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1. Banff National Park is huge! It is now 6,641 sq. km. (2564 sq. mi.) in size, but what size was it when it first became a national park?
2. Castle Mountain, located in Banff National Park, was the location of what type of camp during World War 1?
3. Banff was the first national park to be created in Canada but in what year was the site of the park first set aside under federal protection?
4. What part of Banff National Park was depicted on the Canadian $20 banknote between the years 1969 and 1979?
5. How did Banff get its name?
6. The highest permanent settlement in Canada is in Banff National Park, Alberta. Where exactly is it?
7. When hiking in Banff National Park there is a lot of wild life to be on the lookout for. Which of these is NOT among them?
8. What year did the Banff Springs Hotel open?
9. Who was the first known European to visit the site of what is now Banff?
10. Hoodoos can be found in Banff. What exactly are Hoodoos?
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