Q 01/05

On which date is Canada Day celebrated?

A) July 1

B) June 24

C) July 4

D) September 1

Answer · why

A) July 1

It marks the anniversary of Confederation in 1867, when three British colonies were united into a single dominion.

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

How many colonies united to form Canada at Confederation?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Three

D) Five

Answer · why

C) Three

The United Canadas, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick joined; the Province of Canada split into Ontario and Quebec, making four provinces.

Q 04/05

Which act patriated the constitution and cut the last legal ties to Westminster?

A) Statute of Westminster

B) Holidays Act

C) Balfour Declaration

D) Canada Act, 1982

Answer · why

D) Canada Act, 1982

The constitution was patriated the same year the holiday was renamed.

Q 05/05

When the holiday falls on a Sunday, which day becomes the statutory holiday?

A) July 2

B) June 30

C) July 3

D) The preceding Friday

Answer · why

A) July 2

Celebrations still happen on July 1 itself; the federal Holidays Act simply moves the legal day off.