Thursday, July 1, 2010

How well do you know Canada?

Summertime here and the travelling is easy. With Canada Day looming and the sun beating down, the open road beckons. To better enjoy our nation’s highways of adventure, we’ve got travel questions — one for each province and territory — for inspiration. Buckle up and enjoy.

1. The Long Range Mountains are found in which Canadian province?
a) British Columbia
b) Newfoundland
c) Alberta
d) Quebec

2. I’m a popular Edmonton tourist attraction where you will find exhibits and information about the Ernest Brown Studio, Rutherford House, fur trading, a Cree encampment, the Avro Avian Biplane, and a 1920s midway. What am I?

3. Match the Ontario communities below with the tourist attractions:
a) The Big Nickel 
b) Canadian Clock Museum
c) The Big Apple
d) Canadian Football Hall of Fame
e) Fort Wellington 
Selections: Colborne, Hamilton, Sudbury, Prescott, Deep River

4. In which British Columbia community does the Trans-Canada Highway begin?
a) Nanaimo
b) Vancouver
c) Victoria
d) Chilliwack
 
5.  The Blue Jay is the provincial bird of which Maritime province?

6. Where in Manitoba would you find the summer Theatre in the Cemetery?
a) Brandon
b) Thompson
c) St. Boniface
d)  Gimli 

7. What causeway joins Cape Breton to mainland Nova Scotia?
a) Canso
b) Confederation
c) Macdonald
d) Annapolis

8. True or false. Best Western’s northern-most hotel in the world is located in Yellowknife.

9. Which Saskatchewan city is home to the Ukrainian Museum of Canada?
a) Regina
b) Moose Jaw
c) Saskatoon
d)  Swift Current

10. One of  the Yukon’s most popular attractions is the Yukon Quest. What is it?
a) an international 1,000 mile sled dog race in Alaska and the Yukon that in 2010 ended in Whitehorse
b) a retired Air Canada passenger aircraft on display on the Alaska Highway just outside of Whitehorse
c) a paddle wheeler that ferries tourists along the Yukon River
d) Whitehorse’s largest hotel

11. What is the claim to fame of the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John?
a) It has the only known copy of the British North America Act
b) It is Canada’s oldest continuing museum
c) It is the largest museum in Canada completely run by volunteers
d) Was the first wheelchair-accessible museum in Canada

12. What is the key reason for Quebec’s Parc national de Miguasha being designated on UNESCO’s World Heritage List?
a) Because of the unique whale species found there
b) The flora and fauna there are found nowhere else in North America
c) Because of its collection of fossils
d) It’s completely under water

13. Iqaluit is the jumping off spot for much of Nunavut’s tourist attractions. But what does “Iqaluit” mean?
a) Land of ice floes
b) where caribou roam
c) the settlement
d) place of many fish

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