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What is the capital of the Northwest Territories?

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Yellowknife

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In what Atlantic province is the Bay of Fundy?

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Nova Scotia

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The Great Lakes are located:

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Between Ontario and the United States

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Which province is Canada’s largest producer of pulp and paper because of its huge supply of fresh water?

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Quebec

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What is the highest mountain in Canada?

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Mount Logan

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Where is Canada’s busiest and largest port located?

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Vancouver, B.C.

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What is the capital of Manitoba?

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Winnipeg

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Where is the headquarters of the navy’s Pacific fleet?

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Victoria

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What province is known for being the setting of the book, ‘Anne of Green Gables’ by Lucy Montgomery?

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Prince Edward Island

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What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?

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St. John’s

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Which province is a leader in the pharmaceuticals and aeronautics industries?

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Quebec

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12
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Which province has the most extensive park system with approximately 600 provincial parks?

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British Columbia

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13
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What is the capital of British Columbia?

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Victoria

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14
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Where did the miners come to during the Gold Rush of the 1890s?

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Yukon

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Which province is the country’s largest producer of grains and oilseeds?

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Saskatchewan

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16
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What is the national capital of Canada?

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Ottawa

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17
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What province is home to the military tattoo festival as well as over 700 other annual festivals?

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Nova Scotia

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18
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Where is it known for its spectacular tourist excursion of a railway which crosses many passes and bridges?

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Yukon

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In whose honour is Mount Logan named for?

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Sir William Logan, a famous geologist and great scientist

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Which of the Great Lakes is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

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Lake Superior

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21
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What is the name of Winnipeg’s French Quarter?

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St. Boniface

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22
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What province has its own time zone?

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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Whose economy in the Prairie Provinces is based on mining, hydro-electric generation and agriculture?

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Manitoba

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What is the capital of New Brunswick?

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Fredericton

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Which province is an important centre of Ukrainian culture at 14% reporting Ukrainian origins?

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Manitoba

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26
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In which province do more than one third of Canadians live?

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Ontario

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27
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What is the largest city in Saskatchewan?

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Saskatoon

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28
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What are the five distinct regions of Canada?

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Atlantic Provinces, Central Canada, Prairie Provinces, West Coast, North

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29
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What province has the largest French speaking population outside of Quebec?

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Ontario

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Which province is known as the “wheat province” as it is known as Canada’s largest producer of grains and oilseeds?

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Saskatchewan

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31
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What is the largest city in New Brunswick?

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Saint John

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32
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What is the capital of Saskatchewan?

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Regina

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33
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What language is the official language of Nunavut and the first language in schools?

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Inuktitut

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34
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Which province is the only officially bilingual province?

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New Brunswick

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35
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What is the capital of Ontario?

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Toronto

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36
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What is NOT considered a characteristic of the Atlantic provinces?
- Cool winters
- Cool humid summers
- Natural resources
- Hot humid summers

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Hot humid summers

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37
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What is known as the gateway to the Asia-Pacific?

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Port of Vancouver

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38
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What is the name of the second largest river system on North America’s coastline?

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St. John River System

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39
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What is the most populous city in Manitoba?

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Winnipeg

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40
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Which province has 40% of the arable land in Canada?

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Saskatchewan

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41
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Which province is known for being the main producer of hydro-electricity, pulp and paper?

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Quebec

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What province is known for having played an important role in Atlantic trade and defence?

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Nova Scotia

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Which province is the most easterly point in North America?

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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44
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What region, in land mass, covers one third of Canada?

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The North

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45
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What province has one of the longest continuous multispan bridges in the world connecting to mainland Canada?

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Prince Edward Island

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46
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Which province boasts the world’s richest deposits in uranium and potash, used in fertilizer?

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Saskatchewan

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47
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What province is the known for being the most populous Atlantic province?

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Nova Scotia

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48
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Which country borders Canada to the south?

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The United States

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49
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In which geographic region do more than half the people of Canada live?

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Central Canada

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50
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What is the capital of Nova Scotia?

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Halifax

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51
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Where was the coldest temperature ever recorded from (-63*)?

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Yukon

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52
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Which is the most populous Prairie province?

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Alberta

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53
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In the province of New Brunswick, what is the largest port and manufacturing centre?

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Saint John

54
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Of the five regions, which region in Canada is known as the industrial and manufacturing heartland?

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Central Canada

55
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About how many people live in the province of Ontario?

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More than 12 million

56
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What province is known for its Gaelic and Celtic traditions?

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Nova Scotia

57
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What is the name of one of the longest continuous multispan bridge in the world?

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Confederation Bridge

58
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In the province of New Brunswick, what percentage of the population lives and works in French?

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About one-third

59
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What provinces are referred to as the Atlantic provinces?

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Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

60
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What province is known as the gateway to Canada?

A

Nova Scotia

61
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What is the capital of Prince Edward Island?

A

Charlottetown

62
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Which Prairie province is renowned for its agriculture, especially their vast cattle ranches?

A

Alberta

63
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In what territory is more than half the population Aboriginal (Dene, Inuit, Métis)?

A

Northwest Territories

64
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Which is NOT a characteristic of the Prairie Provinces?
- Beautiful beaches
- Rich in energy resources
- Some of the most fertile farmland in the world
- Dry, with cold winters and hot summers

A

Beautiful beaches

65
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What city is Canada’s second largest city?

A

Montreal

66
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What province is known for its red soil and agriculture, especially potatoes?

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Prince Edward Island

67
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What is the approximate population of Canada?

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34 million

68
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Who was Lake Louise and the Province of Alberta named after?

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Queen Victoria’s fourth daughter

69
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Where does the 19-member Legislative Assembly choose a premier and ministers by consensus?

A

Nunavut

70
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What is the capital of Quebec?

A

Québec City

71
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Which province is known as “the breadbasket of the world”?

A

Saskatchewan

72
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Which province has the largest Aboriginal population of any province?

A

Manitoba

73
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What province was founded by the United Empire Loyalists?

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New Brunswick

74
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In what Prairie province is the most famous street intersection and its name?

A

Manitoba, Portage and Main

75
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What are the Prairie Provinces?

A

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta

76
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In which province is Canada’s most valuable forest industry, where about one-half of the goods produced are forestry products, such as lumber, paper and newsprint?

A

British Columbia

77
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Who chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada?

A

Queen Victoria

78
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What is NOT considered a characteristic of Central Canada?
- It is considered the gateway to Canada
- More than half the people live in cities and towns near the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
- The region produces more than three-quarters of all Canadian manufactured goods
- It is known as the manufacturing and industrial heartland

A

It is considered the gateway to Canada

79
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Which province is Canada’s main producer of pulp and paper?

A

Quebec

80
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What Atlantic province relies on off-shore oil, gas extraction and has immense hydro-electric resources?

A

Newfoundland and Labrador

81
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Which province is home to five national parks, including Banff National Park?

A

Alberta

82
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Where is the wine industry Okanagan Valley located?

A

British Columbia

83
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What is the capital of New Brunswick?

A

Fredericton

84
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Which province has the second largest river system on North America’s Atlantic coastline?

A

New Brunswick

85
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In terms of land area, Canada is the?

A

Second largest country on earth

86
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What three oceans border Canada?

A

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic

87
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Who founded and directed the Geological Survey of Canada?

A

Sir William Logan

88
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What province is known as the birthplace of Confederation?

A

Prince Edward Island

89
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What place is called the “diamond capital of North America”?

A

Yellowknife

90
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What province is known for its identity being linked to shipping and ship building?

A

Nova Scotia

91
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What province on the Atlantic Coast is known for its coastal fishing villages and fisheries?

A

Newfoundland and Labrador

92
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What is the capital of Alberta?

A

Edmonton

93
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Which Western province has Canada’s largest Francophone community?

A

Manitoba

94
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Canada has three territories and how many provinces?

A

10

95
Q

Where are some of the world’s richest deposits of prehistoric fossils and dinosaur finds?

A

Badlands, Alberta

96
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Where is the home of the training academy for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?

A

Regina

97
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Where in Canada is the population about 85% Inuit?

A

Nunavut

98
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What are the territories of Northern Canada?

A

Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

99
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In what year did Nunavut become a territory?

A

1999

100
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What province is situated on the Appalachian Range?

A

New Brunswick

101
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In what province or territory is Lake Louise?

A

Alberta

102
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About how many people live in the province of Quebec?

A

Nearly eight million

103
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What province is known for having the largest east coast port?

A

Nova Scotia

104
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In the province of New Brunswick, what is the principal Francophone Acadian centre?

A

Moncton

105
Q

Which is incorrect concerning Ottawa?
- It is surrounded by the National Capital Region of 4700 square kilometres
- It was named by Queen Elizabeth I
- It is located on the Ottawa River
- It became the capital in 1857

A

It was named by Queen Elizabeth I

106
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Which province is Canada’s westernmost on the Pacific coast?

A

British Columbia

107
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Of Quebec’s population, how many speak French as their first language?

A

More than three-quarters

108
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What province has a long history of coal mining, forestry and agriculture industries?

A

Nova Scotia

109
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What province is known for its beautiful beaches?

A

Prince Edward Island

110
Q

What is the capital of the Yukon Territory?

A

Whitehorse

111
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Where is Mount Logan?

A

Yukon

112
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Which province is the largest producer of oil and gas?

A

Alberta

113
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What was the former capital of Nunavut known as?

A

Frobisher Bay

114
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What Canadian region is often referred to as the Land of the Midnight Sun?

A

The North

115
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Because of this province’s large Asian communities, Chinese and Punjabi are the most spoken languages after English. Which province is it?

A

British Columbia

116
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Which is NOT a characteristic of the terrain of the Northern Territories?
- Most of the land is arable
- It is made up of tundra
- It is a vast rocky Arctic plain
- The soil is permanently frozen

A

Most of the land is arable

117
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What is the capital of Nunavut?

A

Iqaluit

118
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What is referred to as Central Canada?

A

Ontario, Quebec

119
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What region is known for its vineyards, wines and fruit crops?

A

The Niagara Region

120
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Where is the headquarters to the mining industry in Saskatchewan?

A

Saskatoon

121
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What province is known for having the largest naval base?

A

Nova Scotia

122
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Which is the smallest province in land mass?

A

Prince Edward Island

123
Q

What city is Canada’s financial centre?

A

Toronto

124
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In what province or territory is the Mackenzie River – the second largest river system in North America?

A

Northwest Territories

125
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What city is Canada’s largest city?

A

Toronto

126
Q

In land area, Canada is how many square kilometres?

A

10 million

127
Q

Name the five Great Lakes.

A

Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior (HOMES)

128
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What province is known for the Bay of Fundy, a place where the world’s highest tides are found?

A

Nova Scotia

129
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What originally made up the Northwest Territories?

A

Rupert’s Land and North-Western territory

130
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Of the five regions, which region in Canada is known for being rich in energy resources and fertile farmland?

A

Prairie Provinces

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