Canadian Citizenship Test: Symbols and holidays practice questions

Attach each symbol to its date: maple-leaf flag on 15 February 1965, O Canada proclaimed in 1980, Canada Day on 1 July for Confederation, Remembrance Day and the poppy on 11 November. Red and white have been the national colours since 1921.

Question 1

Canada's red and white maple-leaf flag was first raised in

  1. 1965
  2. 1867
  3. 1982
  4. 1497

Answer: 1965

The flag was raised on 15 February 1965. The year 1867 is Confederation, 1982 is the Charter, and 1497 is John Cabot's voyage. None of those other dates is the flag's.

Question 2

O Canada was proclaimed the national anthem in

  1. 1812, during the war with the United States
  2. 1980
  3. 1969, the year of the languages Act
  4. 1759, on the Plains of Abraham

Answer: 1980

O Canada was proclaimed the national anthem in 1980. It was first sung in Quebec City in 1880, which is a different date from the proclamation. The languages Act is 1969, the War of 1812 is not the anthem's proclamation, and 1759 is the Plains of Abraham.

Question 3

The poppy worn in the days around 11 November is a symbol of

  1. the choice of Ottawa as the capital
  2. the signing of the Charter in 1982
  3. Canadians who served or died in war
  4. the conferences that led to Confederation

Answer: Canadians who served or died in war

The poppy and Remembrance Day honour people who served or died in war, from the First World War through later conflicts. Ottawa was chosen in 1857, the Charter was signed in 1982, and the Confederation conferences were in the 1860s. None of those is what the poppy marks.