firstcontact21's DO YOU KNOW CANADA QUIZ Write Off...
Jan 01 '06 (Updated Mar 08 '06)
The Bottom Line A write off to discover just how well Canada is known around the world, eh? Give it a try, you know you wanna!
Well, Americans are always being bugged about how introverted they are as a society. Many say that Americans don't know anything about other countries, including their friendly neighbour to the North, Canada.
Anyone can take this quiz, just simply remember to answer where you are from in the very last question.
Don't be shy - give it a try!
Instructions for participating in this write-off…
1. Cut and paste the questions presented below into a new form. There are 41 questions broken down into 5 parts, for a total of 145 marks ;).
2. Answer them in order, without looking at anyone else's answers but feel free to try and find the answers to questions you don't know the answers to online. Here are some good sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
http://canada.gc.ca/acanada/acPubHome.jsp?font=0&lang=eng
http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/ind01/l3_1762_3786.htm?hili_phys03
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/
Some of the questions could be really hard for those not familiar with Canada, although I've tried to keep them fairly simple and easy to answer. Wikipedia is a great source actually, you could probably answer all the questions by searching around on that site alone (in fact, I just took the quiz, as I will be posting the answers on February 14, 2006, and I sourced all the answers when I did it and all of them can be found at Wikipedia. But check the other sites out too as they also have very good information on them). But in the end, part of this write-off is not just to see what people know but to also help people learn a little bit more about Canada by searching around online and doing one's best to answer the questions. And some of these questions require subjective, individual answers, describing stuff like "have you visited Canada - where? when? what was that like?" And these of course are subjective answers.
3. Post your answers!
4. Post a comment to this review, or send me an E-mail at steveleenow@yahoo.com so I can list you as having participated in this write-off.
5. Being a Canadian and the creator of this quiz, I'll take the liberty of grading your responses, to see just how well you know Canada. These grades will be posted in the comment area of your post, as well as next to your name on this page where I list the write off participants. The parts of this quiz and the mark allocations for each section are as follows:
Part A: Government and Politics – 10 marks
Part B: Economics – 10 marks
Part C: Geography – 60 marks
Part D: Entertainment, Sports & Culture – 30 marks
Part E: General Knowledge – 35 marks
For a total of 145 possible marks... !!! =)
6. There is no time-limit on when people have to participate by. So if you discover this write-off and it's the year 2217, feel free to answer the questions... but if I'm no longer an active member at that time, don't expect me to respond to your e-mail. But, please over the next few days, give the quiz an honest try. And maybe someone else can start other write offs like this in the future, with questions about their Country of origin... like the USA (or your home state in the USA), or the UK, or France, or wherever you may be from.
Final Note: I will post my answers to this Write-Off on February 14, 2006.
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Part A: Government and Politics…
1. (1 mark) True or False: Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy under the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire.
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2. (1 mark) Who is Canada’s Head of State? Is it:
a. The Governor General?
b. The Prime Minister?
c. The President?
d. The Queen of England?
e. Tony Robbins? Or
f. None of the above.
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3. (1 mark) Who represents Canada’s Head of State in Canada? Is it:
a. The Governor General?
b. The Premier?
c. The Prime Minister?
d. The House of Lords?
e. Tony Robbins’s Sister? or
f. None of the above?
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4. (1 mark) Name at least one Canadian who has served as Governor General.
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5. (1 mark) Who is the Head of Government? Is it…
a. The leader of the party with the most support in Parliament?
b. The Premier?
c. The Prime Minister?
d. Tony Robbins?
e. Both A and C above? Or
f. None of the above?
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6. (2 marks) Name at least two Canadian Prime Ministers.
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7. (1 mark) True or False: Canada has a national political party devoted to breaking up the Country by having one of the provinces separate from Canada to form its own independent nation, and this political party has even served in the capacity of her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition.
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8. (1 mark) True or False: Canada is so unimportant on the International stage, that it doesn’t even have its own listing on Wikipedia.
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9. (1 mark) True or False: Epinions has a section for writing Epinions about Canadian post secondary institutions (such as Universities and Colleges).
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Part B: Economics...
10. (2 marks) True or False: The province of Alberta is the only province or state in Canada that no longer has any accumulated debt of any kind.
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11. (2 marks) True or False: Canadian money is multicoloured.
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12. (2 marks) Canada has a one dollar coin which is commonly known as:
a. The silver beaver.
b. The dollar.
c. The golden smelty.
d. The Loonie. or
e. The dollar.
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13. (2 marks) What is the approximate current exchange rate of the Canadian Dollar to the US Dollar? That is, answer this question: $1 Canadian Dollar is worth $____ US (if you absolutely have to look this one up to maintain a perfect score, then I will allow you to).
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14. (2 marks) What is the name of the trade agreement linking Canada, the United States and Mexico that came into effect on January 1, 1994? Is it…
a. The Canada / US / Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUMTA)
b. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
c. The Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
d. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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Part C: Geography
15. (4 marks) Where is Canada? Is it…
a. North of the United States of America, but somewhat South of (or right next door to) Alaska and also kind of below / next to Greenland?
b. South of the United States of America, but North of South America (you know, somewhere around where Mexico is)?
c. In Europe?
d. In Africa?
e. All of the above?
f. Other? Please describe.
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16. (1 mark) True or False: Canada is a barren, desolate wasteland of frozen land where it snows all the time, and it’s only light for a few hours each day, with winter lasting 8 months of the year?
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17. (1 mark) True or False: Mount Logan, in the Yukon Territories, is the highest mountain in Canada at 5,959 m above sealevel.
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18. (1 mark) True or False: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is located on the East Coast of Canada, one of the last large cities before you venture across the Atlantic Ocean.
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19. (1 mark) True or False: The province of Newfoundland is on the West Coast of Canada, just below Alaska, on the doorstep of the Pacific Ocean.
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20. (39 marks) Visit this site now and tell us your score out of a maximum point level of 39:
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/canquiz.html
ANSWER: My score out of 39 was:
21. (1 mark) True or False: It always rains in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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22. (1 mark) Name at least two Canadian Provinces and / or Territories.
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23. (1 mark) One of our provinces has large oil reserves. Do you know which one? Name it now.
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24. (10 marks) Have you ever visited Canada? If yes, where? If no, why not? Describe the geography of your favourite Canadian location.
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Part D: Entertainment, Sports & Culture…
25. (5 marks) Can you name any comedians from Canada? If so, who are they? Please list any that come to mind right now and describe what influence they have had on your life.
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26. (5 marks) Can you name any Canadian actors? If so, who are they? Please list any that come to mind right now and list any of their works that you really, really like and hold dear to your heart.
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27. (5 marks) Can you name any Canadian musicians? If so, who are they? Please list any that come to mind right now and list any of their works that you really, really like and hold dear to your heart.
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28. (5 marks) Finally, can you name any Canadian movie directors? If so, who? Please list any that come to mind right now and list any of their works that you really, really like and hold dear to your heart.
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29. (3 marks) Which set of the following tv-shows have been filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada?
a. The 4400, Airwolf, Andromeda, Battlestar Gallactica (the new, re-imagined series), Dead Like Me, The Dead Zone, Sliders, Smallville, Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, Steven Spielberg Presents: Taken
b. The X-Files, Millennium, Harsh Realm & The Lone Gunman, The Beachcombers, Danger Bay
c. 21 Jump Street, The L-Word, MacGyver, Monk, Neon Rider
d. All of the above.
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30. (1 mark) True or False: The Vancouver, British Columbia region has the third highest levels of film and television productions in North America, outside New York City which is number two, which is behind Southern California which has the highest level of film and television production in North America.
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31. (4 marks) Can you name any Canadian Hockey teams that are members of the NHL? Can you name any Basketball teams that are members of the NBA? Please list any that come to mind right now.
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32. (1 mark) True or false: Wayne Gretzky is Canadian.
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33. (1 mark) Name at least one Canadian beer or beer producer.
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Part E: General Knowledge…
34. (10 marks) Do you remember when you first heard or learned about Canada? Can you describe this time? Can you describe what you first learned about Canada? Please discuss your thoughts and feelings about your first recollections of Canada now.
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35. (3 marks) What colors are on the Canadian flag? What image or symbol is also pictured on the flag? Please describe the flag now.
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36. (2 marks) True or False: The United States is Canada’s largest trading partner.
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37. (1 mark) True or False: Canada has two official languages: English and French.
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38. (1 mark) Which animal is an official emblem of Canada? Is it…
a. The beaver?
b. The moose?
c. The Polar Bear? Or
d. William Shatner?
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39. (8 marks) Do you know any Canadians? What are they like? How long have you known them? Why do you know them? Please describe your relationship to them now.
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40. (9 marks) Describe your feelings toward Canada. What do you think of Canada as a nation? How do you feel you did on this quiz? Do quizzes like this really matter when it comes to rating how Americans feel about their neighbours?
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41. (1 mark) Finally, the very last question... Where are you from (City/Town, State/Province, Country)?
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And that's the quiz! Give it a try today - don't be embarrassed! Try!
LOOK! Other people have taken this quiz already...
1. BeastieGirl Fort Myers, Florida, USA - Score: 141.5 / 145 = 98%
2. joga56 Wilmot, Nova Scotia, Canada (Immigrated from US) - Score: 137.5 / 145 = 95%
3. garym Chile via Minnesota - Score: 136 / 145 = 94%
4. cascogirl Cardinal, Ontario, Canada - Score: 142.5 / 145 = 98%
5. elvisdo New Jersey, USA (Originally from Vancouver, BC, Canada) - Score: 146 / 145 = 101%
6. captaind Birmingham, in the West Midlands, England, UK - Score: 95 / 145 = 65.52%
7. mycouponz Richmond, BC, Kanada - 133.5 / 145 = 92%
8. misc_el Indianapolis, Indiana, United States - 139.5 / 145 = 96.2%
9. pmills1210 East Chicago, Indiana, USA - 135.5 / 145 = 93.4%
10. firstcontact21 Vancouver, BC, Canada - as promised, my responses, an answer key of sorts
11. miridunn Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada - 132 / 145 = 91.03%
So come on! Don't be Shy - give it a try!
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