Q 01/05

Which monarch was on the throne when Canada came into being on July 1, 1867?

A) George III

B) William IV

C) Victoria

D) Edward VII

Answer · why

C) Victoria

Victoria had been queen for 30 years. A decade earlier she had been asked to settle the squabble over a capital, and her officials made sure the choic...

Q 02/05

In which year did Canadian Confederation take place?

A) 1846

B) 1867

C) 1825

D) 1804

Answer · why

B) 1867

The British North America Act came into force that summer, and bells rang at St James Cathedral in Toronto to mark it.

Q 03/05

In 1867 the Province of Canada became Quebec and which province?

A) Manitoba

B) Nova Scotia

C) Ontario

D) New Brunswick

Answer · why

C) Ontario

Ontario and Quebec had been yoked together as one colony since 1841. Splitting it meant that three colonies went into Confederation and four provinces...

Q 04/05

Which act patriated the constitution and ended the British Parliament's power to make laws for Canada?

A) Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946

B) Canadian Bill of Rights, 1960

C) Clarity Act, 2000

D) Canada Act, 1982

Answer · why

D) Canada Act, 1982

The Canada Act, 1982 was passed in London at Canada's request and carried the new Constitution Act, proclaimed at a rainy ceremony in Ottawa that Apri...

Q 05/05

Which Canadian team traditionally plays at home on Canada Day in red jerseys instead of its usual colours?

A) Montreal Canadiens

B) Toronto Blue Jays

C) Toronto Raptors

D) Edmonton Elks

Answer · why

B) Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays swap blue for red each July 1. Since the Montreal Expos left for Washington in 2004 they have been the only big-league baseball ...