Crossing Canada Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Vikings

A UNESCO Heritage Site, L'Anse aux Meadows is the earliest site of non-Native civilization in North America; it was settled by the Vikings in the eleventh century, right at the tip of Newfoundland's northern coast. Constructed on what is now verdant meadows, the area was uncovered by the French and preserved, becoming recognized by UNESCO in the late 1970s.

This area on the northeast coast of the country was referred to as Vinland by Norse settlers. It would take several centuries before the French and, eventually, the English, to coast over and settle in what would become the Maritimes, Quebec, and Ontario.

Answer: Green Gables

The house is, of course, made well-known by the "Anne of Green Gables" series about a fictional girl living in rural Prince Edward Island. Although the farm was once built on the rich soils of P.E.I., the site has since been inducted into Prince Edward Island National Park which, on the cold shores of the Atlantic, has notably beautiful, smooth cliffsides. Green Gables House, like many other farmhouses in P.E.I., has taken advantage of the amazing, red soils of the island, quite amazing for growing potatoes.

As such, it's become quite famous for being the 'spud capital' of Canada. The Canadian Potato Museum (complete with a giant potato), is found further northwest on the island in O'Leary, P.E.I.

Answer: Bay of Fundy

The Bay of Fundy is regarded by the 'Guinness Book of Records' as having the highest tidal range in the world on the Nova Scotian side (it also shares the coastline of New Brunswick on the opposite side). This bay was also the site of several early naval attacks in the seventeenth century in what would later become Canada. Nova Scotia is actually quite small; Halifax, the capital city on the eastern coast, is only about an hour and a half drive from the Bay of Fundy on the west.

While the southern mainland is dotted with towns, Cape Breton Island to the north is covered in highlands stretching from the Appalachians.

Answer: It's not actually; it's an optical illusion.

The hill was given the name 'Magnetic Hill' because when it was created, it allegedly pulled cars upward when they weren't actually in motion. To boot, water also seemed to flow up the hill, defying all laws of gravity.
Well, it's a trick. The hill is, actually, an optical illusion. When facing it head-on it looks like a regular hill riding up in the distance. When on the hill, it looks flat. The water heads uphill because (surprise!) it's actually going downhill. No magnets involved.
The hill is found in Moncton, smack-dab in the middle of the Maritimes. New Brunswick's capital is Fredericton, which is further west, away from the Bay of Fundy.

Answer: Montreal

A geodesic dome, the Biosphere in Montreal was created specifically for the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal (which also landed on Canada's centennial) by architect Buckminster Fuller, the alleged king of the geodesic dome. Aside from making this one for the American Pavilion on Île Sainte-Hélène, he also created the Spaceship Earth dome for Epcot Center, the Tacoma Dome, and the Eden Project in the UK.
The dome was, for many years, covered in acrylic but, when the structure caught fire in 1976, it burned away to result in the metal frame still standing in Montreal.

Answer: Underground subway

Closed by the Toronto Transit Commission in 1966, Lower Bay Station was built below the existing Bay Station in the Yorkville District of Downtown Toronto. Directly in the middle of the transit system it is, unsurprisingly, an interesting tourist spot near what people would consider the more luxurious part of town.

It's not open at all times though-- tours are conducted through the site on special occasions such as Nuit Blanche. It's also typically used as a movie set.

Answer: Churchill

Almost two hundred miles from anywhere, Churchill, Manitoba is situated on the edge of Hudson Bay, one of the largest bays in the world. When the bay starts to freeze over in the long winters of Northern Manitoba (near the territories), the polar bears come in, seeking food from the bay. Of course, they pass through the town and this results in a great deal of tourism. Churchill, as far north as it is, rests in the Canadian Shield which stretches as far down as Southern Ontario.

Originally built as an Inuit settlement, it was later created as a fort town for British settlers.

Despite being a permanent home to less than a thousand people, it's one of Manitoba's most well-known locations.

Answer: Moose Jaw

The vast majority of people living in Saskatchewan, a province known for its rural landscapes and agriculture, live in the cities in the southern regions, closer to the American border. Moose Jaw, one of the most populated cities, is found on the Moose Jaw River which, allegedly, is shaped like the jaw of a moose (there goes that guesswork). Mac, the moose statue, is the city's mascot and if you're traveling from one side of the country to the other, you'll no doubt pass him in your journey. Most of Saskatchewan's major cities are situated on the Trans-Canada Highway or its major tributaries and are separated by farmland, a natural result of the Rockies to the west.

Answer: Dinosaur bones

While the Hoodoos of Drumheller, created by millennia of erosion, are a unique contrast to the adjacent Rocky Mountain Range to the west, the area is also important for other reasons. Aside from being a great paleontological site for dinosaur bones of all sort, it's also home to deposits of coal and natural gas (as are several other sites in the province).
Alberta is also home to Banff and Jasper National Park; the former contains the beautiful site of Lake Louise, Canada's highest populated location and, to many, its most luxurious resort city.

Answer: Whistler

Whistler-Blackcomb, one of the highest-quality ski resorts in the world, shared the duties of the 2010 Winter Olympics with Vancouver, the official host city. Whistler, at an elevation of nearly seven hundred meters above sea level, nestled in the Coast Mountains west of the Rockies, is covered in snow for a great portion of the year and, when not in use for winter sports, it's an adventure destination for bikers, hikers, and nature enthusiasts. Aside from containing mountains in the east, British Columbia is also home to large tracts of forests, even on Vancouver Island, and major coastal cities such as Vancouver and Victoria.