Fractured Canada Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | Geography - Wordplay

Answer: toronto

Toronto is Canada's largest city (by population) and is the provincial capital of Ontario. Located on the shore of Lake Ontario, it was established in 1793 as York, and became Toronto in 1834. In the late 1990s, the surrounding areas of Etobicoke, North York, East York, York and Scarborough were amalgamated with Toronto into a single municipality, the City of Toronto. Around the world, Toronto is known for being home to the CN Tower, which was the tallest freestanding structure in the world until 2007.

Answer: yukon

The Yukon is one of three territories in Canada. The territory joined Canadian Confederation in 1898, at which time it became a separate territory from the Northwest Territories. This occurred during the Yukon Gold Rush, during which droves of people from all over North America went to the area in search of gold. Since 2002, the territory has officially been recognized as simply 'Yukon' by the federal government, instead of 'Yukon Territory'.

Answer: ottawa

Ottawa is Canada's national capital city. Previously known as Bytown, the city was incorporated as Ottawa in 1855. It became the capital city in 1857 (at that time it was the capital of the Province of Canada, as Confederation did not occur until 1867). It was chosen by Queen Victoria in part because of the easy access from the city to several waterways: the Ottawa River, the Gatineau River and the Rideau River. The Rideau Canal connects the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River; the Saint Lawrence was extremely important in the country's early years for transportation and trade.

In 2001, several surrounding suburbs of Ottawa were amalgamated with the urban area to become the greater City of Ottawa.

Answer: halifax

Halifax is the capital of the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia. In 1996, the City of Halifax was dissolved, and along with other former cities in Halifax County aside from a few First Nations reservations, became the Halifax Regional Municipality, though it's commonly still just called Halifax.

It is the largest city in the Atlantic region of Canada, east of Quebec City. The metropolitan area of Halifax sits right on the ocean, surrounds the Halifax Harbour. The small fishing community of Peggys Cove, just to the east of Halifax, is a world-renowned tourist destination.

Answer: Nunavut

Nunavut was split off from the Northwest Territories in 1999. It is the largest of Canada's territories and is the largest subdivision of a country in North America (and the fifth largest in the entire world). It is also the least populated. Nunavut's capital, Iqaluit, is located on Baffin Island; the territory is also home to Alert, the northernmost inhabited place in the world.

Answer: Whistler

Officially named the Resort Municipality of Whistler, the town only has around 10,000 permanent residents but sees over two million visitors every year. It is located in British Columbia and was the site for most alpine events during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver, 125 km away from Whistler, was the main site for the Olympics but Whistler was officially designated the Host Mountain Resort for the Games.

The Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort and the town of Whistler are both named for Whistler Mountain, where they are located.

Answer: lake louise

Lake Louise is the name for both the actual lake as well as the small nearby hamlet in Alberta. It is the Lake Louise Mountain Resort that is the major tourist destination; it is a large ski resort in Banff National Park. Chateau Lake Louise, adjacent to the lake, is also a beautiful area for tourists; this area is focused more on summer activities such as hiking and canoeing.

Answer: labrador

Labrador is part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Labrador is the part of the province that is attached to the mainland of Canada via Quebec; the Newfoundland part is an island. Newfoundland and Labrador are separated by the Strait of Belle Isle. Newfoundland and Labrador was the last province to join Canada, in 1949.

The Labrador retriever (the dog breed) is named for this region where it originated.

Answer: winnipeg

Located at the bottom of the Red River Valley, Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba. It is the seventh biggest city in Canada and the greater Winnipeg area includes more than half of the total population of Manitoba. In history, Winnipeg is known for being the site of the Red River Rebellion, which led to Manitoba joining Canadian Confederation, as well as a large scale general strike in 1919.

The real bear, Winnie, that inspired the creation of A.A. Milne's beloved character Winnie the Pooh was named after Winnipeg, because the man who gave Winnie to the London Zoo was from there.

Answer: Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec and the second largest in Canada overall. The city is named for Mount Royal (Mont Royal in French), a large hill (not truly a mountain) in the middle of the city. The island that the city sits on, the Island of Montreal, also takes its name from the hill.

The region where the city sits today has been inhabited for over 4000 years, by First Nations people. In the early 1600s, French explorer Samuel de Champlain established a trading post on the island.

The city of Montreal was incorporated in 1832.