Test your news knowledge

1. Which Canadians are most likely to live alone? *This question is required.

• Men over 65
• Women over 65
• Quebeckers
• British Columbians

2. How many unemployed people are there for every job vacancy in Canada? *This question is required.

• 1.9
• 3.8
• 4.6
• 5.3

3. What is China’s second-largest trading partner? *This question is required.

• South Korea
• Canada
• Japan
• The Philippines

4. How did Ottawa end its feud with the United Arab Emirates? *This question is required.

• With a nuclear deal
• By allowing more flights to Canada by Emirati airlines
• A cultural exchange
• All of the above

5. What percentage of Canadians hold a valid passport? *This question is required.

• 35
• 50;
• 67
• 75

6. Canada’s housing market has been: *This question is required.

• Holding steady, despite regional gloom.
• Cooling rapidly.
• Typically strong for the summer.
• Showing signs of overheating.

7. How do rich people feel about money? *This question is required.

• It’s a necessary evil.
• It’s desirable.
• It’s not worth obsessing about.
• It’s a sign of worthiness.

8. How many respiratory infections does the average schoolchild have every year? *This question is required.

• Three
• Four
• Eight
• Eleven

9. What is the equivalent of the Stanley Cup in the Kontinental Hockey League? *This question is required.

• The Gorbachev Trophy
• The Gagarin Cup
• The Pushkin Prize
• Prokofiev Plate

10. What is the most accurate way to measure body fat? *This question is required.

• Calipers
• Air displacement technology
• Bioelectrical impedance
• Hydrostatic weighing

11. Former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed has been described as: *This question is required.

• The best Canadian premier of the past 40 years.
• An Edmonton Eskimo.
• The blue-eyed sheikh.
• All of the above.