85%, and some of those because it was multiple choice.
Where do I collect my welfare cheque? 
90%. Not bad for a non-American. I didn’t know the first words of the Constitution, and I guessed wrong on the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (To be honest, I couldn’t tell you who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada either. :eek: )
100%. I wouldn’t feel bad for them if a citizen got 80%. Some, like the year of the Constitution and # of amendments, are pretty hard.
Feel ashamed if you don’t remember the 13 stripes, the # of Justices, 3 branches, Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson’s authorship, and who Susan B Anthony is. I had to ask 4 women about her before I found one that knew who she was. That’s embarrassing.
Disclaimer: I’m a Poli Sci major. Some of this stuff I didn’t know til last year.
Canadian here. 100%. I didn’t find any of the questions terribly hard, but I do have a way of remembering numbers, and the numbers ones were the toughest parts of the quiz, it would seem from the consensus of this thread.
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I agree with you totally. I didn’t expect foreigners to do so well either. Now I feel kinda ashamed of my general knowledge of other country’s histories. In turn, my knowledge of Canada, chronologically speaking, is something like: beavers, maple syrup, hockey, War of 1812, lacrosse, liberal, Kids in the Hall, universal health care, possible discrimination against Newfies.
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You’ve got it sort of right, but a little out of order.
Here it Everything You Need To Know About Canadian History in 20 Bullet Points:
- Beavers
- Maple Syrup
- Conquest (just ask a Quebecois)
- War of 1812
- Rebellions
- Confederation
- More rebellions
- Hockey
- World War 1
- Depression
- World War 2
- Newfies
- Health Care
- Bilingualism
- HENDERSON SCORES FOR CANADA!
- Separatists
- Wayne Gretzky
- Free Trade
- PC Party dies
- Current events
Note: “Indians Get Screwed” applies universally to most of these items.
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You know who is the Supreme Commander of Canada? The Queen of England.
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I think “head of state” would be a more accurate description of that position. It would be like describing George W. Bush as the “Supreme commander of the United States.”
I only got 45%, which is embarrasingly poor. It would have been 50% but I thought the question said “World War II” not I…
Ha! This Canuck got 100%!
All your bases are belong to us!
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[QUOTE=Shagnasty]
You know who is the Supreme Commander of Canada?The Queen of England.
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I think “head of state” would be a more accurate description of that position. It would be like describing George W. Bush as the “Supreme commander of the United States.”
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Shagnasty has the terminology wrong, but he’s got the concept right. The Queen of the United Kingdom and Canada is the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces.
See the Constitution Act, 1867:
100% with “educated guesses” on 2, 4, 7, and 9.
75%. Not bad for a grubby unwashed foreigner.
[QUOTE=22 Kilometers East]
100% 
Oh! Yes!
22KE
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Welcome to the board, 22KE! What are you 22 km east of?
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90%. Not bad for a non-American.
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Same here: 90%. Pretty darn good, I’d say.
[QUOTE=Northern Piper]
Shagnasty has the terminology wrong, but he’s got the concept right. The Queen of the United Kingdom and Canada is the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Well, technically, the Queen of the UK isn’t the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces; only the Queen of Canada is. The Crowns are separate, even though they are vested in the same person. (More trivia I picked up on the SDMB.)
100%, no sweat. The only question I guessed on was the number of amendments to the constitution, and I was pretty sure it was more than 23.
90% correct :smack: . I got the first two wrong in quick succession and then I didn’t have to guess on any of the rest of them. I’m not sure what that says about me.
I must admit I am kind of surprised that so many people don’t know who the chief justice of the Supreme Court is… I guess I just pay more attention to the court by virtue of where I live.
I managed 85%.
I got 2, 9, and 11 incorrect.
100%. IN YOUR FACE, other subjects I’m not as good at (I’m looking at you, math . . . )
This Canadian got 85%. Missed on the number of amendments, Maine not being among the original colonies, and the name of the chief justice.
Whoo hoo - I got them right. I are a citizen!
85%. I spaced on the number of amendments, couldn’t remember the exact dates of presidents (I guessed Harding instead of Wilson), and got confused between recent Supreme Court appointees. Oh well.