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1.	Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?	a) Sir John A. Macdonald b) Lester B. Pearson c) Pierre Trudeau d.) Gary Doer
2.	What were the first provinces to join Confederation?	a) Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia b) Newfoundland,Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island c) Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta d) Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island
3.	Why do we celebrate Canada Day and when is it?	a) July 4th, we celebrate Independence Day b) May 21st, we celebrate the Queen's birthday c) July 1st, we celebrate the anniversary of Confederation d) October 31, we celebrate Halloween
4.	Who are the Aboriginal people in Canada?	a) Metis b) French c) The first people to live in Canada d) Immigrants from Europe
5.	What are the three main groups of Aboriginal peoples?	a) First Nations, Inuit and Metis b) Acadians, Inuit and Metis c) First Nations, Inuit and French d) First Nations, Inuit and English
6.	In which parts of Canada did the Aboriginal people first live?	a) The South b) The East coast c) The Prairies d) All regions
7.	What did the Aboriginal peoples in Manitoba depend on for survival?	a) Hunting and agriculture b) Hunting c) Fishing and agriculture d) Buffalo hunting
8.	What is the capital of Canada?	a) Ottawa b) Toronto c) Winnipeg d) Vancouver
9.	Which song is Canada's national anthem?	a) The Maple Leaf Forever b) O Canada c) Sultans of Swing d) Hey Jude
10.	What are the names of the Prairie provinces?	a) Ontario, Manitoba,Saskatchewan b) Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta c) British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan d) Quebec, Ontario
11.	What are the names of the Great Lakes?	a) Ontario, Michigan, Hudson's Bay, Huron, Superior b) Erie, Ontario, Manitoba, Michigan, Superior c) Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior d) Winnipeg, Superior, Erie, Ontario, Michigan
12.	What are the names of the oceans that border on Canada?	a) Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic b) Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic c) Atlantic, Pacific, Bering d) Atlantic, Pacific, India
13.	What's the name of the newest territory in Canada?	a) Inuit b) Inuvik c) Nunavut d) Yukon
14.	Which province is Canada's leading wheat producer?	a) Manitoba b) Alberta c) Saskatchewan d) Ontario
15.	What are the provinces of the Atlantic region?	a) Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland b) Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec c) Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island d) British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba
16.	Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?	a) New Brunswick b) British Columbia c) Ontario d) Quebec
17.	Which products from the Prairie provinces are some of Canada's key exports?	a) Auto industry products b) Grains (wheat), beef cattle c) Fruit d) Oil
18.	Who is Canada's Head of State?	a) The Prime Minister b) The Governor General c) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 d) The President
19.	Who is the Queen's representative in Canada?	a) The Prime Minister's wife b) The Prime Minister c) The Premier d) The Governor General of Canada
20.	What are the three levels of government in Canada?	a) Provincial, Federal, State b) Provincial, Municipal, Territorial c) Federal, Provincial, Municipal d) Federal, Provincial, Rural
21.	How are Members of Parliament chosen?	a) By the Provincial judges b) By the Senate c) By the Queen d) By Canadians who vote in federal elections
22.	What is a Cabinet minister?	a) An MP chosen by the Prime Minister to run a department of the federal government b) A Returning Office c) The Queen's representative in Canada d) A member of the Senate
23.	What is Canada's system of government called?	a) Parliamentary government b) Monarchy c) Democratic process d) Dictatorship
24.	How many electoral districts are there in Canada?	a) 103 b) 21 c) 308 d) 45
25.	When did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms become part of the Canadian Constitution?	a) 1941 b) 1999 c) 1982 d) 2004

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26.	Who is the Premier of Manitoba?	a) Premier Stephen Harper b) Premier Sam Katz c) Premier Greg Salenger d) Premier Gary Filmon
27.	Which political party is in power in Manitoba?	a) The New Democratic Party b) The Conservative Party c) The Liberal Party d) The Green Party
28.	What is the name of the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba?	a) George Bush b) John Harvard c) Greg Salenger d) Michaëlle Jean
29.	What is the name of the mayor of Winnipeg?	a) Bill Gates b) Sam Katz c) Gary Doer d) Stephen Harper
30.	What is the capital city of Manitoba?	a) Winnipeg b) Brandon c) Regina c) Thompson
31.	What level of government passes "by-laws"?	a) Provincial b) Federal c) Municipal d) State
32.	What will you promise when you take the Oath of Citizenship?	a) Pledge allegiance to the flag and fulfill the duties of a Canadian b) Promise to observe the laws of Canada c) Pledge to be faithful to the Queen d) Pledge allegiance to the Queen, observe the laws of Canada and fulfill the duties of a Canadian
33.	Which legal document recognizes the cultural diversity of Canadians?	a) Canadian Multiculturalism Act b) British North America Act c) Declaration of Independence d) Charter of Rights and Freedoms
34.	What is the name of the Prime Minister of Canada?	a) Gary Doer b) Sam Katz c) Michaëlle Jean d) Stephen Harper
35.	What do you call a law before it is passed?	a) A legal document b) A new proposal c) A bill d) A debate
36.	Who has the right to vote in federal elections?	a) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants b) Canadian citizens who are over 20 years old c) Canadian citizens or anyone at least 18 years old and works for the government d) Canadian citizens who are at least 18 years old
37.	How can a party in power be defeated in Parliament?	a) If Canadians don't approve of the laws being passed b) If the Premiers vote against federal government decisions c) If a majority of MP's vote against a major government decision d) If Canadians vote against the party in power
38.	Who do members of Parliament represent?	a) Everyone who lives in his/her electoral district b) Everyone on the voters' list c) Everyone who voted for that person d) The Prime Minister
39.	What does equality under the law mean?	a) Being the same b) Being discriminated against c) Being like everyone else d) Protection against discrimination
40.	What is a polling station?	a) The campaign headquarters for candidates b) The place where you vote c) The place where votes are counted d) A Member of Parliament's riding office
41.	What does "party platform" mean?	a) The stage where political speeches are made b) The plans made by political parties c) The place where political parties meet d) The plans made by the Prime Minister
42.	What is the name of the Governor General?	a) Michaëlle Jean b) Anne Murray c) Queen Elizabeth d) John Harvard
43.	Where does the name "Canada" come from?	a) From a First Nations word for snow b) From a First Nations word, "kanata", meaning village c) From a French word, meaning "to join" d) From a Metis word meaning "big country"
44.	What are the two official languages of Canada?	a) English and Italian b) English and Chinese c) English and Punjabi d) English and French
45.	Which was the last province to join Canada?	a) Nova Scotia b) Manitoba c) Nunavut d) Newfoundland
46.	What is the Canadian Constitution?	a) The system of laws and conventions by which Canadians govern themselves b) The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms c) The British North America Act d) The Canadian Multiculturalism Act
47.	Who are the Acadian people?	a) Refugees from the American Revolution b) Descendants of the first French settlers c) People from the Atlantic provinces d) Aboriginal people
48.	Where did the first European settlers in Canada come from?	a) Ireland b) France c) Great Britain d) Italy
49.	What important trade did the Hudson's Bay Company control?	a) Timber b) Oil c) Fishing d) Fur
50.	Which group of people was important to the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?	a) The Chinese b) The Metis c) The English d) The French
51.	From whom are the Metis descended?	a) English traders and First Nations women b) French traders and First Nations women c) Acadians and First Nations men d) French or English traders and First Nations women
52.	What document made Confederation legal?	a) The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms b) The Confederation Act c) The British North America Act of 1867 d) The Peace Act
53.	What is the Canadian Shield?	a) A rock formation in northern Ontario and Quebec that is millions of years old b) Canada's coat of arms c) The name of a mining company in northern Manitoba d) The Canadian-US border
54.	How are Senators chosen?	a) By the voters b) Appointed by Queen Elizabeth c) By the Prime Minister d) By the Premier
55.	Who were the first people to settle in Manitoba?	a) The United Empire Loyalists b) The Scottish c) The Alogonquin First Nations d) The French