Small Towns
This small town features the Snake Pits, where you can see the World Famous Red Garter Snakes in the largest dens found anywhere in the world!
The snake pits are located in Narcisse, Manitoba, 110km North of Winnipeg
This festival in February is mostly outdoors and lets participants relive the life, culture, food and music of the fur trading past and unique French heritage.
What is Festival Du Voyageur?
This meeting place is at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine River in downtown Winnipeg
The Forks is located at the meeting of the Red and Assinaboine Rivers.
Winnipeg was the first city in North America to create and use ths central emergency system. What is the system called?
The emergency system our city created was the 9-1-1 system.
Based on sales from the convenience Store 7-11, Manitoba is known as the _______capital of the world
The Slurpee Capital of the world.
This small town hosts the Frog follies, a tradition that has been going for the last 54 years. Hint: the small town has a French name!
St- Pierre Jolys hosts the Frog follies, which boasts its Frog Jumping contest!
This multicultural festival features song, dance and food from countries all over the world, and participants are able to visits multiple pavilions and get immersed in other cultures. This is a world-renowned festival that brings visitors and tourists from all over the world during this 2-week event in august
What is Folklorama?
Manitoba has a nickname based on our geographical location and shape. What is the nickname?
Manitoba is known as the 'Keystone Province' either because of its shape or postion at the centre of Canada.
This is Manitoba's Provincial animal
What is the Bison? It has been on the coat of arms since 1905
This 'Let's Make a Deal' host hailed from Winnipeg. He now has a street named after him in Winnipeg.
Monty Hall hosted 'Lets make a deal' for nearly 30 years!
This town has the Icelandic Festival, the longest running Icelandic Festival in North Amercia. A giant statue of a Viking was erected in 1967
The Icelandic Festival is held in Gimli, MB
This Rodeo held an hour South of Winnpieg features world class Pro Rodeo particpants in events like bull riding, bronco busting, bareback riding and steer wrestling, as well as a midway and concerts.
The Morris stampede and rodeo (also known as the Manitoba Stampede) is held every year in Morris every July
Duff Roblin spearheaded this massive operation to save the City from another disastrous flood that was seen in 1950. What did this construction result in?
The Red River Floodway was the project. Between 1962 and 1968 it was the second largest earth moving project in the world! Next only to the construction of the Panama Canal!
There is an 'Upper and a 'Lower' of these located in downtown Winnipeg and also just outside the city. These served as supply and distribution centers for the fur trade and goods exchange in the 1800's.
What is Lower Fort Garry (Located in St. Andrews, Mb) and Upper Fort Garry (Located at 130 Main Street, Winnipeg)?
This famous bear was named for our city by author A.A Milne's son Christopher Robin
This Provincial Park houses Manitoba's first year round hydroelectric generating station. It also has a suspension bridge and is located about 1 hour and 22 minutes North East from Winnipeg
The Pinawa Dam is located in this area and is a tourist spot to view the dam!
This outdoor music festival is held every year in Birds Hill Park just outside Winnipeg and features music and is known to be the largest music festival in North America.
The Folk Festival is held in the park and has been a music staple since 1974
Selkirk, MB, calls itself the 'Catfish Capital of the world because of the record sized catches from its stretch of the Red River. In 1986 this statue was erected in the town. Does anybody know the name of the statue?
Chuck the Channel Catfish is his name!
This ballet company is the oldest ballet company in North America, founded in 1939. In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II granted the privilege of a royal title.
What is The Royal Winnipeg Ballet?
This neighborhood in Winnipeg has the largest French speaking community west of Quebec in Canada.
This northern town was named after a science fiction character from the 1905 book The Sunless City.
The characters name was Flintabbatey Flonatin, which named the town Flin Flon.
This gathering, unique to Manitoba, is where people come together for a party and help raise money for the Bride and Groom. It can also include silent auction prizes and a late night snack that can include cheese, crackers, kulbasa and sliced meat. What is this gathering called?
The Gathering is called a 'social' and it is not as popular, if at all, in other provinces.
Winnipeg is named after what Cree word?
Winnipeg is named after the Cree word 'Muddy Water'
In 1931, Ralph Ewin opened a restaurant in Manitoba, but didn't want to call his burgers, 'Hamburgers'. Instead, he called them 'Nips'.
What is Salisbury House?
This iconic Band from Winnipeg who sang 'American Woman', 'Running back to Saskatoon' and 'No Sugar tonight' was fronted by singer Burton Cummings.
Who are "The Guess Who"?