Canada's Regions

The first 10 questions, with answers

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1. 1. In what year did Queen Victoria select Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

   • 1857
   • 1867
   • 1849
   • 1873

   Answer: 1857. Ottawa was picked as the seat of government a decade before Confederation, and it remains Canada's capital today.

2. 2. True or False: More than half of Canada's population lives in the cities and towns of Central Canada.

   • True
   • False

   Answer: True. Ontario and Quebec together hold the majority of Canadians and form the country's manufacturing heartland.

3. 3. Roughly what share of Canada's farmable land lies in Saskatchewan?

   • 10%
   • 40%
   • 25%
   • 60%

   Answer: 40%. Saskatchewan's vast grain fields have earned it a reputation as the country's breadbasket.

4. 4. In which city is the training academy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police located?

   • Calgary
   • Ottawa
   • Regina
   • Winnipeg

   Answer: Regina. New RCMP officers are trained in Saskatchewan's capital, a long-standing link between the force and the Prairies.

5. 5. Western Canada's largest Francophone community is found in the St. Boniface district of which city?

   • Edmonton
   • Victoria
   • Regina
   • Winnipeg

   Answer: Winnipeg. Manitoba's capital has a historic French quarter that anchors French-speaking life in the West.

6. 6. Alberta takes its name from Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, a daughter of which monarch?

   • Queen Victoria
   • King Edward VII
   • Queen Elizabeth I
   • King George III

   Answer: Queen Victoria. The same princess is remembered in the name of Lake Louise in the Rocky Mountains.

7. 7. In what year was Banff National Park, in the Rocky Mountains, established?

   • 1867
   • 1885
   • 1930
   • 1901

   Answer: 1885. Banff was Canada's first national park and is one of several found in Alberta.

8. 8. True or False: About half of everything produced in British Columbia consists of forestry products such as lumber and pulp and paper.

   • True
   • False

   Answer: True. Forestry remains the backbone of British Columbia's goods production, alongside fishing, mining and fruit growing.

9. 9. Which city is Canada's largest Pacific port and its gateway for trade with Asia?

   • Seattle
   • Prince Rupert
   • Vancouver
   • Victoria

   Answer: Vancouver. Vancouver's harbour handles the bulk of Canada's shipping across the Pacific.

10. 10. In what year was the territory of Nunavut created?

    • 2005
    • 1993
    • 1982
    • 1999

    Answer: 1999. Nunavut was carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories, with Iqaluit as its capital.

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