Canada vs US: Same Name, Different Place Quiz

Answer: British Columbia

Phoenix, BC, near the southern border of the province, was once known as the copper city of Canada. In the early 20th century, the town was booming because the copper that was mined in the area was used during World War One. The mine stopped operations in 1919, and the population of the town fell very quickly. Phoenix, BC became a ghost town.

By the turn of the 21st century, all that remained of the former boomtown was the pioneer cemetery and the WWI Cenotaph, as the buildings had either been moved or destroyed over the years.

Answer: Boston

Boston, ON is a very small community located in Norfolk county. It is over 200 years old, so the length of its history rivals that of Boston, MA. The main industry in Boston, ON is agriculture. There is one elementary school and a limited number of businesses in the tiny Canadian town.

Answer: 3

There are three cities named London in America, located in Ohio, Arkansas and in Kentucky. However, in the second decade of the 21st century, there are also 14 "unincorporated communities" named London around the country, and one census-designated place called London in California. This brings the number of American Londons to 18 when the non-cities are counted.

Answer: Albany

Although not the largest city, Albany is the state of New York's capital city. Nova Scotia is one of the Atlantic provinces of Canada. Albany, NS is in Annapolis County in Nova Scotia, which is in the northern half of the west end of the small maritime province.

Answer: True

Vancouver, British Columbia is located in the southwestern part of the most westerly Canadian province. Vancouver, Washington is located in the northwestern part of the western state. If there is no traffic, you don't get caught in a lineup crossing the border, and you are able to travel at the speed limit, Google Maps indicates that the drive will take five hours and twenty minutes if you take the highways and interstates.

Answer: New Mexico

Regina, New Mexico is a census-designated place that is part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area. It is tiny, with a total area of only 7.3 square miles (19 square kilometres). The area was founded in 1911, and was named after Regina, Saskatchewan at that time.

Answer: Ottawa, Illinois

Ottawa is a city that sits where the Illinois River and Fox River meet in Illinois. One of the industries that sprung up over the years was the watch dial industry where typically young women were employed to paint glow-in-the-dark faces on watches. They were told the paint was harmless, and were often encourages to lick the brushes to sharpen them.

Unfortunately, the paint was made of highly toxic radium. Many of the young women became very sick after a number of years in the factory that was finally closed in 1978. Ottawa, Canada is in the province of Ontario, and is the capital the country.

Answer: True

Over the years, there have been a few areas known as Whitehorse or White Horse in the US. Whitehorse (aka White Horse), California was a small town on the Great Northern Railway Hambone Line. The Post Office there closed in 1964, but the area remains an unincorporated community. Whitehorse, Pennsylvania is another unincorporated community in the US. According to The Reading Eagle newspaper that was published on November 27, 1910, Whitehorse, Pennsylvania is named after a "wayside inn".

Answer: Ohio

Toronto, Ohio is the second-largest City in Jefferson County in the state of Ohio. Before being named Toronto in the 19th century, the town was know as Newburg's Landing and Sloanes Station. There was a vote in the town in 1881 to name it Toronto after the Canadian city. At that point, leaders in the town felt that Toronto, Ontario was a city that was a good example for the Ohio town.

Answer: Edmonton

Edmonton, Alberta was established in the late-1700s as a fur trading post at Fort Edmonton that was built on the shore of the North Saskatchewan River. It grew over the years as the railroad opened the west, and oil was discovered in the area. In 1929, the first Canadian licensed airfield opened in Edmonton. Edmonton, Kentucky was developed as a trading post in the early 1800s.

A post office opened in the town in 1830. The town was named after Edmund Rogers. In the early 2000s, the population of the US area was quite small, with fewer than 2,000 people listed there in the 2010 Census.