Go West Young Man
The Island
Victoria
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Courtenay
100

It's how many years ago the Hanns moved to British Columbia.

What is 30?

100

864,864

How many people live on Vancouver Island?

100

He originally named the settlement "Fort Albert."

Who is James Douglas?

100

Chemainis has these in common with Essex.

What are murals

100

This natural feature is clearly visible from downtown Courtenay.

What is the Comox Glacier?

200

To drive through Canada from Toronto, ON, to Courtenay, BC, will put this many kilometers of your car (roughly)

What is 4,700?


200

It would be like driving from Essex to Hamilton and back.

What is driving the length of Vancouver Island?


200

They say that Victoria is more _____ than the _____.

What is "More British than the British"?

(Will also accept English)

200

The Salvation Army started this village in central Vancouver Island.

What is Coombs?

200

Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland.

What three communities were amalgamated into the Regional District of Comox Valley?

300

Doing this would have saved 400 kilometres from the trip to BC.

What is driving through the USA?

300

6 times

How much bigger is Vancouver Island than P.E.I.?

300

One of the best ways to tour Victoria.

What is a double-decker bus?

300

People come from all over the world to take their pictures in Coombs

What are the goats on the roof?

300

Many people come to Courtenay to enjoy skiing on this mountain.

What is Mount Washington?

400

The Trans Canada Highway includes a ferry ride between these two BC Communities.

What are Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo?

400

500 km

What is the rough distance from Victoria in the south to Port Hardy in the north?

400

Thirty-six years

How much older is the colony of Vancouver Island than the City of Vancouver?

400

Nanaimo is perhaps best known in the rest of Canada for this dessert.

What are nanaimo bars?

400

2,000 Hours a year

How much sunshine does the Comox Valley average per annum?

500

One hour and 35 minutes.

How long does it take to take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo?

500

Vancouver Island is bigger than any of these USA States.

What are the New England states?

500

Just under half.

What proportion of the population of Vancouver Island lives in Victoria?

500

Annually, there is an unusual race in Nanaimo, using these vessels.

What are bathtubs?

500

The original inhabitants of Courtenay referred to it as this.

What the Land of Plenty?

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