Can a Dean Prove Ant Sees? Trivia Quiz

Answer: British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost province in Canada. The capital city of the province of British Columbia is Victoria which is on Vancouver island. Victoria is the second largest city in British Columbia. The largest city, Vancouver, is on the mainland and is known for Stanley Park and Lion's Gate Bridge.
British Columbia is known for the beautiful Rocky Mountains, with ski resorts such as Whistler. The majestic Douglas fir tree grows tall and strong in the southern area of this province. As well, the province is also known for its Okanagan Valley which spans such towns as Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon and Osoyoos. The Valley is a leading producing area of plentiful fruit orchards as well as vineyards. The mighty Fraser River is the longest river situated entirely in British Columbia, with a length of over 1300 kilometers (over 805 miles).
British Columbia covers an area of 944,735 km squared (586,574 square miles).
British Columbia isn't just mountains and orchards. The fishing and hunting is great too. There are lots of attractions throughout the province such as The Butchart Gardens, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, Granville Island Public Market, Barkerville, Atlantis Waterslides, Revelstoke Dam, Britannia Mine Museum, British Columbia Wildlife Park, Canada Place, Castle Fun Park, Museum of Anthropology, Royal BC Museum, Canadian Museum of Rail Travel in Cranbrook, Vancouver Maritime Museum, Dinosaur Discovery Gallery, Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin, Barkerville Historic Town, Haida Heritage Centre, Fort Langley National Historic Site, Minter Gardens and so much more!

Answer: Newfoundland

Newfoundland is the easternmost province of Canada. Newfoundland is an island. Newfoundland also includes the mainland area known as Labrador. The capital city and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador is Saint John's.
Newfoundland's area is a little more than 405,212 km squared (156,000 square miles).
The Atlantic Ocean is on the east coast and the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the west coast. There is ferry service to Newfoundland as well as some international airports located in both St. John's and Gander.
Newfoundland has its very own time zone which is a half hour earlier than the Atlantic time zone.
There are so many dialects in Newfoundland that they have their own very large dictionary.
The island of Newfoundland does not have any snakes, porcupines, skunks or groundhogs so on "Groundhog Day" they watch for the black bear to see or not see his shadow.
The largest North American seabird colony is situated at Witless Bay, Newfoundland. Thousands upon thousands of puffins and gannets are seen here.
There is a vast variety of places to go in Newfoundland such as Alpacas of Newfoundland, Admiralty House museum and Archives, Battle Harbour National Historic District/Heritage Properties, Bell Island Community Museum & Number 2 Mine Tour, Signal Hill, Big Pond Bird Sanctuary, Bleak House Museum, Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site, Churchill Falls Generating Station, Suncor Energy Fluvarium, Cabot Tower and so much more.

Answer: Alberta

The province of Alberta has a vast area of just over 661,840 km squared (255,540 sq. mi). The capital city is Edmonton which is pretty close to center in the province. The city of Calgary is world famous for its yearly "Calgary Stampede", a rodeo competition. Alberta is known for its many ranches in the south and its dairy and mixed farming in the north.
It is not uncommon to see Alberta's provincial animal, the bighorn sheep, strolling along in the glorious Canadian Rocky Mountains. Many carnivores live in Alberta. Grizzly bears and black bears roam the mountains and wooded areas. One is never surprised at seeing coyotes, wolves, lynx, mountain lions, bobcats, fox, moose, mule deer, white-tail deer, pronghorn and elk. These are only some of the many wildlife animals found in Alberta. Large numbers of geese, ducks, swans and pelicans nest in Alberta every springtime. Other familiar birds include eagles, hawks, crows and owls.
Alberta's southeastern area is known as the badlands with deep canyons and amazing and beautiful landforms. In the city of Brooks one can visit Dinosaur Provincial Park to see plenty of desert flora, the terrain of the badlands and many remnants of dinosaurs that once roamed the area.
If you plan a visit to Alberta some places to enjoy are Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Fort Edmonton Park, Calgary Tower, Calgary Zoo, Columbia Icefield, Glenbow Museum, Telus World of Science, The Military Museums, Art Gallery of Alberta, Royal Alberta Museum, Heritage Park Historical Village and much more throughout the province.

Answer: Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is made up of a peninsula and an island. The area of this province is 55,284 km sq. (21,300 sq. mi).
The city of Halifax is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia, situated at the 45th parallel, is approximately midway between the equator and the North Pole.
There are a lot of places to visit in this province such as Peggy's Cove, Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, the Annapolis Valley, the Bay of Fundy and much more. In and near Halifax one can visit Citadel Hill, Pier 21, Alexander Keith's Brewery, Halifax Public Gardens and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Other places to see in the province include Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park, Oaklawn Farm Zoo, Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Whale Interpretive Centre.
Halifax suffered devastation when two ships, the SS Mont-Blanc and the SS Imo collided on December 6, 1917. They were in the Narrows which leads to and from the Bedford Basin. Bedford Basin is an enclosed bay which makes up the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour. The SS Mont-Blanc was fully loaded with wartime explosives which caused a catastophic explosion which ended up killing about two thousand people, injuring approximately nine thousand people and leveling homes and buildings.
Most of Nova Scotia is a peninsula, with Cape Breton Island joined by the Canso Causeway. The bodies of water that surround Nova Scotia include the Atlantic Ocean, Northumberland Strait, St. George's Bay, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Cabot Strait, Bay of Fundy and many more bays, both large and small.
Nova Scotia is home/has been home to many famous musicians such as Hank Snow, Anne Murray and Rita MacNeil.

Answer: Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is the central prairie province in Canada, with the province of Alberta to the west and the province of Manitoba to the east. It covers approximately 651,900 km sq. (251,700 sq. mi). Regina is the capital city and second largest city. The largest city is Saskatoon. Since this province has more hours of sunshine than any other province in Canada, Saskatchewan is a leading producer of such agricultural crops as wheat, flax, rye, lentils, canola, barley and more. Alberta is first but Saskatchewan is the second largest province in the production of beef cattle. Saskatchewan's mining industry makes this province the world's largest exporter of potash and uranium.
With Ontario being first, Saskatchewan is the second most active area in all of Canada when it comes to tornadoes. Saskatchewan's average is about a dozen tornadoes each year. Saskatchewan has had extreme temperatures with a recorded +45 degrees Celsius (+113F) in the summer to a -56.7 degrees Celsius (-70.06F) in the winter.
Some places to visit include the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Mendel Art Gallery, RCMP Heritage Centre, Wascana Centre, Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Saskatchewan Science Centre, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Kenosee Superslides, Claybank Brick Plant and Saskatchewan Western Development Museum.

Answer: New Brunswick

The capital city of New Brunswick is Fredericton but the city with the most population is St. John. (Not to be confused with St. John's, Newfoundland)
New Brunswick is approximately 72,900 km sq. (27,799 sq. mi.) with such major river systems as St. Croix River, Saint John River, Kennebecasis River, Miramichi River and Restigouche River. The north of the province is adorned with the Appalachian Mountains.
The city of Moncton is home to Magnetic Hill and Crystal Palace. Moncton is close to the Fundy National Park and Kouchibouguac National Park. One can get to the Northumberland Strait in a mere fifteen minute drive from Moncton. Fredericton has the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University. New Brunswick has its signature attraction known as the Hopewell Rocks or Flowerpot Rocks which are located in the Bay of Fundy. These rocks, which stand from twelve meters to twenty one meters high (forty to seventy feet), are completely covered with water during a high tide, twice per day. When the tide is out, one can walk on the ground at the base of these rocks.
Other places to see include Reversing Falls, Irving Nature Park, Carleton Martello Tower, Fort Howe, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Loyalist House, Kennebecasis Island and much more.

Answer: Manitoba

The prairie province of Manitoba is Canada's central province, or hub. The capital city is Winnipeg which is home to the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg.

Manitoba is 649,950 km sq. (250,900 sq. mi) with many industries from transportation, manufacturing and mining to forestry, energy and tourism.
Manitoba has the Hudson Bay to its northern border. Within the province's boundaries lie Lake Manitoba, Lake Winnipegosis and the tenth-largest freshwater lake worldwide which is Lake Winnipeg. Major rivers include Red River, Assiniboine River, Nelson River and Churchill River.

In the southern part of the province there is plenty of agriculture of assorted grains as well as cattle farming. Over ten percent of Canadian farmland is in the province of Manitoba.

There are more than one hundred and forty species of birds in the province and some of those birds include the great grey owl and the peregrine falcon. Fishing is plentiful with many species such as trout, pike and goldeye.
Some tourist attractions include The Forks, Manitoba Museum and Planetarium, Assiniboine Park and Zoo, Esplanade Riel, Red River Exhibition, St. Boniface Cathedral, and the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, just to name a few.

Answer: Quebec

The province of Quebec is located in the east-central area of Canada. It is the only province that has a sole official language which is French. Quebec is Canada's largest province spanning an area of 1,542,056 km sq. (595,391 sq. mi). The largest city is Montreal and the capital city is Quebec City. The province of Quebec is bordered by Ontario, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the west. The Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay are the northern borders and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence is the eastern border. To the south are the US states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.
The province varies from region to region. The Saint Lawrence Lowland lies in the south while the Canadian Shield spans the north. There are over half a million lakes in this province.
Montreal is one of the largest inland Atlantic ports which is along the Saint Lawrence River. Other large ports include Trois-Rivieres and Quebec City.
There are a lot of places to go and places to see in the province of Quebec. Some of them include Cite de L'Or, Mont-Tremblant National Park, Old Montreal and The Quays of the Old Port, Perce Rock, Cosmodome, Parc Safari, Granby Zoo, Montreal's Olympic Park, Old Quebec City, Chateau Frontenac, Plains of Abraham and the beautiful Gatineau Hills (especially during the autumn).

Answer: Prince Edward Island

The smallest Canadian province is the island of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.). The total area is 5,660 km sq. (2,190 sq. mi).
P.E.I. is in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and north of Nova Scotia. Charlottetown is the capital city.
P.E.I. is well known for its reddish white sandy beaches, its lush green rolling hills and its rich red soil. The beauty of the island was a true inspiration to author Lucy Maud Montgomery who wrote "Anne of Green Gables" (1908). There are also many beaches and golf courses throughout the countryside.
There is a lot of small-scale agriculture and of course the famous P.E.I. potatoes are grown in many potato crops here.
If you want a relaxing vacation, P.E.I. is one of the best places to go. Some of the great places to visit include the Anne of Green Gables museum in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island National Park, The Cavendish/PEI National Park, The Living Museum at Orwal Corner and Charlottetown Farmer's Market.

Answer: Ontario

Ontario is the second largest province in Canada with an area of 1,076,395 km sq. (415,598 sq. mi). The capital city is Toronto. The Canadian capital city of Ottawa is also in Ontario.

Most of Ontario's population lives in the southern regions (including southwest and southeast). The land is much more arable in the south where agriculture and cattle farming abounds. Wine production is a large business in Ontario, as well, with several vineyards. Ice wine is a popular and tasty dessert wine. It is made from grapes which have frozen while still on the vine. They must be picked at a specific temperature in order to be used in the production of ice wine.

Shared with the United States of America, Ontario has borders with four of the five Great Lakes which are Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Lake Michigan, also one of the five Great Lakes is entirely in the USA. In the north, Ontario is bordered by the Hudson Bay and James Bay. To the west is Manitoba, to the east is Quebec and to the south are the US states of Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Some major cities include Oshawa, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, St. Catherines, Niagara Falls, Windsor, Barrie, Sudbury and Kingston.

One of the busiest highways in the world is in Ontario. It is Highway 401 (officially the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway) which runs from Windsor to the Quebec border. Its length is 817.9 km (508.2 mi). It is a major transportation highway with a clearly posted speed limit of 100 km/h (62 mph).
Some of the major attractions include The CN Tower (and Rogers Center), Niagara Falls, 1000 Islands Skydeck, African Lion Safari, Black Creek Pioneer Village, Canadian National Exhibition, Centreville Amusement Park, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto Zoo, Canada's Wonderland, Bytown Museum, ByWard Market, Calypso Waterpark, Canada Aviation and Space, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Canadian War Museum, National Gallery of Canada and so much more.