Canadian Citizenship Test
Modern Canada: practice questions
Our Canadian Citizenship bank has 13 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Who wheeled around the world in his wheelchair to raise money for spinal cord research?
- Steve Nash
- Rick Hansen
- Chantal Petitclerc
- Terry Fox
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B. Rick Hansen — Rick Hansen's 'Man in Motion' tour took place in 1985–87.
Question 2
Which Canadian was a pioneering brain surgeon?
- Sir Frederick Banting
- Dr. Norman Bethune
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Dr. Wilder Penfield
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D. Dr. Wilder Penfield — Penfield was called 'the greatest living Canadian' in his time.
Question 3
In which war did Canada fight alongside the UN between 1950 and 1953?
- The Boer War
- The Gulf War
- The Korean War
- The Vietnam War
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C. The Korean War — Canadian forces fought in the Korean War as part of the United Nations force.
Question 4
Which Canadian Prime Minister won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for helping resolve the Suez Crisis?
- John Diefenbaker
- Lester B. Pearson
- Pierre Trudeau
- Louis St. Laurent
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B. Lester B. Pearson — Pearson helped create the first UN peacekeeping force.
Question 5
Which international organisation did Canada help found in 1949 as a military alliance?
- The Commonwealth
- NATO
- The United Nations
- La Francophonie
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B. NATO — Canada also joined the United Nations in 1945.