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Civics Review - Canadian Symbols

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select all the official Canadian symbols

a)

maple syrup

b)

maple tree

c)

maple leaf

d)

maple leaf forever

e)

maple leaf tartan

2.

Select all the official Canadian symbols

a)

national anthem

b)

national highway

c)

national colours

d)

national food

e)

national sports

3.

Select all the official Canadian symbols

a)

RCMP

b)

Coat of Arms

c)

Parliament Buildings

d)

Coloured Money

4.

An official symbol is entrenched in the ___________________

a)

Charter of Rights and Freedoms

b)

Criminal Code

c)

Constitution

d)

Bill of Rights

5.

True or False: the maple leaf is an official symbol

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: the Canadian Horse is an official symbol

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Our national animal is the __________

a)

buffalo

b)

moose

c)

beaver

d)

caribou

8.

Flag Day is on ____________________

a)

February 3

b)

April 4

c)

February 15

d)

July 1

9.

What year did the national flag first fly?

a)

1966

b)

1956

c)

1975

d)

1965

10.

The dimensions of the flag (length x width) are

a)

2x1

b)

1x2

c)

3x2

d)

4x1

11.

The Sugar Maple leaf on the flag has _______ points

a)

10

b)

13

c)

11

d)

12

12.

What are some things you should not do with the Canadian flag?

a)

cover a table

b)

fly at half mast

c)

fly on its own flagpole

d)

cover a statue

e)

lay on the ground

13.

Historically, one male beaver pelt was worth what currency?

a)

One dollar

b)

One buck

c)

One pound

d)

One pelt

14.

True or False: Beavers have never been endangered in Canada

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Beaver pelts were most commonly used to make

a)

scarves

b)

coats

c)

boots

d)

hats

16.

Select all the countries featured on our Coat of Arms

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Ireland

e)

Scotland

17.

True or False: "O Canada" was written in English first

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: "O Canada" has been our only national anthem

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Canadian Horse contained these ancestors (check all that apply)

a)

Arabian

b)

Thoroughbred

c)

Barb

d)

Draft

e)

Andalusian

20.

Indigenous peoples created this national sport

a)

ringette

b)

hockey

c)

lacrosse

d)

archery

21.

What do the national colours represent?

a)

Indigenous and White

b)

North and South

c)

England and Scotland

d)

England and France

22.

RCMP stands for

a)

Royal Canadian Mountain Police

b)

Royal Canadian Mounted Policy

c)

Real Canadian Mounted Police

d)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

23.

Select RCMP officers are chosen to partake in this equestrian event

a)

Dancing Horses

b)

Queen's Cavalry

c)

Musical Ride

d)

Horse Musical

24.

Canada was given tulips as thanks by the __________

a)

Hungarian

b)

French

c)

Dutch

d)

Spanish

25.

During what war did Canada provide shelter for the Dutch Royal Family?

a)

First World War

b)

Korean War

c)

Second World War

d)

Vietnam War

26.

What song was written to celebrate the maple leaf?

a)

O Canada

b)

This Land is Your Land

c)

Maple Leaf Rag

d)

Maple Leaf Forever

27.

Which province produces the most maple syrup in the world?

a)

Ontario

b)

Quebec

c)

British Columbia

d)

Vermont

28.

Canada's largest fast food chain was named after a(n)

a)

politician

b)

athlete

c)

actor

d)

musician

29.

Canada's $100 bill is what colour?

a)

red

b)

gold

c)

blue

d)

purple

30.

True or False: The English lyrics to the national anthem were written first

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The national tartan's colours represent what object's changes through the seasons?

a)

maple tree

b)

maple leaf

c)

prairie grass

d)

northern lights

32.

Select all the unoffical Canadian symbols

a)

Beaver

b)

Maple Leaf

c)

Tim Hortons

d)

O Canada

e)

Maple Syrup

33.

The RCMP are police at what level of government?

a)

Municipal

b)

Federal

c)

Provincial

d)

Judicial

34.

How many buildings (not including the Peace Tower) are there in the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

35.

What food did Indigenous people discover they could harvest from the forests?

a)

Honey

b)

Turkey

c)

Maple syrup

d)

Timbits

36.

Canada's $5 bill is what colour?

a)

Gold

b)

Pink

c)

Green

d)

Blue

37.

Canada's $20 bill is what colour?

a)

Purple

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Pink

38.

True or False: Lake Louise's Indigenous Name means "Lake of Little Stars"

a)

True

b)

False

39.

True or false: the Columbia Icefields are glaciers in Alberta you can walk on

a)

True

b)

False

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