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Quiz about The TransCanada Highway Part I

The Trans-Canada Highway Part I Quiz

This quiz is on the famous Trans-Canada Highway. Please note this quiz follows the southern route of the Trans-Canada highway. Please rate and enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by rightiam. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rightiam

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,791

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
370

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The Trans-Canada highway starts in which city of British Columbia? Hint

Victoria

Nanaimo

Comox

Vernon

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Question 2 of 10

2. We know the Trans-Canada highway is on an island, so it has to reach mainland. From what city on Vancouver Island does the Trans-Canada highway cross to mainland? Hint

Comox

Sidney

Lake Cowichan

Nanaimo

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Question 3 of 10

3. On what bridge does the Trans-Canada highway have to cross to get from North Vancouver to Vancouver? Hint

Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing

Oak Street Bridge

Lions Gate Bridge

Knight Street Bridge

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what British Columbia city does the Trans-Canada highway veer north while the Highway 3 continues east? Hint

Agassiz

Abbotsford

Chilliwack

Hope

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what British Columbia city does the Trans-Canada highway turn north east, while Highway 12 heads north west? Hint

Lytton

Kamloops

Spences Bridge

Allison Pass

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what city does the Trans-Canada highway cross the Shuswap Lake Channel?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What famous ski resort and city does the Trans-Canada highway pass soon after entering Alberta?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. We follow the Trans-Canada highway east to a city in Alberta. This city has an office building called the Trans-Canada Tower. In what city are we? Hint

Edmonton

Blairmore

Fort Macleod

Calgary

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Question 9 of 10

9. Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada is where the Trans-Canada highway merge with the 885.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the last hamlet you pass on the Trans-Canada highway before entering Saskatchewan? Hint

Walsh

Edmonton

Medicine Hat

Irvine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Trans-Canada highway starts in which city of British Columbia?

Answer: Victoria

Victoria's Beacon Hill park boasts the start of the Trans-Canada highway with a sign that says 'mile 0'. Beacon Hill Park is in the southern part of Victoria.

2. We know the Trans-Canada highway is on an island, so it has to reach mainland. From what city on Vancouver Island does the Trans-Canada highway cross to mainland?

Answer: Nanaimo

The Trans-Canada highway follows Departure Bay, Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay, BC. Nanaimo is a city located 110 km north of Victoria.

3. On what bridge does the Trans-Canada highway have to cross to get from North Vancouver to Vancouver?

Answer: Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing

Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing was originally called Second Narrows Bridge. It crosses the Burrard Inlet. This bridge is a memorial to the lives lost when, during construction, the bridge collapsed with a crane on it.

4. In what British Columbia city does the Trans-Canada highway veer north while the Highway 3 continues east?

Answer: Hope

Hope is a city in British Columbia, Canada. To the east of Hope is the Coquihalla River and the Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park. Hope is located in the East Fraser Valley.

5. In what British Columbia city does the Trans-Canada highway turn north east, while Highway 12 heads north west?

Answer: Lytton

Lytton, BC, Canada is where the Fraser and Thompson rivers merge. Lytton has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for almost 10,000 years.

6. In what city does the Trans-Canada highway cross the Shuswap Lake Channel?

Answer: Sicamous

Sicamous, BC, Canada is where the 97A heads south while the Trans-Canada highway heads east. The city's population nearly doubles during the summer.

7. What famous ski resort and city does the Trans-Canada highway pass soon after entering Alberta?

Answer: Lake Louise

Lake Louise is located in Banff National Park. The Trans-Canada highway runs south east through Lake Louise.

8. We follow the Trans-Canada highway east to a city in Alberta. This city has an office building called the Trans-Canada Tower. In what city are we?

Answer: Calgary

Calgary is the biggest city in Alberta, but not the capital. Calgary is in south west Alberta, and 298 km from Edmonton, the capital. Calgary is 80 km (50 miles) from the Canadian Rockies.

9. Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada is where the Trans-Canada highway merge with the 885.

Answer: True

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada is often known as 'The Hat'. It is south of the South Saskatchewan River. Medicine Hat was incorporated on October 31, 1898 as a town.

10. What is the last hamlet you pass on the Trans-Canada highway before entering Saskatchewan?

Answer: Walsh

Walsh, Alberta, Canada is a city near the border of Alberta/Saskatchewan. Walsh is a National Historic Site and was once used as a police post.

Source: Author rightiam

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