Q 01/05

What is the capital city of Canada?

A) Ottawa

B) Vancouver

C) Montreal

D) Toronto

Answer · why

A) Ottawa

Ottawa was the Queen's pick at the end of 1857: rival cities made the choice too risky for colonial politicians, so they handed it to her.

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

English and French were made equal in federal institutions by the 1969 Official Languages Act, urged by a royal commission on bilingualism, so federal...

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 earned its place through the fur trade: European demand for its pelts, prized for felt hats, drove the exploration of much of the country, ...

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

The Mackenzie is named for Alexander Mackenzie, the fur trader who followed it in 1789 hoping it would lead to the Pacific and came out on the Arctic ...

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

On July 1, 1867 the British North America Act united the Province of Canada (now Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into the Dominion ...