21ST CENTURY
EMERGENCIES
EMERGENCIES
This kind of emergency has affected over 869,000 hectares of land since April 1 in BC.
What are forest fires?
This series, which grew to its most popular throughout the 90s, is the longest running American scripted primetime television series.
What is The Simpsons?
(First broadcast December 1989, 750 episodes since then)
This large rodent is the National Animal of Canada.
What is the Beaver?
This is the 3-letter abbreviation for Victoria International Airport.
What is YYJ?
At a length of 7,476km, this is the longest road in Canada.
What is the Trans-Canada Highway?
(Specifically, the route that starts in Victoria and ends in St John's and is routed via Hwy 1 [BC, AB, SK, MB], Hwy 17 and 417 [ON], Autoroute 20, 40, 85 [QC], Hwy 2 [NB], Hwy 104 and 105 [NS], and Hwy 1 [NL])
On June 25th 2023, this city in Canada had the worst air quality of all major cities in the world.
What is Montreal?
This movie, with $650 million in gross revenue, had the largest US Box Office release between 1990 and 2000.
What is Titanic (1997)?
(2nd is Star Wars Ep 1, 3rd is the Lion King)
With approximately 8.1 million individuals living as pets, this animal is the most popular pet in Canada.
What are cats?
This city is home to the largest hockey stick in Canada.
What is Duncan?
More than half of Canada's electricity is generated by this source of power.
What is Hydro/Tidal?
This kind of disaster caused 1.6 million hectares of damage to Canadian land in 2022.
What are Forest Fires?
With 32 million units sold on VHS alone, this movie is has sold more physical copies than any other.
What is The Lion King?
The smallest bird in Canada, weighing on average 3 grams or less, is part of this family of birds.
What are Hummingbirds? (Trochilidae)
Specifically, the smallest bird in Canada is the Calliope Hummingbird.
This Gulf Island has a population of over 11,000, making it the most populated of BC's Gulf Islands.
What is Salt Spring Island?
Canada's tallest dam, coming in at 243m in height, is in this province.
What is British Columbia?
(This is the Mica Dam, located in Mica Creek, which is North of Revelstoke)
The most powerful earthquake recorded in the 21st century occurred in this country.
What is Japan or Indonesia? (both magnitude 9.1)
This popular movie franchise released its first episode in 1999.
What is Star Wars?
The largest land bird in North America, this species has an average wingspan of 8'2-9'10.
What is the California Condor?
With a peak over 7,000 feet, this is the tallest mountain on Vancouver Island.
What is the Golden Hind?
(Located in Strathcona Regional Park)
With over a quarter-million kilometres of roads, this province has the largest amount of road surface among all in Canada.
What is Saskatchewan?
Since the year 2000, there have been this many Tsunamis in Canada.
What is 2?
(Chehalis Lake, Chiliwack 2007 [38m], and BC Coast 2012 [12.98m])
This 1998 Series Finale is the highest-rated broadcast (not including Super Bowls) since the M*A*S*H finale in 1983.
What is Seinfeld?
(In the US, it's estimated that 41.3% of households with a TV were watching the Seinfeld finale as it aired)
These marine mammals have the thickest fur of any mammal.
What are Sea Otters?
Vancouver Island is home to North America's highest concentration of this predatory mammal.
What is the Cougar?
At 96 metres high and 1.6km long, this is the tallest and longest trestle bridge in Canada (and possibly the world!)
What is the Lethbridge Viaduct / High Level Bridge?