It's the day to celebrate all things Canadian, but according to a recent study we appear to know more about the history of the nation of the Stars and Stripes than we do about our home and native land.

The survey, conducted by Ipsos-Reid for the Dominion Institute in the format of a 20-question quiz, asked a number of historical questions about the two nations. The 1,024 people polled answered 47 percent of the questions pertaining to America correctly and got only 42 percent of the questions about Canada right.

Not all of the questions referred to historical facts and a query on current heads of state provided the most telling results.

When asked who the current head of state in the U.S. is, 75 percent of respondents correctly answered President George W. Bush, but only 21 percent correctly identified Queen Elizabeth II as the Canadian head of state.

The question that got the best results had to do with our first prime minister and the year of Confederation. Sixty-one percent of respondents correctly identified Sir. John A. Macdonald as our first PM and 61 percent correctly chose 1867 as the year of Canadian Confederation.

To read the full results of the survey, click here (.pdf).

If you're one of the apparent minority of Canadians who has a firm grasp on the important aspects of our nation's history, you have reason to brag, but are you well-versed in the finer points of Canuck pop culture?

Do you know which Canadian inventions are now used around the world? Or can you define the Canadian tuxedo?

Here are a few questions from the Macleans Canada Day quiz:

* What city in Canada was named the most multicultural in the world by the United Nations?
* Which beer company marketed their top-selling beer with the slogan "I am Canadian?"
* Which Canadian comic sent a resume to the Carol Burnett show when he was 10 years old?

Click here to take the entire quiz.