Test your news knowledge

1.

How much does Canada spend on defence, as a percentage of GDP? 

*This question is required.

• 0.8 per cent
• 1.5 per cent
• 2.1 per cent
• 2.5 per cent

2. How are Canadian housing prices performing? *This question is required.

• They are soaring.
• They are still rising but at a slower pace.
• They are starting to decline.
• They are declining significantly.

3. In which African nation will Canada train local troops in counterterrorism tactics? *This question is required.

• Burkina Faso
• Mali
• Niger
• Nigeria

4. How many hours a week, on average, do Canadians spend watching television? *This question is required.

• 25.5
• 28.5
• 32.5
• 35.5

5. What film performed best at the Canadian box office in 2012?  *This question is required.

• The Dark Knight Rises
• Skyfall
• The Avengers
• The Hunger Games

6. Which health risk has loneliness been equated with? *This question is required.

• Smoking
• Obesity
• Physical inactivity
• Sleep apnea

7. What nation will try again to send a live monkey into space? *This question is required.

• Brazil
• Pakistan
• Iran
• Indonesia

8. What drugs can increase the risk of a car crash? *This question is required.

• Opioid painkillers
• Insomnia remedies
• Both a and b
• Neither class of drugs has been linked to vehicle accidents

9. What study technique has been shown to improve grades? *This question is required.

• Highlighting
• Rereading
• Practice testing
• All of the above

10. In which sport can left-handers find themselves at a disadvantage?  *This question is required.

• Boxing
• Fencing
• Table tennis
• Pairs figure skating

11. What rank of Olympic medal was Lance Armstrong asked to return and when was he originally awarded it? *This question is required.

• Silver, 1996
• Silver, 2000
• Bronze, 2000
• Bronze, 2004