B. Pearson (Correct answer)
- Mackenzie King
- Tommy Douglas
- Vincent Massey
Correct answer: Lester B. Pearson
Lester B. Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping resolve the Suez Crisis.
Question 6: In what year did Canada adopt its current red-and-white maple leaf flag?
- 1949
- 1965 (Correct answer)
- 1976
- 1982
Correct answer: 1965
The maple leaf flag replaced the Red Ensign and was first raised in 1965.
Question 7: Universal publicly funded health care in Canada is commonly known as what?
- Medicare (Correct answer)
- Medicaid
- Obamacare
- The NHS
Correct answer: Medicare
Canada's publicly funded health insurance system is widely called Medicare.
canadian Modern Canada 3
Which document patriated the Canadian Constitution in 1982?