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Canadian Postal Codes Trivia Quiz

Canada's postal code system is based on a combination of letters and numbers, based on geographical coordinates. Can you match the province/territory to the beginning letter of its postal code?

A multiple-choice quiz by reedy. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
reedy

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
130,922

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1785

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Postal codes in Manitoba begin with the letter . . . Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. In New Brunswick, postal codes begin with the letter . . . Hint

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Question 3 of 15

3. The letter beginning postal codes in Alberta is . . . Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. Nunavut and the Northwest Territories share this letter to begin their postal codes . . . Hint

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of the following letters is not used to begin postal codes within the province of Qu�bec? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. The province of Ontario only has four different beginning postal code letters assigned to it.

True

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Question 7 of 15

7. Newfoundland & Labrador are assigned this letter to begin their postal codes . . . Hint

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Question 8 of 15

8. The Yukon Territory uses the letter ___ to begin its postal codes. Hint

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Question 9 of 15

9. British Columbia uses this letter to begin its postal codes . . . Hint

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Question 10 of 15

10. Prince Edward Island's postal codes all begin with the letter . . .

Answer: (No Clue)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Saskatchewan's postal codes begin with the letter . . . Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. The letter that begins all of Nova Scotia's postal codes is . . . Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. At Christmas, letters can be sent to the North Pole with the postal code H0H 0H0.

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Question 14 of 15

14. The first half of the six-digit postal code is known as the F.S.A. What does this acronym stand for? Hint

Final Sortation Area

Forward Sortation Area

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Question 15 of 15

15. All Canadian postal codes follow the following format where A=letter and #=number: A#A A#A

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False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Postal codes in Manitoba begin with the letter . . .

Answer: R

Yeah, I don't get it either . . . I don't see an R in Manitoba, do you? By the way, Manitoba has 23,306 individual postal codes.

2. In New Brunswick, postal codes begin with the letter . . .

Answer: E

18 of the alphabet's 26 letters are used to begin the different postal code regions in Canada. The letter D is the first one to be skipped. New Brunswick has 55,691 different postal codes.

3. The letter beginning postal codes in Alberta is . . .

Answer: T

There are a total of 72,153 distinct postal codes within the province of Alberta.

4. Nunavut and the Northwest Territories share this letter to begin their postal codes . . .

Answer: X

There are only 522 distinct postal codes within these two territories. The letter Z is also one of the skipped letters for postal code beginnings.

5. Which of the following letters is not used to begin postal codes within the province of Qu�bec?

Answer: I

The letter I is not used to begin any postal codes - likely to alleviate any confusion with the number 1. Between the three different letter beginnings, there are a total of 191,755 different postal codes.

6. The province of Ontario only has four different beginning postal code letters assigned to it.

Answer: False

Ontario actually has FIVE different beginning letters: K, L, M, N, and P. Between them, there are 258,258 individual postal codes.

7. Newfoundland & Labrador are assigned this letter to begin their postal codes . . .

Answer: A

If you haven't noticed the pattern yet, this should help: The easternmost province has the first letter of the alphabet. Newfoundland & Labrador have 8,679 distinct postal codes.

8. The Yukon Territory uses the letter ___ to begin its postal codes.

Answer: Y

One of only two regions to have the same beginning letter as the name of the province/territory. The Yukon has 924 different combinations of postal codes.

9. British Columbia uses this letter to begin its postal codes . . .

Answer: V

British Columbia has the largest number of postal codes to one beginning letter of all the provinces/territories. There are 110,475 postal codes beginning with the letter V.

10. Prince Edward Island's postal codes all begin with the letter . . .

Answer: C

P.E.I. has 2,967 distinct postal codes.

11. Saskatchewan's postal codes begin with the letter . . .

Answer: S

Saskatchewan is the other province/territory where the letter happens to coincide with its name. Saskatchewan has 21,248 different postal codes.

12. The letter that begins all of Nova Scotia's postal codes is . . .

Answer: B

Nova Scotia has 23,962 postal code variations.

13. At Christmas, letters can be sent to the North Pole with the postal code H0H 0H0.

Answer: True

This was an initiative by the Canadian Postal Service to be a little more user friendly and to make the effort to answer all the mail that was sent to Santa at Christmas time. Thousands of volunteers help out each year to answer these letters.

14. The first half of the six-digit postal code is known as the F.S.A. What does this acronym stand for?

Answer: Forward Sortation Area

Each F.S.A. defines a stable area, sized according to the volume of mail received. There are 1,472 F.S.A.s across the country. An individual postal code covers approximately one block of houses in a city.

15. All Canadian postal codes follow the following format where A=letter and #=number: A#A A#A

Answer: False

The format is actually A#A #A#.

All statistical information for this quiz was current as of December, 1998.

Source: Author reedy

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