Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers [UPDATED]

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Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers

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Canadian Citizenship Test Questions Answers

Name of the Test	Canadian Citizenship Test
Total Number of Questions	50 sample questions
Questions Format	Questions Answers
Minimum Passing Score	75 %
Test Language	English

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Canadian Citizenship Test 2022

1 / 50

How is the government formed after a federal election?

A) The Governor General Picks a party and a Prime Minister to run the government.

B) The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The leader of this party becomes the Prime Minister.

C) The party with the most elected representatives becomes the party in power. The Queen chooses the Prime Minister from this party.

D) Each province elects one representative to form the government. The Queen then chooses the Prime Minister.

2 / 50

What are three minerals still mined in the territories today?

A) Zinc, gold and bronze

B) Zinc, lead and aluminum

C) Silver, lead and zinc

D) Lead, gold and zinc

3 / 50

Which province is on the Pacific coast of Canada?

A) Alberta

B) New Brunswick

C) Nova Scotia

D) British Columbia

4 / 50

When was the current flag of Canada raised for the first time?

A) 1949

B) 1892

C) 1921

D) 1965

5 / 50

Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in the Northern Territories and Nunavut?

A) Acadians

B) Inuit

C) Métis

D) First Nations

6 / 50

What is the highest honour available to Canadians?

A) Elizabeth Cross

B) The Queen's Medal

C) Victoria Cross

D) Victoria Medal

7 / 50

What is the significance of the Quebec Act of 1774?

A) Canada's tolerance of religious tradition under the law.

B) It allowed the French to move into Quebec.

C) It allowed Quebec to gain independence.

D) It gave the French more power.

8 / 50

Who were the Voyageurs?

A) Geographers who first charted the coastline of British Columbia

B) Immigrants to Canada in the 18th century

C) Explorers searching for the North-West Passage

D) Montreal-based traders who travelled by canoe

9 / 50

Which group of Aboriginal peoples has the largest population in Canada?

A) Acadians

B) First Nations

C) Métis

D) Indians

10 / 50

A member of Parliament from Montreal announces that she will spend her weekend in her electoral district. This means she would be:

A) In some part of Montreal where she was elected

B) In her office on parliament Hill

C) Visiting the province of Quebec

D) Going on a vacation

11 / 50

If the government loses a confidence vote in assembly, they:

A) Can continue

B) Do nothing

C) Must resign

D) Call for by-elections

12 / 50

What is written on an election ballot?

A) The date and time you are allowed to vote

B) The names of the candidates in your election district

C) Who you should vote for

D) Where you should vote

13 / 50

Which of the following best describes the Lacrosse sport?

A) The second most popular sport in Canada

B) The official winter sport

C) . The most popular sport in Canada

D) The official summer sport

14 / 50

Who has the right to be considered first for a job in the Federal government?

A) Canadian Citizens

B) Foreigners

C) Anyone with the necessary qualifications

D) Anyone with the relevant experience

15 / 50

Which province was the first to grant voting rights to women?

A) Nova Scotia

B) Manitoba

C) Quebec

D) Ontario

16 / 50

On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

A) July 31st, 1820

B) April 1st, 1999

C) May 1st, 1998

D) July 1st, 1867

17 / 50

Where are the Parliament Building located?

A) Ottawa

B) London

C) Toronto

D) Kingston

18 / 50

What are the regions of Canada?

A) Rockies, Ontario, Quebec and Prairies

B) Atlantic, North, Central, Prairies and West Coast

C) West Coast, Central, East, Canadian Shield and South

D) West, North, South, East and Central

19 / 50

Where do most French-speaking Canadians live?

A) Quebec

B) Ontario

C) Nova Scotia

D) New Brunswick

20 / 50

What is Canada's national winter sport?

A) Basketball

B) Lacrosse

C) Golf

D) Hockey

21 / 50

What is the head of the city called?

A) Premier

B) Councillor

C) Alderman

D) Mayor

22 / 50

Who is Canada's Head of State?

A) The prime minister

B) The premier of Canada

C) A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King)

D) The governor general

23 / 50

Which province has the most valuable forest industry in Canada?

A) Quebec

B) Alberta

C) Ontario

D) British Columbia

24 / 50

What is the role of the Opposition parties?

A) To oppose or try to improve government proposals

B) To regulate government proposals

C) To ensure reports about the current government are sent to the Queen

D) To supervise the government

25 / 50

What is Terry Fox's contribution?

A) His discovery of insulin saves millions of people's lives.

B) He was a brilliant soldier.

C) He inspired many people to contribute money for cancer research.

D) He was the greatest hockey player in Canada.

26 / 50

In which province are more than half of Canada's aeronautics and space industry located?

A) Saskatchewan

B) Manitoba

C) Ontario

D) Quebec

27 / 50

Who are Anglophones?

A) People who do not speak English as a first language

B) People speaking English as a first language

C) People who understand but do not speak English

D) people who were taught English at school

28 / 50

Why is the Constitution Act of 1982 important in Canadian history?

A) Canada can modify the Constitution without the approval from the British Government.

B) It made changes to the Citizenship Act.

C) It lets Canadians to enjoy more freedom.

D) The Queen has more power in Canadian Government.

29 / 50

Which provinces are connected to Ontario by land?

A) Manitoba and Quebec

B) New Brunswick and Quebec

C) Manitoba and Alberta

D) Alberta and Quebec

30 / 50

Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A) Queen Elizabeth Il

B) Queen Victoria

C) Queen Anne

D) Queen Elizabeth I

31 / 50

What forms a jury?

A) Politicians

B) A jury is made up of citizens.

C) Immigrants

D) Judges

32 / 50

Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

A) Ontario

B) New Brunswick

C) Nova Scotia

D) Quebec

33 / 50

In what sorts of jobs do most Canadians work?

A) Lumbering

B) Service

C) Natural resources

D) Farming

34 / 50

What is celebrated on the 26th of December?

A) Boxing Day

B) Remembrance Day

C) Victoria Day

D) Canada Day

35 / 50

Who built the French Empire in North America?

A) Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Iberville

B) Great Britain

C) Jean Talon, Bishop Laval, Count Frontenac

D) King Charles Il

36 / 50

Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?

A) John A. Macdonald

B) Sam Steele

C) Louis Riel

D) George-Étienne Cartier

37 / 50

Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?

A) A great frontier hero

B) Canada's greatest soldier in the First world war

C) military leader of the Métis in the 19th century

D) An explorer of western Canada

38 / 50

Who started the women's suffrage movement in Canada?

A) Agnes Macphail

B) Madeleine Parent

C) Dr. Emily Stowe

D) Laura Secord

39 / 50

Who, among these, is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist?

A) Marshall McLuhan

B) Gerhard Herzberg

C) Harold Innis

D) Alexander Graham Bell

40 / 50

How many Great Lakes are located between Ontario and the United States?

A) SIX

B) Four

C) Five

D) Seven

41 / 50

What principle was Canada's constitution founded on?

A) Liberty and pursue of freedom

B) Liberty, equality and fraternity

C) Independence and freedom

D) Peace, Order and Good Government

42 / 50

Which party becomes the Official Opposition?

A) The party with the least votes

B) Any independent candidate

C) The party the Prime Minister selects

D) The party with the second most votes

43 / 50

What are the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers together called?

A) The Cabinet

B) The House of Commons

C) The Senate

D) The Government

44 / 50

Why is the British North America Act important in Canadian history?

A) It made Confederation legal.

B) It was agreed to by the First Nations and Inuit.

C) It was written by the British government.

D) The Aboriginal people signed the act.

45 / 50

Which one is Canada's best-known symbol and national police force?

A) RMCP

B) RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

C) Canadian Police

D) CIA

46 / 50

Who can enter and leave the country freely without time constraints?

A) Commonwealth Citizens

B) Canadian citizens

C) British citizens

D) Canadian citizens and landed immigrants

47 / 50

What is the Great Charter of Freedom also known as?

A) Magna Carta

B) Canadian Constitution

C) Dominion of Canada

D) Habeas Corpus

48 / 50

What are the main functions of the Cabinet?

A) Defence

B) Natural resources

C) Navigation

D) To prepare the budget and propose new laws to be implemented

49 / 50

Which countries fought in the battle of Plain of Abraham?

A) British and Germany

B) America and British

C) British and France

D) France and China

50 / 50

Which province was split into two at Confederation?

A) Upper Canada

B) Newfoundland

C) The Province of Canada

D) Lower Canada

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