Vancouver Island
Countries
Film and TV
Animals
Food and Drink
100
Vancouver Island is part of this iconic oceanic rim.
What is the pacific rim?
100
In the mood for pasta, pizza, wine, and romance? This European country is for you!
What is Italy?
100
Peter Falk plays this pocket-patting detective in this television series.
What is Columbo?
100
Weighing an upwards to 200 tons, this marine animal is the largest living mammal.
What is a Blue Whale?
100
Pinot Noir, Merlot, and Chardonnay are all variations of this beloved beverage.
What is wine?
200
This Vancouver Island city is the capital of British Columbia.
What is Victoria?
200
This country is renowned for its politeness, maple syrup, and cold weather.
What is Canada?
200
Doc Brown and Marty McFly travel through time, all the way back to 1985, in this 1980's comedy.
What is Back to the Future?
200
Vancouver Island has the densest population in the world of this feline species.
What is a cougar?
200
This fast food chain is famous for its soft serve.
What is Dairy Queen?
300
This Island Rail Corridor, known as the E&N Railways spans between these two Vancouver Island cities.
What is Nanaimo and Esquimalt?
300
This country, steeped in Celtic tradition, is known for its kilted men, bagpipes, and beautiful Lochs.
What is Scotland?
300
This is the title of the first movie in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
What is The Fellowship of the Ring?
300
These birds are expert fisherman, standing over one meter tall, using their S-shaped necks to swallow a variety of marine life.
What is a heron?
300
Naval, tangerine, and minneola are all varieties of this citrus fruit.
What is an orange?
400
This strait runs parallel between Vancouver Island and British Columbia's mainland.
What is the Strait of Georgia?
400
You'd find yourself in this country when you go "Down Under."
What is Australia?
400
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star side-by-side in this celebrated romance.
What is Casablanca?
400
Using their jaws to utilize 3,689 pounds of force, these animals have the strongest bite in the world.
What is a crocodile?
400
This famous French dessert has a custardy bottom layer under a glass-sugar coating.
What is Crème Brûlée?
500
Need to down size? This Island, found in the Georgian Strait, is the next largest when compared to Vancouver Island.
What is Texada Island?
500
Ride a camel, see the Pyramids of Giza, and shop at a famous Bazzar in this country.
What is Egypt?
500
Based on the novel by Ana Sewell, this film is narrated by a horse who is initially owned by kind masters but is sold to successively crueler owners. Eventually he collapses from overwork and ill treatment, but in the end he is sold to another kind owner and recovers.
What is Black Beauty?
500
These black and white dogs, often coveted for their herding ability, are known as the smartest dogs on earth.
What is a border collie?
500
The British call this purple vegetable an aubergine, in Canada it goes by this funny alternative.
What is an eggplant?
600
The Bastion Tower, found in the Nanaimo harbour, was built by this Canadian trading company.
What is the Hudson's Bay?
600
This country erected the longest wall found on earth.
What is China?
600
Audrey Hepburn played the leading lady in this 1961 film. 
What is Breakfast at Tiffany's?
600
True or false: Horses are native to North America.
False. Horses were brought to North America from Europe and Asia during colonization.
600
A savory dish of Creole/Cajun origins, this meal has a delightful mix of sausage, seafood, rice, and vegetables.
What is Jambalaya?
700
What is the name of the mountain highway pass that goes from Mill Bay to Victoria?
What is the Malahat?
700
Visit this country if you enjoy the Bolshoi ballet, Vodka, and communism.
What is Russia?
700
First released in 1933, this film features a giant gorilla who finds himself shackled and on a boat bound for New York City.
What is King Kong?
700
With females growing to an astonishing 6 meters in length, this species--found in South America--is the longest snake in the world.
What is a (green) anaconda?
700
Look at that S car go! Oh wait, I mean Escargot--a French dish made from this animal.
What is a snail?
800
The largest hockey stick can be found in this Island town.
What is Duncan?
800
Nearly 5,000 years old, this country is home to the ancient Great Basin bristlecone pine.
What is the US?
800
Sean Connery played the very first James Bond in this 1962 feature film.
What is Dr. No?
800
These, often one-legged, birds are born grey, turning pink only as they age as a result of their diet.
What are flamingos.
800
This Canadian staple is also the country's national dish.
What is poutine?