The Lure of the Yukon
Soaring Through the Air
A Communications Revolution
Arts and Leisure
100
when was the klondike gold rush
What is 1898
100
when was the first flight in canada
1909
100
why were telephones especially popular in canada
larger spaces between people
100
what year did canada send its first team to the olympics
1908
200
where did the skagway railway connect to
whitehorse
200
what were planes made out of
bamboo, wire, & fabric
200
what was the first form of long distance non-organic communication
telegraph
200
what year did george dickson win the world boxing championship
1908
300
when was the railway from skagway to whitehorse built
1899
300
how fast could the Silver Dart (plane) fly
30 km/hr
300
what language were telegraph messages originally sent in
Morse code
400
when did alberta and saskatchewan join the confederation
1905
400
who was the first women to fly an air craft in canada
alys mckey brian
400
how much did the Marconi company charge for each word to be transmitted across the Atlantic ocean.
15 cents per word
500
when is the worst time to travel through the chilkoot pass
may (because the ice was melting/avalanches)
500
what made the working conditions poor in the telephone companies in 1900
long hours and poor pay
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