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Canadian Symbols (51)
Canada's Economy (13)
Canada's Regions (52)
The Oath & Applying for Citizenship (6)
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Rights & Responsibilities
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Name the four fundamental freedoms that Canadians enjoy.
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What document, signed in 1215 in England, began the tradition of ordered liberty Canadians inherited?
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Magna Carta was signed in what year, and where?
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How old is the tradition of ordered liberty that Canadians have inherited?
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What are the sources of Canadian law?
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What is habeas corpus, and where does it come from?
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In what year was the Constitution of Canada amended to entrench the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
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What major change to Canada's Constitution happened in 1982?
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With what words does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms begin?
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Name two key documents that contain our rights and freedoms.
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Identify four rights that Canadians enjoy under the Charter.
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What are Mobility Rights?
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What do the Charter's Aboriginal Peoples' Rights guarantee?
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What do Official Language Rights guarantee?
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What is meant by the equality of women and men in Canada?
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List the six responsibilities of Canadian citizenship.
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What are three responsibilities of citizenship?
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What is one of Canada's founding principles, meaning individuals and governments are regulated by laws and not by arbitrary actions?
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Are you legally required to serve on a jury when called?
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What are some examples of taking responsibility for yourself and your family?
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In which elections do Canadians have a responsibility to vote?
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Is military service compulsory in Canada?
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What three branches make up the regular Canadian Forces?
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Besides the regular Canadian Forces, how can you serve Canada?
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What is multiculturalism in the Canadian context?
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Who We Are
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Who were the founding peoples of Canada?
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What key phrase from the British North America Act, 1867 describes the commitment of Canada's institutions?
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What constitutional distinctions does Canada hold?
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What have poets and songwriters hailed Canada as?
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What are the three distinct groups the term “Aboriginal peoples” refers to?
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What does the word “Inuit” mean, and where do they live?
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Who are the Métis?
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What dialect do the Métis speak?
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When did the term “First Nations” begin to be used?
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What proportion of First Nations people live on reserve land?
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What is the breakdown of Aboriginal peoples by group?
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How were Aboriginal territorial rights first guaranteed?
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What were residential schools, and what happened in 2008?
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Where are the ancestors of Aboriginal peoples believed to have migrated from?
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How many Anglophones and Francophones are there in Canada?
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Where do Francophones live outside Quebec?
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Who are the Acadians?
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What was the “Great Upheaval”?
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Who are the Quebecers, and what did the House of Commons recognize in 2006?
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Who are the Anglo-Quebecers?
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Who established the basic way of life in English-speaking areas of Canada?
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Is the federal government required to provide services in both official languages?
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Who was John Buchan, and what did he say about immigrant groups?
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Canada's History
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Why did European explorers call the native peoples “Indians”?
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How did different Aboriginal groups live off the land?
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What happened to Aboriginal peoples after Europeans arrived?
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Who were the first Europeans to reach Canada, and where is their settlement?
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Who was John Cabot, and what did he do in 1497?
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When did English settlement begin in Canada?
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Where does the name “Canada” come from?
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Who was Jacques Cartier, and when did he make his voyages?
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Who established the first European settlement north of Florida, and when?
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What did Champlain build in 1608?
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Which First Nations did Champlain ally the colony with, and who were their enemies?
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What drove the fur-trade economy?
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Name three outstanding leaders who built the French Empire in North America.
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What did Count Frontenac say when refusing to surrender Quebec in 1690?
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What happened in 1670 involving King Charles II?
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What were voyageurs and coureurs des bois?
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What happened at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, and when?
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What were the French-speaking Catholic people of Quebec known as?
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What was the Quebec Act of 1774, and what did it do?
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Who were the United Empire Loyalists?
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Who led thousands of Loyalist Mohawk Indians into Canada?
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What backgrounds did the Loyalists come from?
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What did some black Nova Scotians do in 1792?
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Where and when was the first representative assembly elected in Canada?
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What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 do?
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What were the Atlantic colonies and the two Canadas known as collectively?
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Which province was the first in the British Empire to move toward abolition of slavery, and who led it?
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When did the British Parliament prohibit the slave trade and abolish slavery?
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What was the Underground Railroad?
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Who was John Graves Simcoe?
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Who was Mary Ann Shadd Cary?
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Which company came to dominate the fur trade in the northwest?
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When did the Montreal Stock Exchange open?
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Why did the United States invade Canada in 1812?
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Who was Sir Isaac Brock?
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Who was Chief Tecumseh?
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What did Charles de Salaberry do in 1813?
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Who was Laura Secord?
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What did the Americans burn in 1813, and how did the British retaliate?
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What was the outcome of the War of 1812?
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What role did the Duke of Wellington play in founding Canada's capital?
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What were the Rebellions of 1837–38?
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What is meant by the term “responsible government”?
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Who was Lord Durham and what did he recommend?
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Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?
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Which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?
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When were Upper and Lower Canada united, and as what?
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Name the reformers who worked toward responsible government.
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What does Confederation mean?
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In what year did Confederation occur?
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What major event in Canadian history occurred in 1867?
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Who are the Fathers of Confederation?
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Which four provinces formed Canada in 1867?
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What was July 1 called until 1982?
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Who suggested the term “Dominion of Canada,” and what inspired it?
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Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?
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When and where was Sir John A. Macdonald born, and whose portrait is on the $10 bill?
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Who was Sir George-Étienne Cartier?
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In what year did British Columbia join Canada, and why?
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Give the order in which provinces and territories joined Canada.
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Which was the last province to join Canada, and when?
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Who was Louis Riel?
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What happened to Louis Riel?
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Which province was established after the first Métis uprising?
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When was the North West Mounted Police established, and by whom?
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What did the NWMP become, and which centres did it found?
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Who was Gabriel Dumont?
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What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?
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Who drove the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and when?
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Who built the CPR, and what happened to the Chinese workers afterwards?
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Who was Sir Wilfrid Laurier?
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Who immigrated to Canada during the boom of the 1890s and early 1900s?
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What was the South African War (Boer War)?
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How many Canadians served in the First World War, and out of what population?
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What happened at Vimy Ridge, and when?
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What did one Canadian officer say about Vimy Ridge?
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Who was Sir Arthur Currie?
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What was the Battle of Amiens?
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When did the First World War end, and what were Canada's casualties?
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What happened to Austro-Hungarian subjects in Canada from 1914 to 1920?
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Who founded the women's suffrage movement in Canada?
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Which province was the first to grant voting rights to women, and when?
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When did most Canadian women get the federal vote?
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Who was the first woman MP, and when?
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When did Quebec grant women the vote, and thanks to whom?
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What do Canadians do on Remembrance Day?
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Who wrote “In Flanders Fields,” and when?
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What did the British Empire evolve into after the First World War?
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What were the “Roaring Twenties” and the “Dirty Thirties”?
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When was the Bank of Canada created, and why?
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When did the Second World War begin, and how?
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How many Canadians served in the Second World War, and how many died?
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What happened on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
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Which beach did Canadians capture on D-Day?
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Which country did the Canadian Army liberate in 1944–45?
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Where did Canadians suffer losses early in the Second World War?
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What was the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan?
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What was the Royal Canadian Navy's finest hour?
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What did Japan do in the Pacific war affecting Canada?
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What happened to Canadians of Japanese origin during the Second World War?
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Who was Phil Edwards?
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Who was Sir Guy Carleton (Lord Dorchester)?
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Modern Canada
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What began Canada's modern energy industry?
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What is the significance of 1951 in Canadian living standards?
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What was GATT, and what is it now?
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What does the Canada Health Act ensure?
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When were the main Canadian social programs introduced?
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What was the Cold War, and which alliances did Canada join?
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What was Canada's role in the Korean War?
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Where has Canada taken part in UN peacekeeping missions?
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What was the Quiet Revolution?
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What did the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism lead to?
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When did Canada help found La Francophonie?
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When were the two Quebec sovereignty referendums, and what were the outcomes?
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What happened to the Constitution in 1982 regarding Quebec?
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When did Japanese-Canadians and Aboriginal people gain the right to vote?
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Which refugee groups did Canada welcome in the postwar era?
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By the 1960s, what proportion of Canadians had origins that were neither British nor French?
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What is the Group of Seven?
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Who was Emily Carr?
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Who was Kenojuak Ashevak?
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Who were Les Automatistes?
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Name some notable Canadian writers.
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Who was Louis-Philippe Hébert?
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Name some noteworthy Canadian filmmakers.
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Who invented basketball, and when?
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Who was Terry Fox?
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Who was Rick Hansen?
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What happened in 1972 involving Paul Henderson?
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Who was Wayne Gretzky?
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Who were Donovan Bailey and Chantal Petitclerc?
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What is the Grey Cup?
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What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?
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What did Alexander Graham Bell hit on at his summer house in Canada?
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What did Joseph-Armand Bombardier invent?
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What did Sir Sandford Fleming invent?
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Who invented the first electric light bulb?
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What did Reginald Fessenden contribute?
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Who was Dr. Wilder Penfield?
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What did Dr. John A. Hopps invent?
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What is the Canadarm, and who invented it?
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Who invented the BlackBerry?
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Since when have Canadian astronauts participated in space exploration?
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Name some Canadian Nobel Prize-winning scientists.
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Who were Marshall McLuhan and Harold Innis?
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How Canadians Govern Themselves
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What are the three key facts about Canada's system of government?
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What does it mean to say that Canada is a constitutional monarchy?
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Who is Canada's Head of State?
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Who is Canada's head of government?
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What is the difference between the role of the Sovereign and that of the Prime Minister?
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What are the three parts of Parliament?
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What are the three branches of government?
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What are the three levels of government in Canada?
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Which Act defined the responsibilities of the federal and provincial governments, and in what year?
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What is the British North America Act now called?
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Name the responsibilities of the federal government.
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Name the responsibilities of the provincial governments.
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Which two areas do the federal government and the provinces share jurisdiction over?
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Do the three northern territories have the status of provinces?
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What is a parliamentary democracy?
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What does it mean that Cabinet ministers must retain the “confidence of the House”?
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Who selects the Cabinet ministers?
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How are Senators chosen, and how long do they serve?
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What is the House of Commons?
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What is a bill?
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What must happen before a bill becomes law in Canada?
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List the seven steps by which a bill becomes law.
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Who grants royal assent?
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How is the Governor General appointed, and for how long?
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Who represents the Sovereign in each of the ten provinces, and how are they appointed?
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Who represents the federal government in the three territories?
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What is the role of the Premier in a province?
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What are members of provincial and territorial legislatures called?
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What does every province have that is like the House of Commons in Ottawa?
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What do provincial legislatures comprise?
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As Head of the Commonwealth, the Sovereign links Canada to how many other nations?
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Name some other constitutional monarchies besides Canada.
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Why does federalism suit Canada?
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At what age can Canadian citizens vote, and in which elections should they participate?
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Federal Elections
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When must federal elections be held?
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Who can ask the Governor General to call an early election?
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How many electoral districts is Canada divided into?
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What are the three names for an electoral district?
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What is an electoral district?
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How are members of Parliament chosen?
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Who is entitled to vote in Canadian federal elections?
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Who may run as a candidate in a federal election?
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What is Elections Canada?
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What is the National Register of Electors?
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What is a voter information card?
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If you do not receive a voter information card, can you still vote?
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When you go to vote on election day, what do you do?
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What should you bring to the polling station?
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How do you mark your ballot?
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What happens to the ballot number before you deposit your ballot?
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What are your options if you cannot vote on election day?
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In Canada, are you obliged to tell other people how you voted?
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What does the right to a secret ballot mean?
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After an election, which party forms the government?
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What is a majority government?
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What is a minority government?
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What is a matter of confidence?
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What is the Cabinet?
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Who chooses the ministers of the Crown, and from where?
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What is the Official Opposition?
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What is the role of opposition parties?
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Which three major political parties does the guide list as represented in the House of Commons?
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What do municipal governments do, and what are their laws called?
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Who makes up a municipal council?
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What are municipalities normally responsible for?
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Who has major responsibilities on First Nations reserves?
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Are provincial, territorial and municipal elections run under the same rules as federal elections?
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The Justice System
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What is the presumption of innocence?
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What is due process?
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What heritage is Canada's legal system based on?
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What is the role of the courts in Canada?
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Does the law in Canada apply to everyone?
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What are Canada's laws intended to do?
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What is Canada's highest court?
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What does the Federal Court of Canada deal with?
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What courts exist in most provinces?
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What do small claims courts handle?
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What does the RCMP do?
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Which two provinces have their own provincial police forces?
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What are the different types of police in Canada?
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In Canada, are you allowed to question the police about their service or conduct?
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What are the police there to do?
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What can you do if you cannot pay for a lawyer?
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What does the blindfolded Lady Justice symbolize?
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Canadian Symbols
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Name two Canadian symbols.
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How long has the Crown been a symbol of the state in Canada?
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Since when has Canada been a constitutional monarchy in its own right, and under which Sovereign?
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The Crown is a symbol of which institutions?
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When was the current Canadian flag first raised?
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Where does the red-white-red pattern of the Canadian flag come from?
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When did red and white become the national colours of Canada?
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What is Canada's official Royal Flag?
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What was the Canadian Red Ensign?
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What is Canada's best-known symbol?
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When was the maple leaf adopted as a symbol, and by whom?
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What is the fleur-de-lys, and when was it adopted?
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When did Quebec adopt its own flag, and what is it based on?
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What is Canada's national motto, and what does it mean?
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When did Canada adopt its official coat of arms and national motto, and why?
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What symbols does the Canadian coat of arms contain?
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When were the Parliament Buildings completed, and what happened to the Centre Block?
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When was the Peace Tower completed, and in memory of what?
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What is in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower?
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What is Canada's national winter sport and most popular spectator sport?
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What is Canada's official summer sport?
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Who donated the Stanley Cup, and when?
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What is the Clarkson Cup?
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What is Canada's second most popular sport?
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Which sport has the most registered players in Canada?
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Which ice game was introduced by Scottish pioneers?
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What was the beaver originally a symbol of?
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Where can the beaver be seen?
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What are Canada's two official languages, and what are their speakers called?
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When was the Official Languages Act passed, and what are its three main objectives?
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Who is exempt from the language requirement for citizenship?
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When was O Canada proclaimed the National Anthem, and when was it first sung?
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What is the Royal Anthem of Canada?
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What is the highest honour that Canadians can receive?
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What is the Victoria Cross awarded for?
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How many Canadians have been awarded the Victoria Cross, and since when?
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When did Canada start its own honours system, and with what?
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What three things do official Canadian honours consist of?
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Who was the first Canadian awarded the Victoria Cross?
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Who was the first black man awarded the Victoria Cross?
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Who was the last Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross?
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Who was Corporal Filip Konowal?
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Who was Billy Bishop?
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What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
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When is Remembrance Day?
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When is Canada Day?
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When is Victoria Day, and what does it mark?
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When is Sir John A. Macdonald Day?
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When is Vimy Day?
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When is the Fête Nationale in Quebec, and what does it celebrate?
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When are Labour Day and Thanksgiving Day?
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Canada's Economy
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What are the three main types of industries in Canada's economy?
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What percentage of working Canadians have jobs in service industries?
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Give examples of service industries.
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Give examples of Canadian manufactured products.
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What do natural resources industries include?
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Who is Canada's largest trading partner?
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In what year did Canada enact free trade with the United States?
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When did Mexico become a partner in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
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How large is Canada's economy in world terms, and which group of leading industrialized countries does it belong to?
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What is “the world's longest undefended border”?
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What is the Peace Arch and what is inscribed on it?
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What does Canada export?
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Why has Canada always been a trading nation?
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Canada's Regions
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How large is Canada, and what rank is it in the world?
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Which three oceans border Canada?
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What are the five distinct regions of Canada?
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How many provinces and territories does Canada have?
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What is the capital of Canada, and who chose it and when?
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What is the capital of British Columbia?
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Name the four Atlantic Provinces and their capitals.
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What provinces are referred to as the Atlantic Provinces?
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Which provinces make up Central Canada, and what are their capitals?
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Name the three Prairie Provinces and their capitals.
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Name the three territories and their capitals.
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What is British Columbia known for?
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What is the Port of Vancouver?
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About what proportion of goods produced in B.C. are forestry products?
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Besides forestry, what is British Columbia known for?
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How many provincial parks does B.C. have?
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What are the most spoken languages in B.C. cities after English?
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What is Victoria known for besides being B.C.'s capital?
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Why does the B.C. coast have a temperate climate?
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Which province is the birthplace of Confederation?
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What connects P.E.I. to mainland Canada?
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Who wrote Anne of Green Gables, and where is it set?
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Which province is the most easterly point in North America and has its own time zone?
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Which is the most populous Atlantic Province, and what is it known for?
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Where are the world's highest tides?
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Which is Canada's only officially bilingual province?
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How many people live in Quebec, and what language do most speak?
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What is Quebec Canada's largest producer of?
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What is Montreal notable for?
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What is La Francophonie?
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What proportion of Canadians live in Ontario, and what is its largest city?
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Name the five Great Lakes.
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How much of Canada's manufactured goods do Ontario and Quebec produce?
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Which region is known for vineyards, wines and fruit crops in Ontario?
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What is Manitoba's economy based on, and what is its most famous street intersection?
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Which province has the largest Aboriginal population, and what is St. Boniface?
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Which province was once known as the “breadbasket of the world”?
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Where is the RCMP training academy?
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What does Saskatchewan have the world's richest deposits of?
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Who were Alberta and Lake Louise named after?
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Which is the most populous Prairie province, and what is it the largest producer of?
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How many national parks does Alberta have, and when was Banff established?
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What are the Alberta Badlands known for?
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Why is the North called the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
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What is the tundra?
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How much of Canada's land mass do the territories contain, and what is their population?
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What is Canada's highest mountain, and where is it?
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What was the Yukon Gold Rush, and who celebrated it in poetry?
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What is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada, and where?
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What minerals are mined in the Northern Territories?
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What is Canada's population according to the guide?
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What is British Columbia's population according to the guide?
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The Oath & Applying for Citizenship
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Recite the Oath of Citizenship.
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To whom do you swear allegiance in the Oath of Citizenship?
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Which peoples' Aboriginal and treaty rights does the Oath explicitly recognize?
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Must you swear the Oath, or can you affirm it?
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What are all citizenship test questions based on?
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What is one of the basic requirements of citizenship regarding knowledge?
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Current Officials & BC
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Who is Canada's Head of State (the Sovereign)?
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Who is the Governor General of Canada?
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Who is the Prime Minister of Canada (Head of Government)?
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What is the name of the political party in power federally?
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Who is the Leader of the Opposition, and which party forms His Majesty's Loyal Opposition?
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Who is the Premier of British Columbia?
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Who is the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia?
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Who is your Member of Parliament (MP) in Ottawa?
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What is your federal electoral district (riding) called?
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Who is your MLA in the BC Legislative Assembly?
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What are members of the British Columbia legislature called?
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Who is the mayor of your municipality?
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