Canadian 125th Anniversary Quarters Quiz

Answer: a covered bridge

I remember covered bridges were all over New Brunswick when I was much younger. It used to be a very common bridge type over streams and rivers down home. Sadly most are gone now. The Hartland covered bridge at over 1200 feet long is the longest in the world. The one on the coin is much shorter, with trees in the background.

Answer: an Inuksuk

A Inuksuk is a stone statue made by the Inuit. They can vary in size from a stone or two to a large statue. They can have several meanings (spiritual, good hunting, navigation, etc.) but most people are familiar with the one that looks like a person standing.

Answer: a dory

The boat on the Newfoundland coin is a dory, small sturdy flat bottom boat that the fishermen would use to go out in to catch fish. The coin shows a fisherman heading out (or coming back home) in one.

Answer: Manitoba

The Hudson Bay Company (established in 1670!) would build a fort or trading post and trade for pelts and furs. The Manitoba coin shows one such fort. The Manitoba license plate motto is "Friendly Manitoba".

Answer: False

Although the official bird is the raven, the Yukon Territory coin shows a glacier and mountains.

Answer: Alberta

Hoodoos are soft rock formations that have weathered away over the years leaving tall structures that look like totem poles or huge mushrooms, or flowerpots. You have probably seen something like it if you ever watched an old western movie. They can be found in the badlands of Alberta. The Flames and Oilers are Alberta NHL teams.

Answer: Prince Edward Island

Anne 'lives' on the Island in the fictional book 'Anne of Green Gables'. The coin shows the ocean and coastline of Prince Edward Island, and if it was in colour you could see the reddish soil. I used to love the ferry to PEI. If you got stuck on it because it couldn't dock due to weather, etc, you could have some free beers (not a good idea by the way)! Then they went and built this bridge from New Brunswick to the Island...

Answer: Ontario

Ontario has thousands of lakes, small and huge, and quite a few have a rocky shore, or small island with one stubborn tree growing on it. Nothing else on some of them but the tree. I'm always amazed how it took root and survived! The tree on the coin is very appropriate for Ontario!

Answer: a lighthouse

Sadly the old lighthouses are going the way of the covered bridges. There are very few left, most have been replaced by new automated ones (and they, in my opinion, don't work as well). This Nova Scotia coin shows a lighthouse on a rocky shore.

Answer: Perce Rock

It's an amazing sight! At low tide or high, Perce Rock is at the tip of the Gaspe Peninsula, in the gulf of St Lawrence, a great choice for the Quebec 25 cent piece.

Answer: Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan. The province is known as the 'breadbasket' of Canada. The 1992 coin shows shafts of wheat, train cars, and grain elevators. Interestingly enough the Saskatchewan 2005 Centennial quarter features shafts of wheat, train tracks, and a grain elevator, the major difference is a Western Meadowlark in the foreground. If you have both, place them side by side for comparison.

Answer: British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada. The coin shows the rocky coastline with trees and some friendly whales in the water.

Answer: It didn't exist in 1992.

The territory of Nunavut wasn't around yet in 1992. It came into existence in April 1999, making it Canada's third territory. It was divided from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories and its capital is Iqaluit.

Answer: a Loonie

You would have received a Loonie, Canada's one dollar coin. It shows people holding a Canadian flag in front of the parliament buildings in Ottawa. If you don't have one in your collection: they still show up from time to time in your pocket change.

Answer: 1867 - 1992

The 125th Anniversary of the Canadian Confederation would be 1867-1992.


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