Citizenship Test Chapter 09Welcome to your Citizenship Test Chapter 09: Canada Region 1. In the province of New Brunswick, what is the largest city? (Prior to 2016)Saint JohnEdmunstonMonctonFredericton 1 out of 131 2. What is the capital of Saskatchewan?WinnipegReginaHalifaxEdmonton 2 out of 131 3. Which is NOT a characteristic of the Prairie Provinces?Rich in energy resourcesSome of the most fertile farmland in the worldBeautiful beachesDry, with cold winters and hot summers 3 out of 131 4. In what Prairie province is the most famous street intersection and its name?Manitoba, Wine and PortSaskatchewan, Portage and WineAlberta, Portage and MainManitoba, Portage and Main 4 out of 131 5. Which province is the only officially bilingual province?New BrunswickQuebecTorontoManitoba 5 out of 131 6. What province is the known for being the most populous Atlantic province?Newfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaNew BrunswickPrince Edward Island 6 out of 131 7. In which geographic region do more than half the people of Canada live?Prairie ProvincesAtlantic ProvincesCentral Canada.Northern Canada 7 out of 131 8. What province is known for its Gaelic and Celtic traditions?New BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorPrince Edward IslandNova Scotia. 8 out of 131 9. What is referred to as Central Canada?Ontario, QuebecOntario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova ScotiaOntario, Quebec, New BrunswickOntario, Quebec, Manitoba 9 out of 131 10. What are the territories of Northern Canada?Yukon Territory, Alaska TerritoryYukon Territory, Northwest Territories, NunavutNorthwest Territories, NunavutYukon Territory, Northwest Territories, British Columbia 10 out of 131 11. What province is known for having the largest east coast port?Newfoundland and LabradorPrince Edward IslandNova ScotiaNew Brunswick 11 out of 131 12. What province is home to the military tattoo festival as well as over 700 other annual festivals?Newfoundland and LabradorNew BrunswickPrince Edward IslandNova Scotia 12 out of 131 13. What city is Canada's second largest city?VancouverTorontoQuébec CityMontreal 13 out of 131 14. Of the five regions, which region in Canada is known for being rich in energy resources and fertile farmland?Central CanadaAtlantic ProvincesPrairie ProvincesWest Coast 14 out of 131 15. What Canadian region is often referred to as the Land of the Midnight Sun?West CoastThe NorthCentral CanadaAtlantic Provinces 15 out of 131 16. Which province is the country's largest producer of grains and oilseeds?SaskatchewanNew BrunswickQuebecBritish Columbia 16 out of 131 17. What province is known for having played an important role in Atlantic trade and defence?Prince Edward IslandNewfoundland and LabradorNew BrunswickNova Scotia 17 out of 131 18. Where in Canada is the population about 85% Inuit?Northwest TerritoriesYukonNunavutRupert's Land 18 out of 131 19. What province has a long history of coal mining, forestry and agriculture industries?Prince Edward IslandNova ScotiaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and Labrador 19 out of 131 20. What is the largest city in Saskatchewan?SaskatoonMoose JawPrince AlbertRegina 20 out of 131 21. What province is known for having the largest naval base?Promote equality of French and English in Canadian societyPrince Edward IslandNewfoundland and LabradorNova Scotia 21 out of 131 22. In terms of land area, Canada is the?Fifth largest country on earthThird largest country on earthSecond largest country on earthThe largest country on earth 22 out of 131 23. Because of this province's large Asian communities, Chinese and Punjabi are the most spoken languages after English. Which province is it?OntarioBritish ColumbiaNew BrunswickAlberta 23 out of 131 24. In the province of New Brunswick, what percentage of the population lives and works in French?About one-thirdExactly halfOver halfA quarter 24 out of 131 25. What province is situated on the Appalachian Range?Prince Edward IslandYukon TerritoryAlbertaNew Brunswick 25 out of 131 26. Which province has the largest Aboriginal population of any province?SaskatchewanAlbertaManitobaBritish Columbia 26 out of 131 27. What Atlantic province relies on off-shore oil, gas extraction and has immense hydro-electric resources?Nova ScotiaNewfoundland and LabradorPrince Edward IslandNew Brunswick 27 out of 131 28. Which country borders Canada to the south?The United StatesMexicoMaineNew York 28 out of 131 29. The Great Lakes are located:To the northeast of QuebecTo the westIn the Northern TerritoriesBetween Ontario and the United States 29 out of 131 30. What originally made up the Northwest Territories?British Columbia and North-Western TerritorySaskatchewan and the YukonRupert's Land and North-Western territoryRupert's Land and Alberta 30 out of 131 31. Where is the headquarters of the navy's Pacific fleet?ComoxVictoriaVancouverCreston 31 out of 131 32. Which province is known as the wheat province as it is known as Canada's largest producer of grains and oilseeds?SaskatchewanNew BrunswickOntarioManitoba 32 out of 131 33. Which province has the second largest river system on North America's Atlantic coastline?New BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaPrince Edward Island 33 out of 131 34. Which province is an important centre of Ukrainian culture at 14% reporting Ukrainian origins?ManitobaSaskatchewanAlbertaBritish Columbia 34 out of 131 35. What province is known for its identity being linked to shipping and ship building?Newfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaNew BrunswickPrince Edward Island 35 out of 131 36. What province is known as the birthplace of Confederation?Newfoundland and LabradorPrince Edward IslandNew BrunswickNova Scotia 36 out of 131 37. Where does the 19-member Legislative Assembly chose a premier and ministers by consensus?NunavutYukonRupert's LandNorthwest Territories 37 out of 131 38. Where is Canada's busiest and largest port located?Vancouver, B.CEdmontonYukonRegina 38 out of 131 39. Which province is home to five national parks, including Banff National Park?OntarioAlbertaBritish ColumbiaNew Brunswick 39 out of 131 40. Which of the Great Lakes is the largest freshwater lake in the world?Lake ErieLake SuperiorLake HuronLake Ontario 40 out of 131 41. What is the most populous city in Manitoba?WinnipegMordenBrandonNova Scotia 41 out of 131 42. What province was founded by the United Empire Loyalists?New BrunswickPrince Edward IslandNewfoundland and LabradorNova Scotia 42 out of 131 43. What province is known for being the setting of the book, 'Anne of Green Gables' by Lucy Montgomery?Nova ScotiaNewfoundland and LabradorPrince Edward IslandNew Brunswick 43 out of 131 44. What are the Prairie Provinces?Alberta, Saskatchewan, British ColumbiaManitoba, Alberta, British ColumbiaAlberta, Nova Scotia, New BrunswickManitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta 44 out of 131 45. Where was the coldest temperature ever recorded from (-63*)?YukonNorthwest TerritoriesAlbertaNunavut 45 out of 131 46. Which is the smallest province in land mass?Prince Edward IslandNewfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaNew Brunswick 46 out of 131 47. In the province of New Brunswick, what is the largest port and manufacturing centre?FrederictonEdmunstonSaint JohnMoncton 47 out of 131 48. What is the capital of Ontario?OttawaKitchenerHalifaxToronto 48 out of 131 49. Whose economy in the Prairie Provinces is based on mining, hydro-electric generation and agriculture?ManitobaSaskatchewanAlbertaNova Scotia 49 out of 131 50. Which province has 40% of the arable land in Canada?SaskatchewanAlbertaNew BrunswickBritish Columbia 50 out of 131 51. What province is known for its beautiful beaches?Nova ScotiaManitobaPrince Edward IslandEdmonton 51 out of 131 52. What is the capital of Prince Edward Island?HalifaxSaint John'sFrederictonCharlottetown 52 out of 131 53. Which province is Canada's main producer of pulp and paper?QuebecOntarioAlbertaManitoba 53 out of 131 54. Where is the home of the training academy for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?ReginaEdmontonTorontoVancouver 54 out of 131 55. Which province is the largest producer of oil and gas?ManitobaNew BrunswickAlbertaNewfoundland and Labrador 55 out of 131 56. What is the capital of Nunavut?EdmontonWhitehorseYellowknifeIqaluit 56 out of 131 57. In what province or territory is Lake Louise?AlbertaNew BrunswickYukonBritish Columbia 57 out of 131 58. About how many people live in the province of Quebec?Nearly eight millionJust over a millionFive millionThirteen million 58 out of 131 59. Which province is a leader in the pharmaceuticals and aeronautics industries?ManitobaOntarioQuebecAlberta 59 out of 131 60. In what year did Nunavut become a territory?1990197519801999 60 out of 131 61. What is the name of one of the longest continuous multispan bridge in the world?Confederation BridgeBay of Fundy BridgePeace BridgeQueen Elizabeth Bridge 61 out of 131 62. What city is Canada's fiancial centre?TorontoEdmontonMontrealVancouver 62 out of 131 63. What is the capital of Quebec?MontrealCharlottetownQuébec CityHalifax 63 out of 131 64. What is the capital of British Columbia?ElizabethEdmontonReginaVictoria 64 out of 131 65. Which province boasts the world's richest deposits in uranium and potash, used in fertilizer?SaskatchewanBritish ColumbiaNew BrunswickAlberta 65 out of 131 66. What is the capital of Alberta?EdmontonReginaHalifaxWinnipeg 66 out of 131 67. Canada has three territories and how many provinces?87109 67 out of 131 68. In which province is Canada's most valuable forest industry, where about one-half of the goods produced are forestry products, such as lumber, paper and newsprint?ManitobaNew BrunswickAlbertaBritish Columbia 68 out of 131 69. Which province is the most easterly point in North America?Newfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaPrince Edward IslandNew Brunswick 69 out of 131 70. In land area, Canada is how many square kilometres?10 million5 million1 million6 million 70 out of 131 71. What is the approximate population of Canada?75 million20 million34 million50 million 71 out of 131 72. In which province do more than one third of Canadian's live?ManitobaAlbertaQuebecOntario 72 out of 131 73. What is NOT considered a characteristic of the Atlantic provinces?Hot humid summersNatural resourcesCool humid summersCool winters 73 out of 131 74. In 2016, which city, in terms of population surpassed Saint John as the largest city in New Brunswick?MonctonBathurstFrederictonEdmunston 74 out of 131 75. Which Western province has Canada's largest Francophone community?SaskatchewanAlbertaManitobaBritish Columbia 75 out of 131 76. What language(s) is (are) the official language of Nunavut and the first language in schools?EnglishInuktitut and EnglishInuktitut, English and FrenchInuktitut 76 out of 131 77. What province is known as the gateway to Canada?Nova Scotia.Newfoundland and LabradorPrince Edward IslandNew Brunswick 77 out of 131 78. In the province of New Brunswick, where is the principal Francophone Acadian centre?MonctonFrederictonEdmunstonSaint John 78 out of 131 79. What city is Canada's largest city?MontrealEdmontonToronto.Vancouver 79 out of 131 80. What is the capital of New Brunswick?HalifaxCharlottetownSaint John'sFredericton. 80 out of 131 81. About how many people live in the province of Ontario?More than 12 millionFive millionJust over a millionAround eight million 81 out of 131 82. What is the capital of Manitoba?WinnipegEdmontonReginaHalifax 82 out of 131 83. Who founded and directed the Geological Survey of Canada?Sir John AlexanderSir Leonard TilleySir William LoganCharles Best 83 out of 131 84. What is the name of Winnipeg's French Quarter?St. LawrenceSt. BoniventureSt. BenedictSt. Boniface 84 out of 131 85. In what province or territory is the Mackenzie River-the second largest river system in North America?Northwest TerritoriesOntarioPrince Edward IslandBritish Columbia 85 out of 131 86. Where is it known for its spectacular tourist excursion of a railway which crosses many passes and bridges?YukonSaskatchewanAlbertaBritish Columbia 86 out of 131 87. Which Prairie province is renowned for its agriculture, especially their vast cattle ranches?SaskatchewanNew BrunswickAlberta.British Columbia 87 out of 131 88. Which province is known for being the main producer of hydro-electricity, pulp and paper?ManitobaOntarioAlbertaQuebec 88 out of 131 89. Which is incorrect concerning Ottawa?It was named by Queen ElizabethIt is located on the Ottawa RiverIt became the capital in 1857It is surrounded by the National Capital Region of 4700 square kilometres 89 out of 131 90. Where did the miners come to during the Gold Rush of the 1890s?YukonNunavutAlbertaBritish Columbia 90 out of 131 91. What region, in land mass, covers one third of Canada?Central CanadaAtlantic ProvincesNorthWest Coast 91 out of 131 92. Which of these is NOT a Great Lake?Lake ErieLake OntarioLake HuronLake Louise 92 out of 131 93. Which is NOT a characteristic of the terrain of the Northern Territories?Most of the land is arableIt is a vast rocky Arctic plainThe soil is permanently frozenIt is made up of tundra 93 out of 131 94. Which province is Canada's largest producer of pulp and paper because of its huge supply of fresh water?Quebec.OntarioAlbertaNova Scotia 94 out of 131 95. In what territory is more than half the population Aboriginal (Dene, Inuit, Métis)?WhitehorseYukonNorthwest TerritoriesNunavut 95 out of 131 96. In whose honour is Mount Logan named for?An AboriginalAn athleteA Father of ConfederationA famous geologist and great scientist 96 out of 131 97. Of the five regions, which region in Canada is known as the industrial and manufacturing heartland?Central CanadaPrairie ProvincesNorthAtlantic Provinces 97 out of 131 98. Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?Queen VictoriaQueen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth IThe Fathers of Confederation 98 out of 131 99. What is the capital of Nova Scotia?Saint John'sFrederictonHalifaxCharlottetown 99 out of 131 100. What is the highest mountain in Canada?Mount ColumbiaMount FairweatherMount MoresbyMount Logan 100 out of 131 101. Where is Mount Logan?YukonAlbertaBritish ColumbiaSaskatchewan 101 out of 131 102. What province on the Atlantic Coast is known for its coastal fishing villages and fisheries?Newfoundland and LabradorPrince Edward IslandNew BrunswickNova Scotia 102 out of 131 103. What region is known for its vineyards, wines and fruit crops?The Vancouver RegionNorthern QuebecThe Niagara RegionSouthern Alberta 103 out of 131 104. Where is the wine industry Okanagan Valley located?QuebecOntarioNew BrunswickBritish Columbia 104 out of 131 105. Which province has the most extensive park system with approximately 600 provincial parks?British Columbia.AlbertaSaskatchewanNew Brunswick 105 out of 131 106. Of Quebec's population, how many speak French as their first language?More than three-quartersHalfUnder halfNearly ninety percent 106 out of 131 107. What are the five distinct regions of Canada?Maritime, Midwest Provinces, Central Provinces, East Coast, TorontoOntario, North, East, South, MaritimeAtlantic Provinces, Central Canada, Prairie Provinces, West Coast, NorthPrairies, Northwestern Territories, Maritime, Ontario, South 107 out of 131 108. Which province is known as the breadbasket of the world?British ColumbiaOntarioNova ScotiaSaskatchewan 108 out of 131 109. What is the national capital of Canada?OttawaTorontoQuebec CityVictoria 109 out of 131 110. In what Atlantic province is the Bay of Fundy?Nova Scotia .New BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorPrince Edward Island 110 out of 131 111. What is known as the gateway to the Asia-Pacific?Port of Thunder BaySaint John's PortPort of VancouverWindsor Port 111 out of 131 112. Which is the most populous Prairie province?New BrunswickBritish ColumbiaSaskatchewanAlberta . 112 out of 131 113. What province has the largest French speaking population outside of Quebec?Ontario .New BrunswickNova ScotiaManitoba 113 out of 131 114. Where is the headquarters to the mining industry in Saskatchewan?SaskatoonPrince AlbertMoose JawVancouver 114 out of 131 115. What province is known for the Bay of Fundy, a place where the world's highest tides are found?Prince Edward IslandNewfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaNew Brunswick 115 out of 131 116. What provinces are referred to as the Atlantic provinces?Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward IslandBritish Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, New BrunswickManitoba, Alberta, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick 116 out of 131 117. What is the name of the second largest river system on North America's coastline?Saint John River SystemThe Mississippi River SystemThe Missouri River SystemSt. Lawrence River System 117 out of 131 118. Where is it called the 'diamond capital of North America'?Yellowknife.WhitehorseKeewatinIqaluit 118 out of 131 119. Which province is Canada's westernmost on the Pacific coast?YukonOntarioBritish Columbia .Manitoba 119 out of 131 120. What is NOT considered a characteristic of Central Canada?It is known as the manufacturing and industrial heartlandMore than half the people live in cities and towns near the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence RiverThe region produces more than three-quarters of all Canadian manufactured goodsIt is considered the gateway to Canada 120 out of 131 121. What three oceans border Canada?Atlantic, Pacific, ArcticBering, Arctic, PacificPacific, Hudson, AtlanticArctic, Pacific, Indian 121 out of 131 122. Who was Lake Louise and the Province of Alberta named after?Queen Victoria's fourth daughterQueen Victoria's third daughterQueen Victoria's second daughterQueen Elizabeth I's fourth daughter 122 out of 131 123. What was the former capital of Nunavut known as?Frobisher BayKeewatinWhitehorseIqaluit 123 out of 131 124. What province has its own time zone?Newfoundland and Labrador .Nova ScotiaPrince Edward IslandNew Brunswick 124 out of 131 125. Where are some of the world's richest deposits of prehistoric fossils and dinosaur finds?SaskatchewanNorthwest TerritoriesYukonBadlands, Alberta 125 out of 131 126. What province has one of the longest continuous multispan bridges in the world connecting to mainland Canada?Prince Edward IslandNewfoundland and LabradorNova ScotiaNew Brunswick 126 out of 131 127. In the province of New Brunswick, what is the historic capital?FrederictonEdmunstonSaint JohnMoncton 127 out of 131 128. What province is known for its red soil and agriculture, especially potatoes?Prince Edward Island.Nova ScotiaManitobaNew Brunswick 128 out of 131 129. What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?HalifaxCharlottetownSaint John'sFredericton 129 out of 131 130. What is the capital of the Northwest Territories?KeewatinWhitehorseIqaluitYellowknife 130 out of 131 131. What is the capital of the Yukon Territory?YukonYellowknifeOntarioWhitehorse 131 out of 131 Time is Up! 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