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Alberta - Wild Rose Country Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on Alberta that I hope will be entertaining and challenging.

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

Author
bashzog

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
115,875

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
2008

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is Alberta's area? Hint

661 848 km�

857 685 km�

1 141 765 km�

276 895 km�

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is Alberta's motto? Hint

Glorious and free

Strong and free

I remember

One defends and the other conquers

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which is not an official symbol of Alberta? Hint

great horned owl

lodgepole pine

Rocky Mountains

wild rose

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which Alberta town does singer k d lang come from? Hint

Wainwright

Consort

Bonnyville

Coronation

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of these states in the United States is in the same time zone as Alberta? Hint

Nevada

Florida

Utah

California

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who or what is Kinosoo? Hint

a fur trader

a famous Native American cowboy

a boat

a legendary huge fish

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was Alberta named after? Hint

An English prince

A town in England

A German princess

An English princess

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who was Alberta's first premier? Hint

Earnest Manning

William Aberhart

Alexander Rutherford

John Brownlee

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Question 9 of 15

9. There are poisonous snakes in Alberta.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the largest lake entirely within Alberta? Hint

Lake Athabaska

Lesser Slave Lake

Sylvan Lake

Lake Claire

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Question 11 of 15

11. When was Treaty 8 first negotiated? Hint

1899

1932

1760

1876

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is a hoodoo? Hint

a car

a song

a rock structure

a valley

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which river flows through Edmonton, the capital? Hint

North Saskatchewan

Bow

South Saskatchewan

Edmonton

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Question 14 of 15

14. What other dinosaur was Albertosaurus most like? Hint

Deinenychus

Pteranodon

T- Rex

Stegasaurus

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which is not a wild cat found in Alberta? Hint

lynx

serval

cougar

bobcat

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Alberta's area?

Answer: 661 848 km�

Alberta is the fourth largest province.

2. What is Alberta's motto?

Answer: Strong and free

"Glorious and free" is the motto of Manitoba. "Je me souviens" or "I remember" is Quebec's motto. "One defends and the other conquers" is Nova Scotia's motto.

3. Which is not an official symbol of Alberta?

Answer: Rocky Mountains

The lodgepole pine is Alberta's provincial tree, the wild rose is the flower, and the great horned owl is the bird. Although many people think of the Rockies when they think of Alberta, the mountains are not official symbols of Alberta.

4. Which Alberta town does singer k d lang come from?

Answer: Consort

k d lang was born Katherine Dawn Lang in 1962. Her first band was the Reclines, a tribute band to Patsy Cline.

5. Which of these states in the United States is in the same time zone as Alberta?

Answer: Utah

There are six states that are completely in the same time zone. There are several others that are partly in the Mountain Time Zone.

6. Who or what is Kinosoo?

Answer: a legendary huge fish

Kinosoo was said to be a giant fish who lived in Cold Lake. The town of Cold Lake has a summer festival honoring the legend of Kinosoo, and he is on the town crest.

7. Who was Alberta named after?

Answer: An English princess

Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939) was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's sixth child. She became, on marriage, the Duchess of Argyll.

8. Who was Alberta's first premier?

Answer: Alexander Rutherford

Alexander Rutherford was a member of the Liberal Party and was premier from 1905 to 1910. His house is now a museum in Edmonton.

9. There are poisonous snakes in Alberta.

Answer: True

Prairie rattlesnakes are fairly common in the grass lands of Southern Alberta. They will often share the same winter hibernaculum with bull snakes.

10. What is the largest lake entirely within Alberta?

Answer: Lake Claire

Lake Claire, at 1436 km� is the largest lake entirely inside Alberta. Lake Athabaska is larger, at 7936 km�, but it is mostly in Saskatchewan. Lesser Slave Lake is the next largest, with 1168 km�.

11. When was Treaty 8 first negotiated?

Answer: 1899

Treaty 8 was the largest land settlement up to that time between the Canadian government and aboriginal people. It covered the area that is now northern Alberta, and some of northern B.C., Saskatchewan, and southern N.W.T..

12. What is a hoodoo?

Answer: a rock structure

It is a sandstone structure that is formed by erosion. A caprock holds down the sandstone, and keeps it from washing away. This creates surreal and other-worldly looking rock pillars.

13. Which river flows through Edmonton, the capital?

Answer: North Saskatchewan

The North Saskatchewan River starts in the Columbia Icefields and passes through Edmonton on its way to Hudson Bay.

14. What other dinosaur was Albertosaurus most like?

Answer: T- Rex

At 26 feet Albertosaurus was smaller than the 50 foot long T-Rex, but was physically similar. It lived in Alberta in the Late Cretaceous Period. You can see its bones in the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta.

15. Which is not a wild cat found in Alberta?

Answer: serval

The serval is a smallish wild cat found in southern Africa.

Source: Author bashzog

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