Welcome to the Sunny Shuswap Trivia Quiz

Answer: houseboating

Shuswap lake is known as the largest houseboating area in the world, where numerous visitors enjoy leisurely cruises in a brilliant setting of gently sloping mountains and clean water.

Answer: True

"Shuswap" is and anglicization of the native word "Secwepemc." The Secwepemc and Shuswap Nations cover a large territory in the Central Interior of B.C amounting to roughly 145,040 square kilometres.

Source: http://www.chaseshuswap.com/area.htm#History

Answer: Little River

The Little River, which is just past the mouth of the Adams River, is so narrow and shallow that it is not navigable by boats with outboard motors during certain times of the year.

Answer: H

Although some visitors and inhabitants might argue the lake is the shape of an "X," Shuswap Lake looks more like an H and is comprised of four relatively symmetrical arms: the Main Arm, Salmon Arm, Anstey Arm, and Seymour Arm. Configured by the mountain formations in the area, the lake was formed by glaciers that met at the Cinnemousun Narrows.

Source: http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=3974

Answer: The Adams River

The sockeye salmon begin their long voyage from the Pacific Ocean to the opening of the Fraser River in the Lower Mainland of B.C. One of the most trying feats for the fish is at Hells Gate, where "massive cataracts test the salmon's strength, before entering the Thompson River." The Fraser then converges with the South Thompson River, where the fish make their entrance into Shuswap Lake and, lastly, arrive at the Adams river from the Main Arm of the lake. The salmon traverse almost 500 kilometers over several weeks. By the end of the journey, the salmon turn a brilliant red and the females develop beautiful arching features. The Adams river salmon run is known as the largest sockeye salmon in Western Canada, although the Shuswap community often claims it is the largest in the world. The amazing struggle can be best seen beside the Adams at Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, named after a famous Canadian writer and conservationist.


Source: http://www.canadavacationplanner.com/listings/en/1164

Answer: Indian Arm

All arms converge in the middle of the "H" at Cinnemousun Narrows. The other arm that configures the "H" shape is referred to as the Main Arm, since it is the most developed.

Answer: Calgary

The Shuswap is located halfway between Calgary and Vancouver along the Trans Canada Highway.

Answer: False

Actually, the first white settlers were American and settled in the area in 1895.

Information from the North Shuswap Historical Society: http://www.rootsweb.com/~bcnshs/areahistory.html

Answer: Copper Island

Copper Island, located just a kilometer beyond one of the most popular camping sites in the area and only accessible by boat, is the only naturally formed island in the lake. The First Nations people believed a great bear named Ta Lana inhabited a cave below the island. It is unlikely that any real bears could live on Copper island, which has a hiking trail that arrives at the peak of its small, mountain-like form.

Source:http://www.aroversrest.com/copper.htm

Answer: Kamloops

Kamloops is a Secwepemctsin word that is believed to be as old as 10,000 years. The original spelling is "T'kumlups," and indicates the meeting of the Fraser and Thompson rivers. Not only is Kamloops a meeting of the waters but it a place that harbours the history of contact between the indigenous First Nations and Europeans.
Source: http://www.kamloopsguide.com/Pages/aNativeCulture.html