Capitalization: Proper nouns

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When it comes to proper nouns, do you know which words take a capital and which don't? If you’re not always sure, our quiz might just help you remember some rules!

In the sentences below, select the answer in which capitals are used correctly!

1. On clear nights, the Placeholder for the answer is easy to find.
2. My daughter was able to point out the Placeholder for the answer in Placeholder for the answer Canada on a map.
3. The Placeholder for the answer celebrates authors from Norfolk County and the Great Lakes region. Enjoy this yearly Placeholder for the answer!
4. After he retired, Placeholder for the answer Roméo Dallaire became an advocate for human rights.
5. In 2015, for the first time, a Placeholder for the answer appointed a gender-balanced cabinet. Placeholder for the answer Justin Trudeau's first cabinet included 15 women and 15 men.
6. Stephen Harper became the leader of the Conservative Placeholder for the answer of Canada in 2004. The Placeholder for the answer was created in 2003.
7. Louise completed graduate studies at the Placeholder for the answer of the Placeholder for the answer.
8. Poet Laureate Louise Bernice Halfe wrote "Placeholder for the answer."
9. The church is a heritage property located at 140 Placeholder for the answer, in Ottawa.
10. The term Placeholder for the answer does not refer to all Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
  
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