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Learn at your own pace, with an explanation after every answer. No score, no leaderboard – and not preparation for a citizenship test: just to know the country and your neighbours a little better.

State & history

What does Canada Day, celebrated on 1 July, commemorate?

  • A The arrival of the first European explorers
  • ✓ Confederation in 1867, when Canada became a country
  • ✕ The return of the Constitution to Canada in 1982 Your answer
  • D The end of the Second World War

Not quite.

On 1 July 1867 the British North America Act united Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Canada (Ontario and Quebec). The holiday was called Dominion Day until 1982.

Source: Canadian Heritage (canada.ca), 'Canada Day'; Discover Canada, 'Canadian Symbols'

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