Online Canadian Citizenship Quiz – Quebec

What is the capital City of the Quebec?

Beauport

Quebec City

Montreal

Chicoutimi

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Which political party is in power in Quebec?

Progressive Conservative

Parti libéral

Parti Quebecois

Union Nationale

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Which province has its own time zone?

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nunavut

Nova Scotia

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What is a Francophone?

A person who speak English as their first language

A smartphone designed by the Canadian company RIM

A person who speak French as their first language

The first phone in Canada, invented by Alexander Graham Bell

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Where does Canada rank in the world's largest countries?

First

Second

Third

Fourth

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What is the highest court in Canada?

The Queen's Court

The Senate Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Crown Court of Canada

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A Member of Parliament from Montreal announces that she will spend her weekend in her electoral district. This means she would be:

In her office on Parliament Hill.

Visiting the province of Quebec.

In the part of Montreal where she was elected.

Going on a vacation.

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What is a majority government?

When the party in power holds about one third of the seats in the House of Commons

When the party in power holds about one quarter of the seats in the House of Commons.

When the part in power holds at least half of the seats in the Senate.

When the party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons.

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What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?

Insulin is a hormone that permits you to eat anything you wish.

Insulin has saved 16 million lives worldwide.

Discovering insulin opened the doors to more discoveries.

Discovering insulin made Drs. Banting and Best famous.

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What is the role of the courts in Canada?

To enforce the law.

To guide people in our society.

To settle disputes.

To express values and beliefs of Canadians.

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Who are the Aboriginal peoples of Canada?

The first European settlers to arrive in Canada

The descendents of the first Australian immigrants to Canada

The first people to live in Canada

The first settlers of Newfoundland

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When did the British North America Act come into effect?

1871.

1898.

1867.

1905.

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What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?

To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day.

To honour Prime Ministers who have died.

To celebrate Confederation.

To remember our Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.

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What does the Canadian flag look like?

White with a red border on each end and a red maple leaf in the centre.

Red with a white maple leaf.

Red and white with provincial emblems.

Red and white with a beaver.

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What song is Canada's national anthem?

God Save the Queen.

O Canada.

Star Spangled Banner.

Amazing Grace.

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What are the territories of Northern Canada and their capital cities?

Alaska (Juneau) and Yukon Territory ( Whitehorse).

Yukon Territory (Whitehorse), Northwest Territories (Yellowknife), and Nunavut (Iqaluit).

Northwest Territories (Yellowknife) and Alaska (Juneau).

Northwest Territories (Yellowknife).

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Which region covers more than one-third of Canada?

Central Canada.

Prairies.

Atlantic Canada.

Northern Territories.

Quebec

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One third of all Canadians live in which province?

Quebec

Ontario

Northwest Territories.

Manitoba

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Which province in Canada is the smallest in land size?

Nova Scotia.

Prince Edward Island.

Yukon Territory.

Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Which region is known as the industrial and manufacturing heartland of Canada?

Atlantic provinces.

Prairie provinces.

Central Canada.

West Coast.

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Which region of Canada is known for both its fertile agricultural land and valuable energy resources?

British Columbia.

Prairie provinces.

Ontario.

Manitoba.

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What do you call a law before it is passed?

A New law.

A Proposed law.

A Bill.

A New proposal.

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Who do Members of Parliament represent?

All of the Canadians living in the north.

Only Canadians living in Central Canada.

Everyone who lives in his or her electoral district.

Canadians living in the province in which he/she was elected.

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When must federal elections be held?

About every 4 years.

On the third Monday in October every four years following the most recent general election.

Whenever the Prime Minister calls the election.

When the MPs want a new Prime Minister.

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Who are the Acadians?

Aboriginal people of the arctic.

French-speaking Catholics living in Ontario.

The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604.

English speaking refugees who settled in Louisiana.

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Which of the following sentences best describes the War of 1812?

Napoleon's fleet was defeated by the Royal Navy in the war.

The USA became independent from the British Empire after the war.

The USA invaded Canada and was defeated, which ensured that Canada would remain independent of the United States.

Canada joined the United States after the war.

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Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas in 1849?

Sir John A. Macdonald.

Robert Baldwin.

Louis Riel.

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine.

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Which of the following is NOT a feature of Canada's system of government?

A federal state.

Parliamentary democracy.

Constitutional Monarchy.

Dictatorship.

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What is Canada's national winter sport?

Golf.

Nordic skiing.

Lacrosse.

Hockey.

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