The following questions provide a review of some key topics and issues that have been in the news in November.

  1. Who is the new Minister of Youth for the Government of Canada?
    1. Bill Morneau
    2. Justin Trudeau
    3. Ken Dryden
    4. Adam Vaughan
  2. Who is the leader of the Parliamentary Opposition?
    1. Stephen Harper
    2. Kathleen Wynn
    3. Rona Ambrose
    4. Tom Mulcair
  3. Which baseball team won the World Series?
    1. Toronto Blue Jays
    2. Kansas City Royals
    3. Texas Rangers
    4. New York Mets
  4. What is November is designated to celebrate?
    1. Small business awareness
    2. Prostate cancer awareness
    3. Financial literacy
    4. All of the above
  5. Where is the Grey Cup being played this year?
    1. Toronto
    2. Montreal
    3. Winnipeg
    4. Calgary
  6. Who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame this month?
    1. Angela Ruggiero
    2. Chris Pronger
    3. Sergei Fedorov
    4. All of the above
  7. What is the long form census?
    1. Voluntary national household survey
    2. Mandatory national household survey
    3. An agreement that is reached by consensus
    4. None of the above
  8. What share of income goes to the top 1% of Canadians?
    1. 8.1%
    2. 10.3%
    3. 16.7%
    4. 19.3%
  9. Who has been named the winner of the annual Technology Fast 50 companies in Canada?
    1. Frank and Oak
    2. Amaya
    3. Corvus Energy
    4. Hootsuite
  10. What is the ratio of males to females in the new Liberal cabinet?
    1. 2:1
    2. 3:1
    3. 1:1
    4. 1.5:1

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