A Canada Day Quiz: Geography, Wine and a Bit of Music

It’s almost Canada Day weekend. Here are 21 questions I came up with this morning. Hope you enjoy the quiz!

1. What city/town is not in British Columbia?

A. Spuzzum

B. Ecum Secum

C. Barkerville

D. Tofino

 

      2. What European city is roughly the same latitude as Toronto?

A. Stockholm

B. London

C. Florence

D. Munich

 

     3. Where would you find the Carcross Desert?

A. British Columbia

B. Alberta

C. Saskatchewan

D. Yukon

 

     4. What is the easternmost point in Canada?  

A. Cape Disappointment

B. Cape Spear

C. Cape St. John’s

D. Cape Crusader

 

     5. Why is Saskatchewan’s Manitou Lake unusual?

A. It’s the same shape as Justin Bieber’s head

B. It’s the largest lake in the province

C. It’s the deepest lake in Canada

D. It’s a salt water lake in the middle of the prairies

 

     6. The Muir is a luxurious new hotel in what Canadian city?  

A. Halifax

B. Vancouver

C. Montreal

D. Churchill, Manitoba

 

      7. Bombay Peggy’s is a hotel in Dawson City, Yukon. What was the building known for in a previous life?

A. An Indian restaurant

B. A gold mining centre

C. A brothel

D. A World War I military station

 

     8. What city in New Brunswick is home to the Beaverbrook Gallery? 

A. Miramichi

B. Saint John

C. Moncton

D. Fredericton

 

     9. What Canadian city is known for having a giant Canadian goose on display at the side of the Trans Canada Highway?

 A. Wawa, Ontario

B. Shediac, New Brunswick

C. Goose Bay, Labrador

D. Red Deer, Alberta

 

     10. What is the name of the popular fjord in Quebec that cruise ships like to visit?

A. Gros Morne

B. Le Grand Fjord

C. Saguenay

D. Gaspe

 

    11. The folks behind the amazing Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs golf courses on Cape Breton Island are building new courses in both St. Lucia and this Canadian municipality. What is it?

A. Muskoka Lakes, Ontario

B. Revelstoke, British Columbia

C. Banff, Alberta

D. Deer Valley, Newfoundland

 

     12. What name was used by local indigenous peoples for the village that is now Montreal? 

A. Wendake

B. Chicoutimi

C. Hochelaga

D. Huronia

 

     13. What Canadian and U.S. national parks together form an international peace park? 

 

A. Waterton Lakes National Park and Glacier National Park

B. Vancouver Island National Park and Olympic Peninsula National Park

C. The 1,000 Islands National Park and the 999 Islands National Park

D. Hopewell Rocks and Bay of Fundy National Park

 

     14. What is the famous restaurant in Winnipeg that Burton Cummings from the Guess Who has been involved with?

A. Undun

B. Burton’s Burgers

C. Salisbury House

D. The Cummings Cookhouse

 

     15. What collection is the Remai Modern museum in Saskatoon known for?

A. Salvador Dali’s clock paintings

B. Pablo Picasso linocuts

C. Vincent Van Gogh self portraits

D. Group of Seven charcoal sketches

 

     16. What Canadian destination was the name of a song by Martha and the Muffins in the 1980s?

A. Echo Beach

B. Lake Louise

C. Signal Hill

D. Cranberry Cove

 

     17. Where would you find the renowned Benjamin Bridge winery? 

A. The Okanagan Valley, B.C.

B. Niagara on the Lake, Ontario

C. Wolfville, Nova Scotia

D. Nunavut

 

     18. The Nahanni River is one of Canada’s most pristine wilderness areas. Where would you find it?

A. Northern Quebec

B. The Northwest Territories

C. Yukon

D. Baffin Island

 

     19. Which of these attractions is NOT in Prince Edward Island?

A. Lucy Maud Montgomery’s House and Leaskdale Manse

B. The Canadian Potato Museum

C.. The Cap Egmont Bottle Houses

D. The Anne of Green Gables Museum

 

     20. What city was Terry Fox close to when he had to end his world-renowned Marathon of Hope? 

A. Thunder Bay, Ontario

B. Winnipeg

C. Saskatoon

D. Sherbrooke, Quebec

 

     21. Where would you find a giant replica of the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek?

A. Vulcan, Alberta

B. Enterprise, Ontario

C. Spock, Manitoba

D. Kirkland Lake, Ontariio

 

ANSWERS

Ecum Secum is in Nova Scotia

Toronto is actually a tiny bit SOUTH of Florence.

The Carcross Desert has cool sand dunes and can be found in Yukon, south of Whitehorse.

Cape Spear, Newfoundland is the easternmost point of Canada.

Manitou Lake is a rare, mid-country salt water lake. Very cool spot north of Regina.

The Muir, a Marriott Autograph Collection property, is on the waterfront in Halifax. Muir means “sea” in Gaelic, by the way.

Bombay Peggy’s was formerly a brothel.Hochelaga was the name of an Iroquois village near what we call Mont Royal.

The Beaverbrook Gallery, which is terrific by the way, is in Fredericton.

There’s a giant Canada goose by the side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Wawa, Ontario.

Saguenay Fjord is a popular spot for cruise ships. It’s east of Quebec City and runs north off the St. Lawrence River.

Cabot Revelstoke in B.C. is slated to open in 2024.

Waterton Lakes National Park and Glacier National Park (Alberta and Montana)

Burton Cummings used to be (and maybe still is) part owner of Salisbury House, home of the “nip,” which is a burger, really. They have tons of music memorabilia on hand.

The stunning Remai Modern has the world’s largest collection of Picasso linocuts.

Echo Beach

Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Their sparkling wines have won awards all over the world.

The Northwest Territories

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Prince Edward Island, but lived in Leaskdale, Ontario from 1911 to 1926.

Terry Fox was forced to end his run across Canada just east of Thunder Bay. There’s a marvellous memorial to this heroic Canadian on a hill overlooking Lake Superior.

There’s a giant USS Enterprise space ship in Vulcan, Alberta.