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1. 351.Which province is the most populous of the Atlantic Provinces?

   • ANova Scotia
   • BNew Brunswick
   • CPrince Edward Island
   • DNewfoundland and Labrador

   The Atlantic Provinces are Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. (The Atlantic Provinces)

2. 352.Which bridge connects Prince Edward Island to the mainland?

   • AThe Angus L. Macdonald Bridge
   • BThe Peace Bridge
   • CThe Lions Gate Bridge
   • DThe Confederation Bridge

   Prince Edward Island is connected to mainland Canada by the Confederation Bridge, one of the longest continuous multispan bridges in the world. (The Atlantic Provinces)

3. 353.Where is Canada’s largest naval base?

   • ASt. John’s
   • BVictoria
   • CSaint John
   • DHalifax

   Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia. (The Atlantic Provinces)

4. 354.Which two provinces make up Central Canada?

   • AQuebec and New Brunswick
   • BOntario and Alberta
   • CQuebec and Ontario
   • DOntario and Manitoba

   Central Canada is made up of Quebec and Ontario. (Central Canada)

5. 355.What is the capital of Ontario?

   • AOttawa
   • BHamilton
   • CToronto
   • DKingston

   Toronto is the capital of Ontario. (Central Canada)

6. 356.What is the capital of Quebec?

   • AMontreal
   • BGatineau
   • CTrois-Rivières
   • DQuébec City

   Québec City is the capital of Quebec. (Central Canada)

7. 357.Which is the largest city in Canada?

   • AOttawa
   • BMontreal
   • CToronto
   • DVancouver

   Toronto is the capital of Ontario. (Central Canada)

8. 358.Which is Canada’s main financial centre?

   • AToronto
   • BVancouver
   • CCalgary
   • DMontreal

   Toronto is the capital of Ontario. (Central Canada)

9. 359.Which is Canada’s second largest city?

   • AVancouver
   • BToronto
   • CMontreal
   • DOttawa

   Montreal ranks second among Canadian cities, and after Paris no mainly French-speaking city in the world is bigger. (Central Canada)

10. 360.Which province is Canada’s largest producer of hydro-electricity?

    • AOntario
    • BManitoba
    • CQuebec
    • DBritish Columbia

    Central Canada is made up of Quebec and Ontario. (Central Canada)

11. 361.How much of Canada’s manufactured goods do Ontario and Quebec produce together?

    • AMore than three-quarters
    • BAbout one-tenth
    • CAbout half
    • DAbout one-quarter

    Ontario and Quebec together produce more than three-quarters of all Canadian manufactured goods. (Central Canada)

12. 362.Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

    • ALake Superior
    • BLake Huron
    • CLake Erie
    • DLake Ontario

    Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. (Central Canada)

13. 363.Which of the five Great Lakes lies wholly within the United States?

    • ALake Erie
    • BLake Superior
    • CLake Michigan
    • DLake Huron

    Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. (Central Canada)

14. 364.Which region is known for its vineyards, wines and fruit crops?

    • AThe Prairies
    • BThe Bay of Fundy
    • CThe Okanagan Valley
    • DThe Niagara region

    The Niagara region is known for its vineyards, wines and fruit crops. (Central Canada)

15. 365.Which province has the largest French-speaking population outside Quebec?

    • AManitoba
    • BAlberta
    • CNew Brunswick
    • DOntario

    Central Canada is made up of Quebec and Ontario. (Central Canada)

16. 366.Which three provinces are the Prairie Provinces?

    • AManitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
    • BManitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan
    • CAlberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan
    • DSaskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories

    Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are the Prairie Provinces. (The Prairie Provinces)

17. 367.What is the capital of Manitoba?

    • ABrandon
    • BRegina
    • CWinnipeg
    • DSaskatoon

    Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba. (The Prairie Provinces)

18. 368.What is the capital of Saskatchewan?

    • AEdmonton
    • BRegina
    • CSaskatoon
    • DWinnipeg

    Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan. (The Prairie Provinces)

19. 369.What is the capital of Alberta?

    • ACalgary
    • BRegina
    • CBanff
    • DEdmonton

    Edmonton is the capital of Alberta. (The Prairie Provinces)

20. 370.Where is the RCMP training academy?

    • AOttawa
    • BRegina
    • CWinnipeg
    • DCalgary

    Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan. (The Prairie Provinces)

21. 371.Which province has 40% of Canada’s arable land?

    • AAlberta, the most populous Prairie province
    • BManitoba, with its farmland and hydro power
    • COntario, with its dairy and grain crops
    • DSaskatchewan

    Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are the Prairie Provinces. (The Prairie Provinces)

22. 372.Which is Canada’s largest producer of oil and gas?

    • ASaskatchewan
    • BNewfoundland and Labrador
    • CBritish Columbia
    • DAlberta

    Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are the Prairie Provinces. (The Prairie Provinces)

23. 373.Which province has the largest Aboriginal population?

    • ASaskatchewan
    • BAlberta
    • COntario
    • DManitoba

    Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are the Prairie Provinces. (The Prairie Provinces)

24. 374.Which national park was established in Alberta in 1885?

    • AWood Buffalo National Park
    • BBanff National Park
    • CJasper National Park
    • DLake Louise National Park

    Alberta has five national parks, including Banff National Park, established in 1885. (The Prairie Provinces)

25. 375.After whom was Alberta named?

    • APrincess Louise Caroline Alberta, daughter of Queen Victoria
    • BLord Strathcona, who drove the last spike
    • CPrince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria
    • DQueen Victoria herself, who chose the name

    Alberta was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. (The Prairie Provinces)

26. 376.Which is the most populous Prairie province?

    • AManitoba
    • BBritish Columbia
    • CAlberta
    • DSaskatchewan

    Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are the Prairie Provinces. (The Prairie Provinces)

27. 377.Where are some of the world’s richest deposits of dinosaur fossils?

    • AThe Canadian Shield
    • BThe Okanagan Valley
    • CThe Bay of Fundy
    • DThe Badlands of Alberta

    The Prairie Provinces are rich in energy resources and have some of the most fertile farmland in the world. (The Prairie Provinces)

28. 378.What is the capital of British Columbia?

    • AKelowna
    • BWhistler
    • CVancouver
    • DVictoria

    Victoria is the capital of British Columbia. (The West Coast)

29. 379.Which is Canada’s largest and busiest port?

    • AThe Port of Victoria
    • BThe Port of Montreal
    • CThe Port of Vancouver
    • DThe Port of Halifax

    The Port of Vancouver is Canada's largest and busiest port. (The West Coast)

30. 380.Which province is Canada’s Pacific gateway?

    • AYukon, on the northern Pacific coast
    • BAlberta, with its oil and gas exports
    • CManitoba, with its hydro-electric power
    • DBritish Columbia

    British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province, on the Pacific coast. (The West Coast)

31. 381.Which province has the most valuable forestry industry in Canada?

    • ANew Brunswick
    • BOntario
    • CBritish Columbia
    • DQuebec

    British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province, on the Pacific coast. (The West Coast)

32. 382.Which valley in British Columbia is known for fruit orchards and wine?

    • AThe Barossa Valley
    • BThe Niagara region
    • CThe Okanagan Valley
    • DThe Fraser Valley

    British Columbia is known for mining, fishing, and the fruit orchards and wine industry of the Okanagan Valley. (The West Coast)

33. 383.Approximately how many provincial parks does British Columbia have?

    • A600
    • B6,000
    • C60
    • D100

    British Columbia has the most extensive park system in Canada, with approximately 600 provincial parks. (The West Coast)

34. 384.Which languages are most spoken in British Columbia’s cities after English?

    • AJapanese and Korean
    • BSpanish and Punjabi
    • CChinese and Punjabi
    • DFrench and Chinese

    Chinese and Punjabi are the most spoken languages in British Columbia's cities after English. (The West Coast)

35. 385.Where is the navy’s Pacific fleet headquartered?

    • AVictoria
    • BHalifax
    • CEsquimalt Bay
    • DVancouver

    Victoria is the capital of British Columbia. (The West Coast)

36. 386.What is the capital of Nunavut?

    • AWhitehorse
    • BFrobisher
    • CIqaluit
    • DYellowknife

    Iqaluit is the capital of Nunavut. (The Northern Territories)

37. 387.What is the capital of the Northwest Territories?

    • AInuvik
    • BWhitehorse
    • CIqaluit
    • DYellowknife

    Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories. (The Northern Territories)

38. 388.What is the capital of Yukon?

    • AWhitehorse
    • BDawson City
    • CYellowknife
    • DIqaluit

    Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon. (The Northern Territories)

39. 389.What does Nunavut mean in Inuktitut?

    • AVillage
    • BThe people
    • COur land
    • DMidnight sun

    Nunavut means our land in Inuktitut. (The Northern Territories)

40. 390.In which year was Nunavut established?

    • A1870
    • B1999
    • C1949
    • D1898

    Nunavut was established in 1999 from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories. (The Northern Territories)

41. 391.Why is the North called the Land of the Midnight Sun?

    • AIt has the longest winter nights in the world
    • BThe sun never sets in winter
    • CDaylight can last up to 24 hours at the height of summer
    • DThe northern lights shine all night

    Land of the Midnight Sun is the North's nickname: midsummer daylight can run a full 24 hours. (The Northern Territories)

42. 392.Which mountain is the highest in Canada?

    • AMount Columbia
    • BMount Logan
    • CMount Waddington
    • DMount Robson

    Mount Logan, located in the Yukon, is the highest mountain in Canada. (The Northern Territories)

43. 393.Which territory holds the record for the coldest temperature recorded in Canada?

    • ANunavut
    • BYukon
    • CNewfoundland and Labrador
    • DThe Northwest Territories

    A third of Canada's land mass lies in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon, home to just 100,000 people. (The Northern Territories)

44. 394.What is the tundra?

    • AThe boreal forest of the North
    • BThe Arctic ice shelf
    • CThe grassland of the Prairies
    • DThe vast rocky Arctic plain with no trees

    Much of the North is made up of tundra, the vast rocky Arctic plain. (The Northern Territories)

45. 395.What share of Nunavut’s population is Inuit?

    • AAbout 30%
    • BAbout 50%
    • CAbout 85%
    • DAbout 15%

    Roughly 85% of Nunavut is Inuit; Inuktitut is official there and the first language of its schools. (The Northern Territories)

46. 396.How does Nunavut’s Legislative Assembly choose a premier and ministers?

    • ABy direct territorial election
    • BBy consensus
    • CBy party vote
    • DBy appointment from Ottawa

    Nunavut's 19-member Legislative Assembly chooses a premier and ministers by consensus. (The Northern Territories)

47. 397.Which city is called the diamond capital of North America?

    • AIqaluit
    • BYellowknife
    • CSaskatoon
    • DWhitehorse

    Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories. (The Northern Territories)

48. 398.Which is the second-longest river system in North America?

    • AThe Yukon River
    • BThe St. Lawrence River
    • CThe Mackenzie River
    • DThe Fraser River

    At 4,200 kilometres the Mackenzie is North America's second-longest river system, after the Mississippi. (The Northern Territories)

49. 399.Which Gold Rush brought thousands of miners to Yukon?

    • AThe Gold Rush of the 1930s
    • BThe Gold Rush of the 1850s
    • CThe Gold Rush of 1867
    • DThe Gold Rush of the 1890s

    Yukon drew thousands of miners in the Gold Rush of the 1890s. (The Northern Territories)

50. 400.What are the three main types of industry in Canada’s economy?

    • AService, natural resources and manufacturing
    • BAgriculture, mining and forestry
    • CPrimary, secondary and financial
    • DPublic, private and voluntary

    Canada's economy includes three main types of industries: service industries, natural resources industries and manufacturing industries. (Canada’s economy)