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  • 枫下沙龙 / 休闲娱乐 / A Quiz about Canada's history, cities, lakes,etc. It's good to get to know Canada. Not so easy to find the whole answers. -tellme(tellme); 2001-6-28 {2233} (#114747@0)
    本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Quiz about Canada:

    1) On one side of Canada's official coat of arms is a lion. What animal is on the other side?
    a) Beaver
    b) Bison
    c) Eagle
    d) Unicorn

    2) The largest island in Canada, at 507,451 sq. km, is:
    a) Baffin
    b) Vancouver
    c) Newfoundland
    d) Prince Edward Island

    3) Which city is located at the highest elevation above sea level?
    a) Lethbridge
    b) Whitehorse
    c) Regina
    d) Calgary

    4) The most powerful earthquake recorded in Canada, 8.1 on the Richter scale in 1949, occurred where?
    a) Baffin Bay
    b) Montreal
    c) Queen Charlotte Islands
    d) Northern Quebec

    5) What is the largest lake located wholly in Canada (at 30,764 sq. km)?
    a) Great Slave Lake (NWT)
    b) Lake Winnipeg (Man.)
    c) Lake Athabasca (Sask.)
    d) Great Bear Lake (NWT)

    6) You can't get any further east than this place in Canada:
    a) St. John's, Nfld.
    b) Cape Spear, Nfld.
    c) Francis Harbour, Nfld.
    d) Bonavista, Nfld.

    7) How many of the world's 24 time zones are in Canada?
    a) 4
    b) 6
    c) 8
    d) 3

    8) Canadian peacekeepers have served in war scarred countries around the world for over 50 years. In which country did our peacekeepers first serve?
    a) Kashmir
    b) Egypt
    c) Cyprus
    d) Congo

    9) The RCMP is an agency of which federal government ministry?
    a) Justice
    b) Corrections
    c) Solicitor General
    d) National Defense

    10) Which Canadian city has the most hours of sunshine in summer on average (1,037):
    a) Yellowknife, NT
    b) St. John's, Nfld.
    c) Regina
    d) Toronto

    11) Which city is the highest above sea level (1,128 metres)?
    a) Kimberley, B.C.
    b) Churchill, Man.
    c) Dawson, Yukon
    d) Lethbridge, Alta.

    12) The Canadian west coast is home to the tallest and longest living tree in Canada, known in Latin as Pseudotsuga menziesii, and more commonly known as...
    a) redwood
    b) Douglas Fir
    c) giant sequoia
    d) white pine

    13) The most recently active volcanoes in Canada are located in:
    a) British Columbia
    b) Quebec
    c) Nunavut
    d) Alberta

    14) Canada's longest bridge (12.9 km) is:
    a) Jacques Cartier Bridge (Que.)
    b) Confederation Bridge (PEI-N.B.)
    c) Lion's Gate Bridge (B.C.)
    d) Rainbow Bridge (Ont.)更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
    • 1. d. 2. a 3. a 4. ? 5. d 6. a 7. 4 8. d 9. a 10. a 11 d 12.? 13. a 14. not d. 给出正确答案吧。谢谢。 -pyramid(金字塔); 2001-6-28 (#114877@0)
    • all right, after 5 years of high school, and 6 years of university, here's my answer -slimpiggy(Aiya Kar-Ching); 2001-6-28 {341} (#114911@0)
      1. don't know
      2. PEI
      3. I am guessing Regina, but not sure
      4. didn't know it had an earthquake
      5. Slave lake, still guessing
      6. cape spear, again, guessing here
      7. 6, not sure
      8. Kashmir? god knows
      9. Justice, mounties
      10. no clue, maybe toronto, gotta be toronto
      11. no clue,
      12, red wood?
      13, good question
      14, what bridge
      • Hi Slim Piggy, I guesss as a slim piggy is very sad. Because all your friend (stout piggies) are killed by human except you, the only one because you are slim, how cruelly for your to see their death! -pyramid(金字塔); 2001-6-28 {24} (#114956@0)
        Just kidding, good luck!
        • I don't think I even got one of them, maybe the Rcmp I got it right, so trivial -slimpiggy(Aiya Kar-Ching); 2001-6-28 (#114963@0)
      • If you got a Canada atlas, some questions are very easy. I am happy we have the same answer for No. 9. -pyramid(金字塔); 2001-6-28 (#114971@0)
        • Come in and find the answers -tellme(tellme); 2001-6-29 {2598} (#115719@0)
          本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛1) On one side of Canada's official coat of arms is a lion. What animal is on the other side?
          a) Beaver
          b) Bison
          c) Eagle
          d) Unicorn
          Answer: d) Unicorn

          2) The largest island in Canada, at 507,451 sq. km, is:
          a) Baffin
          b) Vancouver
          c) Newfoundland
          d) Prince Edward Island

          Answer: a) Baffin

          3) Which city is located at the highest elevation above sea level?
          a) Lethbridge
          b) Whitehorse
          c) Regina
          d) Calgary

          Answer: d) Calgary

          4) The most powerful earthquake recorded in Canada, 8.1 on the Richter scale in 1949, occurred where?
          a) Baffin Bay
          b) Montreal
          c) Queen Charlotte Islands
          d) Northern Quebec
          Answer: c) Queen Charlotte Islands

          5) What is the largest lake located wholly in Canada (at 30,764 sq. km)?
          a) Great Slave Lake (NWT)
          b) Lake Winnipeg (Man.)
          c) Lake Athabasca (Sask.)
          d) Great Bear Lake (NWT)

          Answer: d) Great Bear Lake (NWT)

          6) You can't get any further east than this place in Canada:
          a) St. John's, Nfld.
          b) Cape Spear, Nfld.
          c) Francis Harbour, Nfld.
          d) Bonavista, Nfld.

          Answer: b) Cape Spear, Nfld.

          7) How many of the world's 24 time zones are in Canada?
          Answer: b) 6

          8) Canadian peacekeepers have served in war scarred countries around the world for over 50 years. In which country did our peacekeepers first serve?
          a) Kashmir
          b) Egypt
          c) Cyprus
          d) Congo
          Answer: b) Egypt

          9) The RCMP is an agency of which federal government ministry?
          a) Justice
          b) Corrections
          c) Solicitor General
          d) National Defence

          Answer: c) Solicitor General

          10) Which Canadian city has the most hours of sunshine in summer on average (1,037):

          a) Yellowknife, NT
          b) St. John's, Nfld.
          c) Regina
          d) Toronto

          Answer: a) Yellowknife, NT

          11) Which city is the highest above sea level (1,128 metres)?
          a) Kimberley, B.C.
          b) Churchill, Man.
          c) Dawson, Yukon
          d) Lethbridge, Alta.
          Answer: a) Kimberley, B.C.

          12) The Canadian west coast is home to the tallest and longest living tree in Canada, known in Latin as Pseudotsuga menziesii, and more commonly known as...

          a) redwood

          b) Douglas Fir
          c) giant sequoia
          d) white pine
          Answer: b) Douglas Fir

          13) The most recently active volcanoes in Canada are located in:

          a) British Columbia

          b) Quebec

          c) Nunavut
          d) Alberta
          Answer: a) British Columbia

          14) Canada's longest bridge (12.9 km) is:

          a) Jacques Cartier Bridge (Que.)

          b) Confederation Bridge (PEI-N.B.)

          c) Lion's Gate Bridge (B.C.)

          d) Rainbow Bridge (Ont.)
          Answer: b) Confederation Bridge (PEI-N.B更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
          • But what is the difference between 3rd and 11th? -pyramid(金字塔); 2001-6-30 (#115995@0)
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