Alberta
AB History Post WWII
British Columbia
Ontario
New York
100
What is Alberta’s provincial flower?
1. Ox Eye Daisy
2. Wild Rose
3. Red Paintbrush
4. Arctic Lupine
2. Wild Rose
100
What prompted the government of Alberta to declare a state of emergency on March 17, 2020?
COVID-19/Coronavirus
100
How big is British Columbia?
1. A little smaller than Spain
2. little larger than Nigeria
3. Around the same size as Iceland
4. Half the size of the United Kingdom
British Columbia is a little larger than Nigeria. The province is almost twice the size of Spain. The province is four times the size of the United Kingdom, and around nine times as large as Iceland.
100
How many lakes does Ontario have?
1. Around 7,000
2. Around 20,000
3. Less than 100,000
4. More than 250,000
4. More than 250,000.
Ontario’s lakes contain about one-fifth of the fresh water in the entire world.
100
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
200
What year did Calgary host the Winter Olympics?
1. 1980
2. 1984
3. 1988
4. 1992
3. 1988
200
On May 1 2016, a wildfire began southwest of this city in Alberta, displacing over 88,000 people from their homes. It was recorded as the the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history.
Which city was it?
Fort McMurray
200
British Columbia’s official motto is "splendor sine occasu". What does this Latin phrase mean?
1. Land where cannabis grows
2. Let light and truth flourish
3. Goods satisfactory or money refunded
4. Splendour without diminishment
4. Splendour without diminishment
200
True or False?
Ontario is larger than France and Spain combined.
True!
Ontario spans more than 1 million square kilometres. It is home to two time zones. The boundary line between the Eastern Time Zone and Central Time Zone is actually just west of Thunder Bay.
200
What lake is Rochester situated on?
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes. Lake Avenue runs from the center of Rochester to Lake Ontario State Park. This park was known as the Coney Island of the West at the turn of the century.
300
Which of these mountains is the tallest in Alberta?
1. Mount Assiniboine
2. Mount Forbes
3. Mount Athabasca
4. Mount Columbia
4. Mount Columbia - 3,747 m (12,293 ft)
It is located on the border between Alberta and British Columbia on the northern edge of the Columbia Icefield.
300
What happened between June 19 and July 12 in the year of 2013?
Hint: A total of 32 states of local emergency were declared. Total damage estimates from this event exceeded 5 billion. We lost 5 people.
2013 Alberta floods
300
In which B.C. city did Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau stick up his middle finger at protestors?
The infamous gesture took place in Salmon Arm on Aug. 8, 1982. The gesture is sometimes referred to as the Salmon Arm Salute, and some have referenced the community in the Shuswap as Salmon Finger.
300
Where was the top secret World War ll spy training school, known as Camp X, located?
Near Whitby (on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario between Whitby and Oshawa)
300
According to upstate NY farm lore, how tall should the corn be by Independence Day?
"Knee high by the Fourth of July" is the old adage.
400
Which of these famous roadside attractions is NOT in Alberta?
1. World’s Largest Perogy
2. Giant Pinto Bean
3. World’s Largest Paper Clip
4. World’s Largest Fishing Lure
3. World's Largest Paper Clip
Kipling, SK has received its certificate from Guinness for building the World’s Largest Paper Clip. It is 15’2” tall and weighs 3043 lbs.
400
On February 8 1986, 23 people were killed in a collision between a Canadian National Railway freight train and a Via Rail passenger train called the Super Continental.
Where did this happen?
Near the town of Hinton - Dalehurst
400
British Columbia’s floral emblem is the Pacific dogwood. What is the province’s tree emblem?
The western red cedar was adopted as British Columbia’s official tree on Feb. 18, 1988. The tree is found in coastal areas along the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.
400
A gas explosion happened on April 24, 2003—caused by a backhoe operated by Enbridge contractor Precision Utility, breaching a pipeline. The explosion destroyed a two-story mixed commercial and residential building, killing seven people and injuring another four.
Where was this explosion?
Etobicoke (Toronto)
400
In February 2021, what governor was revealed to have lied about the number of COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes, not long after publishing a book "Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic?"
Andrew Cuomo
500
In what year did Alberta officially become a province?
1. 1867
2. 1888
3. 1905
4. 1921
3. 1905
Alberta joined Confederation along with Saskatchewan in 1905, when the two new provinces were created out of a section of the Northwest Territories.
500
On October 17, 1982, Amoco Canada lost control of a major sour gas well in Alberta. For nearly two months it spewed 200 million cubic feet per day of deadly hydrogen sulfide sour gas.
Where was this sour gas well located?
20 km west of Lodgepole, just south of Drayton Valley
500
What is the highest mountain completely within British Columbia?
1. Mount Waddington
2. Mount Fairweather
Mount Waddington, in the British Columbia coast mountains, is the highest mountain completely within B.C. It has a height of 3,959 metres.
While Mount Fairweather, at a height of 4,671 metres, is higher, the mountain is partly in Alaska.
500
The Metropolitan Toronto Police raided four gay bathhouses in Toronto on Feb 5, 1981. 286 people were arrested.
What was this raid known as?
Operation Soap.
Operation Soap is considered a special turning point in the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Canada; the raids and their aftermath are today widely considered to be the Canadian equivalent of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City.
500
Which United States military college is located on Long Island?
Merchant Marine Academy
The Merchant Marine Academy, established in 1938, is located in Kings Point, Long Island, in Nassau County. The Coast Guard Academy is located in New London, Connecticut; the Military Academy is located in West Point, New York; and the Naval Academy is found in Annapolis, Maryland.