/46 0 votes, 0 avg 124 Canada Citizenship Practice Test - 10 1 / 46 Wayne Gretzky played for the _____ from 1979 to 1988 in hockey? Montreal Canadians Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators Edmonton Oilers 2 / 46 Which industry has played an important part in the country’s history and development? Natural resources Forestry Fishing Agriculture 3 / 46 The British Parliament passed the British North America Act in ____. 1864 1867 1982 1786 4 / 46 Who is responsible for running the federal government departments? Cabinet Ministers Prime Minister Sovereign Governor General 5 / 46 The Governor General is appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister after how many years? 4 5 2 10 6 / 46 Which city is the training academy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? Regina Edmonton Victoria Halifax 7 / 46 Which of the following is considered a Matter of Confidence? Elections Education Budget Highways 8 / 46 Which province has the largest Aboriginal population? Alberta Yellowknife Prince Edward Island Manitoba 9 / 46 An appeal court and a trial court in the province are called? Federal Court The Court of Queen’s Bench The Court of Queen Queen’s Court 10 / 46 Which is the largest city in Saskatchewan? Saskatoon Regina Prince Albert Fredericton 11 / 46 How much is the Francophone population in Manitoba? 30,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 12 / 46 What plays an essential role in punishing criminals and deterring crime? Police Court Prison Judge 13 / 46 The descendants of French colonists are called _____. Quebecers Acadians Europeans Aboriginals 14 / 46 Today, July 1 is celebrated as _____. Dominion Day Canada Day Confederation Day Remembrance day 15 / 46 Where are the world’s richest deposits of uranium and potash found? Quebec Saskatchewan New Brunswick Nunavut 16 / 46 Saskatchewan has ___% of the arable land in Canada. 35 40 45 50 17 / 46 Which game was invented by Canadian James Naismith in 1891? Basketball Ice hockey Football Lacrosse 19 / 46 What is awarded to the people for their extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy? The Victoria Crown The Victoria Cross The Coat of arms The Order of Canada 20 / 46 As long as the Prime Minister and the party in power have _____, they can run the government. faith in the majority of the MPs confidence of the majority of the MPs belief in the majority of the MPs trust in the majority of the MPs 21 / 46 If a majority of the members of the House of Commons vote against a major government decision, the party in power is ____. Re-elected Defeated Rejected Dissolved 22 / 46 Who is the officially bilingual province? Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Manitoba 23 / 46 Who introduced responsible government in Canada in 1848-49? Sir John A. Macdonald Sir George-Étienne Cartier Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontain Lord Elgin 24 / 46 Who does the Governor General represent in Canada? The Premier The Sovereign The Senator The Prime Minister 25 / 46 Who became a world record sprinter and double Olympic gold Medallist in 1996 at the Olympic Summer Games? Wayne Gretzky Chantal Petitclerc Donovan Bailey Mark Tewksbury 26 / 46 Which province is known as the “wheat province”? Newfoundland and Labrador Nunavut Yukon Territory Saskatchewan 27 / 46 July 1 is celebrated to commemorate the day that Canada became a self-governing Country. True False 28 / 46 Who chooses the ministers of the Crown in Canada? Cabinet Prime Minister Sovereign Governor General 29 / 46 The majority of Francophones live in the province of Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Manitoba 30 / 46 The system we have today is that if the government loses a confidence vote in the assembly it must resign. True False 31 / 46 Which province is referred to as the “breadbasket of the world”? Newfoundland and Labrador Saskatchewan British Columbia Yukon Territory 32 / 46 Manitoba has __% Ukrainian origins and over __% of the Aboriginal population. 14,15 15,14 13,14 14,13 33 / 46 Which court is the highest court in Canada? Federal Court Claims Court Supreme Court Queen’s Court 34 / 46 The first British North American colony to attain full responsible government in 1847–48 was? Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia Prince Edward 35 / 46 Manitoba is an important centre of _____ culture. Ukrainian Chinese French Italian 36 / 46 Who was the first Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross? Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray Captain Paul Triquet Captain Billy Bishop Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn 37 / 46 Who was the first black man to be awarded the V.C.? Captain Paul Triquet Able Seaman William Hall Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn Corporal Filip Konowal 38 / 46 Which provinces formed the new country called the Dominion of Canada? Ontario and Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia All of these these 39 / 46 Which province is the country’s largest producer of grains and oilseeds? Quebec Alberta Saskatchewan New Brunswick 40 / 46 Who served in the British Army in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava (1854) in the Crimean War? Captain Paul Triquet Able Seaman William Hall Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray 41 / 46 Who became a world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist? Wayne Gretzky Chantal Petitclerc Donovan Bailey Mark Tewksbury 42 / 46 Which is Canada’s national sport? Basketball Ice hockey Football Lacrosse 43 / 46 Until 1982, July 1 was celebrated as _____. Dominion Day Canada Day Confederation Day Remembrance day 44 / 46 Who was the last Canadian to receive the V.C. to date? Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray Captain Paul Triquet Captain Billy Bishop Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn 45 / 46 Who created two levels of government: federal and provincial in the 1860s? The Fathers of Confederation Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontain Sir John A. 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