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True or false.Canada's History
In 1939, Canada welcomed all the Jewish refugees who were fleeing Nazi Germany.
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Question 1. True or false. In 1939, Canada welcomed all the Jewish refugees who were fleeing Nazi Germany.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer: B. False
In the 1930s fewer immigrants were let in, and many refugees, among them Jews escaping Nazi Germany in 1939, were refused.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Between the Wars)
Question 2. True or false. In Canada, the police are there to help you.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer: A. True
The guide reminds readers that the police are there to help. You can go to them if you are in trouble or see a crime.
In Discover Canada: The Justice System
Question 3. Which region of Ontario is known for its vineyards, wines and fruit crops?
- A. The Okanagan Valley
- B. The Badlands
- C. The Bay of Fundy
- D. The Niagara region
Answer: D. The Niagara region
Ontario's Niagara region is famous for its vineyards, wine and fruit; the Okanagan Valley is in B.C.
In Discover Canada: Canada's Regions (Central Canada)
Question 4. What are the two parts of a provincial legislature?
- A. The Premier and an appointed provincial Senate
- B. The Governor General and the federal Cabinet
- C. The mayors and councils of the province's cities
- D. The elected Assembly and the Lieutenant Governor
Answer: D. The elected Assembly and the Lieutenant Governor
A province's legislature is made up of its elected Legislative Assembly and the Lieutenant Governor.
In Discover Canada: How Canadians Govern Themselves (Parliamentary Democracy)
Question 5. Where was the first European settlement north of Florida founded, before it moved to Port-Royal?
- A. Québec City
- B. St. Croix Island
- C. Montreal
- D. Cape Breton Island
Answer: B. St. Croix Island
The 1604 settlement began on St. Croix Island, now in Maine, and then moved to Port-Royal in Acadia.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Royal New France)
Question 6. What is the name of the Métis people's own dialect?
- A. Michif
- B. Inuktitut
- C. Gaelic
- D. Kanata
Answer: A. Michif
Michif is the Métis people's own dialect; the Métis have both French- and English-speaking roots.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Aboriginal Peoples)
Question 7. New Brunswick was founded by whom?
- A. The Vikings
- B. The United Empire Loyalists
- C. The Acadians alone
- D. The Hudson's Bay Company's traders
Answer: B. The United Empire Loyalists
The founders of New Brunswick were the United Empire Loyalists.
In Discover Canada: Canada's Regions (The Atlantic Provinces)
Question 8. True or false. In Canada, abuse of a husband or wife is accepted if it is part of a person's culture.
- A. True
- B. False
Answer: B. False
Canada does not accept gender-based violence of any kind, including spousal abuse, forced marriage, honour killings and female genital mutilation.
In Discover Canada: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship (The Equality of Women and Men)
Question 9. Who are the Métis?
- A. A people with both Aboriginal and European roots
- B. Descendants of the first French settlers only
- C. Descendants of the Loyalists who came after 1776
- D. Inuit people who live in Labrador and Quebec
Answer: A. A people with both Aboriginal and European roots
Métis people have Aboriginal as well as European ancestors and form a distinct people.
In Discover Canada: Who We Are (Aboriginal Peoples)
Question 10. What is Canada's Royal Anthem?
- A. O Canada
- B. God Save the King
- C. The Maple Leaf Forever
- D. Land of Hope and Glory
Answer: B. God Save the King
"God Save the King" (or Queen) is the Royal Anthem. It can be played or sung to honour the Sovereign.
In Discover Canada: Canadian Symbols (National Anthem and Royal Anthem)
Question 11. Who set up the first European settlement north of Florida, in 1604?
- A. Jacques Cartier and John Cabot
- B. Jean Talon and Bishop Laval
- C. The Marquis de Montcalm and James Wolfe
- D. Champlain and Pierre de Monts
Answer: D. Champlain and Pierre de Monts
In 1604, French explorers Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain founded the first European settlement north of Florida.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Royal New France)
Question 12. Since what year have the Canadian Space Agency and Canadian astronauts taken part in space exploration?
- A. 1957
- B. 1969
- C. 1989
- D. 2002
Answer: C. 1989
Canadian astronauts and the Canadian Space Agency have explored space since 1989.
In Discover Canada: Modern Canada (Science and Technology)
Question 13. Where do you vote in a federal election?
- A. At any police station or fire hall in your city
- B. At the place named on your voter information card
- C. At your Member of Parliament's office in Ottawa
- D. At the provincial legislature building in your capital
Answer: B. At the place named on your voter information card
You vote at the polling station named on your card, on election day or at advance polls.
In Discover Canada: Federal Elections
Question 14. Since when has the maple leaf appeared on Canadian uniforms and insignia?
- A. The 1850s
- B. The 1700s
- C. 1921
- D. 1965
Answer: A. The 1850s
Canadian uniforms and badges have carried the maple leaf since the 1850s.
In Discover Canada: Canadian Symbols (The Maple Leaf)
Question 15. In what year did Quebec give women the vote?
- A. 1916
- B. 1921
- C. 1940
- D. 1960
Answer: C. 1940
Thérèse Casgrain and others helped win the vote for women in Quebec in 1940.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Women Get the Vote)
Question 16. Which leaders built a French empire that reached from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico?
- A. James Wolfe, Isaac Brock and John Graves Simcoe
- B. John Cabot, Jacques Cartier and Martin Frobisher
- C. Count Frontenac, Jean Talon and Bishop Laval
- D. John A. Macdonald, George-Étienne Cartier and Leonard Tilley
Answer: C. Count Frontenac, Jean Talon and Bishop Laval
Talon, Laval and Frontenac built New France into an empire stretching from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Royal New France)
Question 17. Under the law passed by Parliament, when must federal elections be held?
- A. On July 1 (Canada Day), every five years
- B. The first Monday in May, every two years
- C. Every four years, on the third Monday in October
- D. On any day that the Senate decides to choose for it
Answer: C. Every four years, on the third Monday in October
By law, a federal election takes place every four years after the last one, on the third Monday in October.
In Discover Canada: Federal Elections
Question 18. What do Canadians wear on Remembrance Day to honour veterans and the fallen?
- A. A red poppy
- B. A maple leaf pin
- C. A white rose
- D. A blue ribbon
Answer: A. A red poppy
Canadians wear a red poppy to remember those who served and died.
In Discover Canada: Canada's History (Women Get the Vote)
Question 19. Where was Alexander Graham Bell when he first thought of the telephone?
- A. At his summer home in Canada
- B. In a laboratory in Ottawa
- C. On a ship to England
- D. At McGill University
Answer: A. At his summer home in Canada
Bell's telephone idea came to him during a stay at his summer home in Canada.
In Discover Canada: Modern Canada (Science and Technology)
Question 20. Prince Edward Island is known for growing which crop?
- A. Potatoes
- B. Wheat and oats
- C. Grapes
- D. Rice
Answer: A. Potatoes
Prince Edward Island is famous for its beaches and red soil, and for farming, above all potatoes.
In Discover Canada: Canada's Regions (The Atlantic Provinces)
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