Yo, Canada!

quiz by Pam Robinson , descendant of the LeTourneau family of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.

  1. The Canadian Maritime Provinces are:

    Prince Albert Island, Ottawa, Newfoundland

    Ottawa, Calgary and Quebec

    New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

    Nunavut, Alberta and Nova Scotia


  2. Canada faced a governmental crisis in the 1960s and 1970s, caused by what group?

    Several of the Native people

    Those of English descent who wanted a tighter union with the United Kingdom

    American draft evaders who had settled in Canada but wanted to go home

    Quebec separatists


  3. What city was the focus of the battle on the Plains of Abraham?

    Montreal

    Ottawa

    Nova Scotia

    Quebec


  4. The Alcan Highway refers to

    A road built with discarded aluminum cans

    A highway that starts in Nevada and connects with western Canada

    It's a military maneuver

    It's the inland highway from Canada to Alaska


  5. How many American states are at least partially north of Canada's southernmost point - Middle Island, Ontario?

    7

    14

    21

    27


  6. The population of Canada, in the 2001 census, was approximately

    120 million

    30 million

    70 million

    12 million


  7. Canada has how many time zones?

    Eight

    Four

    Seven

    Six


  8. The first European visitors to Canada were the

    Vikings

    French

    English

    Portuguese


  9. The maple leaf flag became the National Flag of Canada in

    1900

    1945

    1890

    1965


  10. Canada was united as a confederation

    July 1, 1867

    July 4, 1865

    Jan. 1, 1899

    Dec.31, 1799



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