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Canadian Rockies Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about this wilderness area of Canada?

A multiple-choice quiz by kezia. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
kezia

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,701

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1929

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies? Hint

Mount Temple

Mount Assiniboine

Mount Columbia

Mount Robson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway? Hint

Sir John A. Macdonald

George Stephen

William Cornelius Van Horne

Donald Smith

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Question 3 of 10

3. Tom Wilson 'discovered' Lake Louise in 1882. He named it Emerald Lake. What was the lake known as by the Stony Natives in the area, before Tom changed the name? Hint

The Lake of Little Fishes

Amethyst Lake

Sorefoot Lake

Chaba Imne (Beaver Lake)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the significance of Mount Snow Dome (at the Columbia Icefield) to North America? Hint

all of the above

tallest mountain in Alberta

hydrographic apex

only active volcano in Canadian Rockies

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Question 5 of 10

5. Banff National Park was the first National Park in Canada, but it was much smaller and known by a different name when it was proclaimed a National Park in 1887. What was it called? Hint

Rocky Mountains Park

Cave and Basin National Reserve

Banffshire Park

Canadian Pacific National Park

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Question 6 of 10

6. There are four National Parks which make up the UNESCO World Heritage Site proclaimed in 1985. Which of these is NOT one of the four? Hint

Yoho National Park

Jasper National Park

Glacier National Park

Kootenay National Park

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Question 7 of 10

7. This American woman was credited with the discovery of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park. Hint

Mary Schaffer Warren

Mary Vaux

Georgia Englehard

Elizabeth Parker

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Question 8 of 10

8. Guides from this country were hired by the CPR to live at Lake Louise and guide the tourists on hikes and climbs in the Mountains. Hint

Nepal

Austria

Chile

Switzerland

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Canadian Pacific Company began building hotels to bring the tourists to the Rockies. This was the first CP Hotel in the Rockies. Hint

The Banff Springs Hotel

Mount Stephen House

The Chateau Lake Louise

Glacier House

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does 'Yoho' mean? Hint

Magnificent Falls

Wicked River

Stand Fast

Awe and Wonder

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies?

Answer: Mount Robson

Mount Robson, located in BC, rises up 12,972 feet (3 954 m).

2. Who was the first General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway?

Answer: William Cornelius Van Horne

Van Horne came up to Canada from the US to help complete the railway that united Canada from east to west.

3. Tom Wilson 'discovered' Lake Louise in 1882. He named it Emerald Lake. What was the lake known as by the Stony Natives in the area, before Tom changed the name?

Answer: The Lake of Little Fishes

The name was then changed to Lake Louise in honor of the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.

4. What is the significance of Mount Snow Dome (at the Columbia Icefield) to North America?

Answer: hydrographic apex

The glacier water that runs down the sides of Mount Snow Dome will be deposited into three different oceans, The Pacific, The Atlantic and The Arctic Oceans. It is a triple continental divide. The only other triple continental divide in the world is located in Siberia.

5. Banff National Park was the first National Park in Canada, but it was much smaller and known by a different name when it was proclaimed a National Park in 1887. What was it called?

Answer: Rocky Mountains Park

6. There are four National Parks which make up the UNESCO World Heritage Site proclaimed in 1985. Which of these is NOT one of the four?

Answer: Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park is another frequently visited park in BC, but not one of the four that lie on the Mountain Spine of Alberta and BC.

7. This American woman was credited with the discovery of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park.

Answer: Mary Schaffer Warren

Mary was a Quaker from Pennsylvania and spent many a summer mapping out the Rockies with her husband(s).

8. Guides from this country were hired by the CPR to live at Lake Louise and guide the tourists on hikes and climbs in the Mountains.

Answer: Switzerland

After the first mountaineering accident in 1898 off of Mount Lefroy, the Swiss Guides came to Lake Louise to revive hiking in the area and encourage people to start enjoying mountaineering again.

9. The Canadian Pacific Company began building hotels to bring the tourists to the Rockies. This was the first CP Hotel in the Rockies.

Answer: Mount Stephen House

Mount Stephen House was built in the town of Field, BC in 1886, first as a restaurant, and then as a hotel. The purpose was to feed the people before ascending the 'Big Hill' so they would not have to have the extra weight of the dining car trying to get up the hill. Mount Stephen House became obsolete after the construction of the Spiral Tunnels in 1909.

10. What does 'Yoho' mean?

Answer: Awe and Wonder

Yoho, the smallest of the four mountain parks, means awe and wonder and has been summed up as a place of 'Rock Walls and Waterfalls'

Source: Author kezia

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