Down Your Way Trivia Quiz

Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is also home to L'Anse aux Meadows, a Norse or Viking settlement that has been dated back to the year 1000. It was discovered in 1960 and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The capital of the province was St. John's, and Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949. Labrador is also part of the province, but is part of the Canadian mainland, located northeast of Quebec.

Answer: Manitoba

The capital of the central province, Winnipeg, is the "Slurpee Capital of the World", as 400,000 slurpees are enjoyed each month. Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba are all that remains of a large glacier that once covered most of the nearly 650,000 sq. km (250,000 sq. mi) of the province.

The Royal Canadian Mint, located in Winnipeg, has not only produces money for Canada, but for 60 other nations.

Answer: New Brunswick

The Bay of Fundy, on the eastern shores of New Brunswick, has some of the highest tides in the world, rising at about 1 meter (3.3 feet) per hour between low tide and high tide. Because of the tide change, the Saint John River flows backward twice a day! Magnetic Hill in the province is also a tourist destination, as objects seemingly roll UPHILL on it.

The province has two official languages, English and French.

Answer: Alberta

Alberta is one of the three "prairie provinces", along with Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The town of Lloydminister can be found in both Alberta and Saskatchewan, as the centre of the town lies right on the provincial border. Alberta has a large population of Ukrainians, and the town of Vegreville is home to a 9 meter tall (30 feet) Ukrainian Easter Egg.

The eastern side of the province is where you can find the Rocky Mountains, and the world-famous Banff National Park. Alberta's second largest city, Calgary, hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Answer: Ontario

Behind Quebec, Ontario is Canada's second largest province, and larger than Spain and France combined! Yonge Street, starting in Toronto and going north to the Ontario-Minnesota border in Rainy River at 1896 km (1178 miles). Built in 1975, the CN Tower in Toronto was once the world's tallest free-standing building, measuring in at 554 meters (1815 feet).

In Sudbury, you can find the Big Nickel, a giant reproduction of a 1951 Canadian nickel that is 9 meters (30 feet) wide!

Answer: Prince Edward Island

PEI is Canada's smallest province, and is well known as the home of Anne in the story "Anne of Green Gables", written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The red soil of the island gets its colour from the high amounts of iron in it. Almost 1/3 of potato production in Canada is based on the island.

The capital Charlottetown was where the Charlottetown Conference was held in 1864 to discuss Canadian Confederation. The city is now known as the "Birthplace of Confederation".

Answer: British Columbia

Found on the west side of the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia is the far west province in Canada. 75% of the province is mountainous, and the province has over 40,000 islands throughout it. Vancouver, the largest city in BC, is known as "Hollywood North", and is the third largest film and TV production centre, behind New York and Los Angeles. Movies such as the "Twilight" and "The Incredible Hulk" were filmed in BC, mostly in the Vancouver area.

Answer: Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has an official song with a rather odd title, "Farewell to Nova Scotia". Sounds like they want you to leave! The crest of Nova Scotia also features a mythical unicorn! However, Nova Scotia is home to Canada's first working railway, one that opened in 1838. Canada's first newspaper was the Halifax Gazette, first published back in 1752! The Halifax Explosion of 1917 killed over 2,000 people after two warships collided in Halifax Harbour, and was the worst man-made disaster before the atomic bomb.

Answer: Quebec

In the capital, Quebec City, the Château Frontenac is the most photographed hotel in the world. Quebec is the largest province (Nunavut is the largest territory) in Canada, but most people live in the southern strip along the St. Lawrence River. Over a million lakes can be found in Quebec. Winter Carnival is similar to Mardi Gras, and was first celebrated to lighten up the dark and cold winter season.

It has since become a popular tourist event, and features many parts of Quebec culture.

Answer: Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is the only full province in Canada that does not observe Daylight Savings Time. In Regina, the Albert Street Bridge is 840 feet long, but crosses the 100 foot long Wascana Creek. It holds the record for the longest bridge over the smallest river.

A central province with no borders on water, there are 13 ferries that run in Sasakatchewan, mostly across the South Saskatchewan River.