Q 01/05

What is the capital city of Canada?

A) Ottawa

B) Vancouver

C) Montreal

D) Toronto

Answer · why

A) Ottawa

Ottawa, located in Ontario, has been the capital of Canada since 1857, chosen by Queen Victoria. It serves as the political and administrative center ...

Q 02/05

Which two languages share equal official status in Canada's Parliament and government?

A) English and Spanish

B) English and French

C) French and German

D) English and Mandarin

Answer · why

B) English and French

The constitution gives them 'equality of status and equal rights and privileges' in every institution of Parliament and the Government of Canada.

Q 03/05

What animal is an official national symbol of Canada and appears on its five-cent coin?

A) Beaver

B) Moose

C) Grizzly Bear

D) Polar Bear

Answer · why

A) Beaver

The beaver became an official symbol of Canada in 1975, chosen for its historical significance in the fur trade and its industrious nature. It also ap...

Q 04/05

Which river flowing north to the Arctic Ocean forms Canada's longest river system?

A) St. Lawrence

B) Mackenzie

C) Fraser

D) Yukon

Answer · why

B) Mackenzie

Its main stem alone runs 1,738 km from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea; with its tributaries the system stretches 4,241 km.

Q 05/05

In what year did Canadian Confederation unite several British North American colonies into one dominion?

A) 1840

B) 1829

C) 1763

D) 1867

Answer · why

D) 1867

Canadian Confederation took place on July 1, 1867, when the British North America Act was passed, uniting the Province of Canada (now Ontario and Queb...