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.
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.
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!
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.
Welcome to the board, 22KE! What are you 22 km east of?
Same here: 90%. Pretty darn good, I’d say.
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.