Practice Test 6

1. Today, every Canadian citizen aged 18 or older may vote.
2. Which ice game was brought to Canada by Scottish pioneers?
3. In Canada’s parliamentary democracy, what are elected representatives responsible for?
4. Which British general captured Detroit but was killed at Queenston Heights?
5. How are men and women treated under Canadian law?
6. Forestry, such as cutting timber, belongs to which type of industry?
7. What did the Group of Seven mainly paint?
8. Which organization runs federal elections in Canada?
9. What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
10. In what year were Upper Canada and Lower Canada united as the Province of Canada?
11. Legal aid services are offered free or at low cost to people who cannot pay for a lawyer.
12. What are Canada’s two official languages?
13. Which animal was adopted centuries ago as a symbol of the Hudson’s Bay Company?
14. Who walked about 30 km in 1813 to warn British forces of an American attack?
15. Firefighting and public transit are usually responsibilities of municipal governments.
16. What is the capital of Prince Edward Island?
17. Canada accepts forced marriage when it is part of a family’s cultural tradition.
18. Which is the only officially bilingual province?
19. Which is Canada’s smallest province?
20. The War of 1812 ended with the United States conquering Upper Canada.

Original practice questions based on Discover Canada. Not official test questions.