Test your news knowledge April 13, 2013

1. How many Canadians in a new survey say they've made some effort to reduce their energy use? *This question is required.

• 20 per cent
• 40 per cent
• 60 per cent
• 80 per cent

2. How many Canadian workers take work home with them? *This question is required.

• 17 per cent
• 29 per cent
• 35 per cent
• 54 per cent

3. Which Canadian city has the worst traffic congestion? *This question is required.

• Vancouver
• Montreal
• Toronto
• Ottawa

4. What country supplies the greatest number of Canada's temporary foreign workers? *This question is required.

• United States
• Philippines
• Mexico
• India

5. How much of Canada's wind power production is in the hands of foreign-owned companies? *This question is required.

• Less than 5 per cent
• About 15 per cent
• About 25 per cent
• More than 35 per cent

6. Why did pirates wear eye patches? *This question is required.

• Patches looked cool and intimidating
• Lazy eye
• Eye injuries from battle
• To keep one eye dark-adapted

7. For people in northern-latitude countries, what month carries the greatest risk for being born with MS? *This question is required.

• February
• May
• August
• November

8. Who first called Margaret Thatcher the Iron Lady? *This question is required.

• Ronald Reagan
• A Soviet newspaper
• Tony Blair
• An Argentine newspaper

9. How can the typical graffiti artist be described? *This question is required.

• Young gang member
• Unemployed
• Up to 50 years old
• Female

10. What does Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro say will happen to those who don't vote for him? *This question is required.

• They will suffer an ancient curse
• They will have their tax returns audited
• They will be denounced as traitors
• They will bring shame on their families

11. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has the approval of more than half his constituents, according to a recent poll. How many other Canadian premiers have a similar approval rating? *This question is required.

• None
• One
• Two
• Four