Online Canadian Citizenship Quiz - Saskatchewan 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?
- Saskatoon
- Moose Jaw
- Prince Albert
- Regina (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Regina
Regina is Saskatchewan's capital city. Saskatoon is the province's largest city, but Regina is the provincial capital, home to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) training academy.
Question 2: Saskatchewan joined Confederation in what year?
- 1867
- 1885
- 1905 (Correct answer)
- 1930
Correct answer: 1905
Saskatchewan became a Canadian province on September 1, 1905, along with Alberta. Both provinces were carved from the Northwest Territories as agricultural settlement expanded across the western prairies following the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Question 3: What is Saskatchewan's primary industry, earning it the nickname "Canada's Breadbasket"?
- Oil sands extraction
- Grain farming — especially wheat, canola, and lentils (Correct answer)
- Hydroelectric power generation
- Uranium mining exclusively
Correct answer: Grain farming — especially wheat, canola, and lentils
Saskatchewan is Canada's leading grain producer, growing vast quantities of wheat, canola, barley, lentils, and peas on the prairies. It is called "Canada's Breadbasket" and "Land of Living Skies." The province also produces significant amounts of potash and uranium.
Question 4: What major political innovation in Canada's social policy originated in Saskatchewan?
- The first provincial income tax in Canada, introduced in 1917
- Universal public health insurance (Medicare), introduced in 1962 under Premier Tommy Douglas, which became the model for Canada's national Medicare system (Correct answer)
- The first Old Age Pension program, introduced in 1925
- The first minimum wage law in Canada, enacted in 1918
Correct answer: Universal public health insurance (Medicare), introduced in 1962 under Premier Tommy Douglas, which became the model for Canada's national Medicare system
Saskatchewan under Premier Tommy Douglas introduced North America's first universal public health insurance program (Medicare) in 1962, despite fierce opposition from doctors. It became the model for Canada's national Medicare system in 1966. Tommy Douglas is consistently voted the Greatest Canadian.
Question 5: Where is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) training academy located?
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Regina, Saskatchewan (Correct answer)
- Calgary, Alberta
- Victoria, British Columbia
Correct answer: Regina, Saskatchewan
The RCMP's training academy — the "Depot Division" — is located in Regina, Saskatchewan. All regular RCMP officers train at Depot and participate in the iconic "Sunset Retreat" ceremony on the parade square.
Question 6: Which major Indigenous battle occurred near Batoche, Saskatchewan in 1885?
- The Battle of Cut Knife Hill, where Poundmaker defeated Canadian militia
- The Battle of Batoche, the final confrontation of the North-West Resistance, where Métis forces under Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont were defeated by Canadian government troops (Correct answer)
- The Battle of Fish Creek, where Cree warriors halted a Canadian military advance
- The Battle of Duck Lake, which started the North-West Resistance
Correct answer: The Battle of Batoche, the final confrontation of the North-West Resistance, where Métis forces under Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont were defeated by Canadian government troops
The Battle of Batoche (May 9–12, 1885) was the decisive battle of the North-West Resistance. Canadian government forces under Major-General Frederick Middleton defeated the Métis defenders led by Gabriel Dumont. Louis Riel surrendered shortly after and was later tried and executed for treason.
Online Canadian Citizenship Quiz - Saskatchewan 2
What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?