Canadian Citizenship Practice Test - Free Online Exam 19

Q1) In 1857 Ottawa was chosen as the capital by:

Queen Victoria, the grandmother
Queen Victoria, the great-great grandmother
the Fathers of Confederation
the Canadian people, in a referendum

Q2) Today, Canada's second largest metropolitan area is Ottawa.

FALSE
TRUE

Q3) What is Fredericton the capital of?

New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Labrador

Q4) A symbol of Canada's North and a popular game for hunters is:

curling
the Beaver
the Caribou
ice-hockey

Q5) Which are the Prairie Provinces?

Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
Manitoba and Alberta
Alberta, New Brunswick and Manitoba
Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Q6) Which is Canada's second largest city?

Montreal
Calgary
Vancouver
Ottawa

Q7) Famous for its wine industry and fruit orchards, Okanagan Valley is in:

British Columbia
Alberta
Quebec
Ontario

Q8) The Atlantic Provinces are:

Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario

Q9) Most Canadians live in rural areas.

TRUE
FALSE

Q10) Of all the goods produced in British Columbia about one-half are:

grains and oilseeds
meat products
forestry products
dairy products

Q11) Canada's largest city, as well as its main financial centre, is:

Edmonton
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver

Q12) In the Arctic, who keeps the Canadian flag flying?

the Inuits
the Canadian Rangers
the Caribous
the Metis

Q13) The world's largest freshwater lake is:

Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior

Q14) Some of the world's richest deposits of prehistoric fossils and dinosaur finds are in:

Badlands, Alberta
Badlands, British Columbia
Badlands, Saskatchewan
Badlands, Manitoba

Q15) Home to the RCMP's training academy, and the capital of Saskatchewan, is:

Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Regina

Q16) The most famous street intersection in Canada is Portage and Main, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

FALSE
TRUE

Q17) In the Northern territories oil and gas deposits are being developed.

FALSE
TRUE

Q18) Throughout Canada and around the world Inuit art is sold.

FALSE
TRUE

Q19) An important centre of Ukrainian culture is in:

Manitoba
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Labrador

Q20) The capital of Nova Scotia and also Canada's largest naval base is:

Calgary
Halifax
St. John's
Fredericton

Q21) In the capital of British Columbia, the Canadian navy's Pacific fleet is headquartered:

Regina
Victoria
Vancouver
New Westminster

Q22) What contributes to a substantial part of Labrador as well as Newfoundland's economy?

off-shore oil and gas extraction
mining
agriculture
forest industry

Q23) North America's second-largest river system is:

St. John River system
the Mississippi River
St. Lawrence River
the Mackenzie River

Q24) Canada has several different geographical areas and:

six distinct regions
four distinct regions
three distinct regions
five distinct regions

Q25) The two languages most spoken in the cities after English In British Columbia are:

French and Chinese
French and Ukrainian
Chinese and Punjabi
Punjabi and Russian

Q26) What is Alberta famous for?

vast cattle ranches
vineyards
fruit orchards
fisheries