Practice test 2: 20 questions from all topics, as many as in the real test, where you need 15 of 20 correct. Pick an answer and check yourself straight away.
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Correct answer: B — 1982
Why? The Charter was entrenched in the Constitution in 1982, when the amended Constitution was proclaimed in Ottawa.Source
Correct answer: D — The Iroquoian word kanata, meaning village
Why? Jacques Cartier heard two guides speak the Iroquoian word kanata, meaning "village". By the 1550s the name Canada began appearing on maps.Source
Correct answer: C — A geographical area represented by one member of Parliament
Why? Canada is divided into electoral districts, also known as ridings or constituencies; each is represented by one member of Parliament (MP).Source
Correct answer: C — The Prime Minister
Why? The Prime Minister is the Head of Government and is distinct from the Head of State, the Sovereign.Source
Correct answer: C — Red and white
Why? Red and white have been Canada's national colours since 1921, assigned by King George V.Source
Correct answer: C — Ottawa
Why? Ottawa, located on the Ottawa River, was chosen as the capital in 1857 by Queen Victoria.Source
Correct answer: C — Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain
Why? In 1604 Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain established the first European settlement north of Florida, first on St. Croix Island and then at Port-Royal in Acadia.Source
Correct answer: B — The United States
Why? Canada and the United States formed the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD).Source
Correct answer: B — Queen Victoria
Why? Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital in 1857. She was the great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.Source
Correct answer: D — 1608
Why? Champlain built a fortress at what is now Québec City in 1608.Source
Correct answer: D — The people
Why? Inuit means "the people" in Inuktitut. "Our land" is the meaning of Nunavut, and "village" is the meaning of the word kanata.Source
Correct answer: D — The Supreme Court of Canada
Why? The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court. The Federal Court deals with matters concerning the federal government.Source
Correct answer: D — The Governor General
Why? The Sovereign is represented in Canada by the Governor General, appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister, usually for five years.Source
Correct answer: D — Lacrosse
Why? Lacrosse, an ancient sport first played by Aboriginal peoples, is the official summer sport. Hockey is the national winter sport.Source
Correct answer: C — Freedom of peaceful assembly
Why? Fundamental freedoms include freedom of conscience and religion, of thought, belief, opinion and expression, of peaceful assembly and of association.Source
Correct answer: B — The Iroquois Confederacy
Why? Champlain allied the colony with the Algonquin, Montagnais and Huron, enemies of the Iroquois, who fought the French for a century until peace was made in 1701.Source
Correct answer: A — St. John's
Why? St. John's is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador. Saint John, spelled differently, is the largest city of New Brunswick.Source
Correct answer: A — The Korean War
Why? Canada took part in the UN-led defence of South Korea in the Korean War (1950–53), with 500 killed and 1,000 wounded.Source
Correct answer: D — Elections Canada
Why? Elections Canada, a neutral agency of Parliament, produces the voters' lists from the National Register of Electors.Source
Correct answer: A — The Hudson's Bay Company
Why? In 1670 King Charles II granted the Hudson's Bay Company exclusive trading rights over the watershed draining into Hudson Bay.Source