What is the capital of Nunavut?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: Nunavut, meaning "our land" in Inuktitut, was established in 1999 from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories, including all of the former District of Keewatin. The capital is Iqaluit, formerly Frobisher Bay, named after the English explorer Martin Frobisher, who penetrated the uncharted Arctic for Queen Elizabeth I in 1576. The capital the test wants is therefore Iqaluit.

Iqaluit's earlier name and origin are part of the same passage. Discover Canada says the city was "formerly Frobisher Bay," and was renamed after Nunavut's establishment. The original name traces back to Martin Frobisher, the English explorer who reached the Arctic in 1576 for Queen Elizabeth I — almost three hundred years before Confederation.

Iqaluit anchors a uniquely Inuit territory. Discover Canada writes: "The 19-member Legislative Assembly chooses a premier and ministers by consensus. The population is about 85% Inuit, and Inuktitut is an official language and the first language in schools." So the named capital sits in the only Canadian jurisdiction where Inuit are the majority — and where their named language is recognised as official and taught as the first language in schools.

The territory itself is recent. Discover Canada's expansion timeline lists Nunavut as established in 1999 — the most recent territorial creation in Canada's modern history. Iqaluit was its capital from day one, and remains so today.

The named Inuit context goes deeper. Discover Canada commits the named Inuit to a specific named description: "The Inuit, which means 'the people' in the Inuktitut language, live in small, scattered communities across the Arctic. Their knowledge of the land, sea and wildlife enabled them to adapt to one of the harshest environments on earth." So Iqaluit is the named urban centre of a uniquely Inuit territory at Canada's northern reach whose people have inhabited the region for thousands of years. The named Inuit are about 4% of Canada's Aboriginal population (with First Nations 65% and Métis 30%). Inuit art is named in Discover Canada as a major contribution to Canadian culture, with named modern Inuit artists such as Kenojuak Ashevak pioneering the named medium of etchings, prints, and soapstone sculptures. So when the test asks the capital of Nunavut, the source-precise answer is Iqaluit.

The question is testing whether new citizens know the capital of Nunavut. Discover Canada commits to one answer: Iqaluit. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each pick a city Discover Canada describes elsewhere. Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories. Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon. A fourth answer choice is a place that Discover Canada does not name as a capital. Only Iqaluit matches.