TAHSIS
HERITAGE SOCIETY TRIVIA CONTEST
CANADA
DAY-JULY 1, 2020
1.) What is Canada’s oldest
incorporated city?
St. John, NB Dawson City Quebec
City
2.) Who was the 1st
person to swim across Lake Ontario?
Gus Ryder Cliff
Lumsden Marilyn Bell
3.) What is the current
population of Canada as of May 13/2020?
30+ million 35+million 37+million
4.) What river flows from Malaspina Lake? (should know this as go by
the sign on the road)
___________________
5.) Which Canadian won the 1st
medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics?
Bonus: What sport _______________
Jennifer Heil
Alex Bilodeau Jon Montgomery
6.) What is the Provicial Tree
of Quebec?
White Spruce Maple Yellow
Birch
7.) When was the 1st
Victoria Day Parade held in Victoria?
1848 1868 1898
8.) In 2010, how many mm of rain
did Tahsis have?
3591mm 4325mm 4721mm
9.) Which Canadian won the 1st
gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics?
Jennifer Heil
Alex Bilodeau Jon Montogomery
10.)Which
4 provinces formed the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867? (1 pt ea.)
___________________ ______________ ______________ __________________
11. ) When was the now, Les
Dowding Memorial Fish Hatchery founded?
1978 1983 1988
12.) Which province could you find the cities,
“Goobies” & “Come by Chance”?
Nfld./Lab. P.E.I. Nova
Scotia
13.)
Which province is the birthplace of Craft Beer?
Quebec City Alberta B.C.
14.)
Which Provincial Flag has 3 small & 1 large oak trees on it?
New Brunswick P.E.I. Ontario
15.)
What were the 1st & last freighters to take lumber from Tahsis?
Tipperary Park/Tolten Bligh/Hoegh Merchant
Maquinna/Ponderosa
16.)
Who was the 1st woman Dr. to practice medicine in Canada?
Gertrude Larsen Cecile Gaudette Emily Stowe
17.)
What year did Nfld. officially change its name to Nfld/Lab.?
1999 2001 2003
18.)
Which Canadian singer/songwriter wrote “Break it to them Gently”?
Burton Cummings Anne Murray Bryan
Adams
19.)
How many hectares is Canada’s boreal zone?
452 million 552 million 652
million
