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 Alberta
| Who was Alberta's first premiere? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
Alexander Rutherford. Alexander Rutherford was a member of the Liberal Party and was premiere from 1905 to 1910. His house is now a museum in Edmonton.
| Who was Alberta named after? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
An English princess. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1871-1939) was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert' sixth child. She became on marriage the Duchess of Argyll.
| Who or what is Kinosoo? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
a legendary huge fish. Kinosoo was said to be a giant fish who lived in Cold Lake. The town of Cold Lake has a summer festival honoring the legend of Kinosoo, and he is on the town crest.
| Which two Provinces border Alberta? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan borders to the east, BC to the west!
| Which town is world famous for their ice cream shop McKays? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
Cochrane. Located in downtown Cochrane the line up on a hot day will stretch for blocks
| Which town is well known for their large Easter egg? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
Vegreville. Vegreville is home to a huge Ukrainian Easter Egg.
| Which river flows through Edmonton, the capital? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
North Saskatchewan. The North Saskatchewan River starts in the Columbia Icefields and passes through Edmonton on its way to Hudson's Bay.
| Which is the largest National Park in Alberta? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
Wood Buffalo. Wood Buffalo in the north part of Alberta also stretches into the North West Territories
| Which is not an official symbol of Alberta? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
Rocky Mountains. The lodgepole pine is Alberta's provincial tree, the wild rose is the flower, and the great horned owl is the bird. Although many people think of the Rockies when they think of Alberta, the mountains are not official symbols of Alberta.
| Which is not a wild cat found in Alberta? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
serval. The serval is a smallish wild cat found in southern Africa
| Which Highway connects Calgary to Red Deer and Red Deer to Edmonton? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
Queen Elizabeth 2. It was named Highway 2, until the Queen's visit to Alberta in the summer of 2005.
| Which city is home to the largest mall in the world in 2003? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
Edmonton. West Edmonton Mall is of course located in Edmonton. In 2004 a larger mall was being built in Dubai.
| Which Alberta town does singer k d lang come from? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
Consort. k d lang was born Katherine Dawn Lang in 1962. Her first band was the Reclines, a tribute band to Patsy Cline.
| Which Alberta location was the site of the 2002 G8 Summit? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
Kananaskis. Located in the Kananaskis just 55 miles from Calgary
| Which Alberta city lies partly in Saskatchewan? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
Lloydminster. If you life in Lloydminster you can either be an Alberta citizen or a citizen of Saskatchewan.
| When was Treaty 8 first negotiated? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
1899. Treaty 8 was the largest land settlement up to that time between the Canadian government and aboriginal people. It covered the area that is now northern Alberta, and some of northern B.C., Saskatchewan, and southern N.W.T.
| When it comes to the province of Alberta, Canada, food has a corner of its own, and food aficionado Cymraumbyth poses a question on that topic. "Alberta is home to an internationally renowned ice cream store. Where in Alberta would you have to go to join the long line up for a Mackay's ice cream cone? | Agony of Alberta (gretas) |
Cochrane. To enjoy a taste of Mackay's ice cream, you'd go to Cochrane, about 46 km (29 miles) west of Calgary. Be careful as you drive down the hill into the townsite - it's steep!). In her journal Annabelle Johnson, who lived on a farm in the Cochrane area, noted that on February 9, 1948 the cream truck didn't get any further than George Mackay's because the roads were plugged with snow. One wonders if, rather than letting all that fresh cream spoil, George decided to turn it all into ice cream? However it happened, Mackay's ice cream has been delighting the palates of ice cream aficionados since 1948 and has received rave reviews from visitors from around the globe. I used to teach in Cochrane, and I'd reward myself with a Mackay's ice cream cone after a hard day in the classroom. I always chose vanilla, my favourite, but you can try Mackay's magic in 200 flavours, along with sherbets and ice cream cakes. And you don't even have to go to Cochrane for Mackay's ice cream if that's impractical. Nowadays, it's available in grocery stores and supermarkets all over Alberta.
| What time zone does Alberta follow? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
Mountain. Alberta clocks do of course follow the mountain time zone
| What other dinosaur was Albertasaurus most like? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
T- Rex. At 26 feet Albertasaurus was smaller than the 50 foot long T-Rex, but was physically similar. It lived in Alberta in the Late Cretaceous Period. You can see its bones in the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta.
| What is the largest lake entirely within Alberta? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
Lake Claire. Lake Claire, at 1436 km² is the largest lake entirely inside Alberta. Lake Athabaska is larger, at 7936 km², but it is mostly in Saskatchewan. Lesser Slave Lake is the next largest, with 1168 km².
| What is the capital of Alberta? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
Edmonton. Edmonton..."The City of Champions," is the capital of Alberta
| What is Alberta's motto? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
Strong and free. "Glorious and free" is the motto of Manitoba. "Je me souviens" or "I remember" is Quebec's motto. "One defends and the other conquers" is Nova Scotia's motto.
| What is Alberta's area? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
661 848 km². Alberta is the fourth largest province.
| What is a hoodoo? | Alberta - Wild Rose Country (bashzog) |
a rock structure. It is a sandstone structure that is formed by erosion. A caprock iholds down the sandstone, and keeps it from washing away. This creates surreal and other-worldly looking rock pillars.
| This town's rival is the giant sausage town 20 minutes away. They chose to erect a huge mallard duck. What town is this? | Alberta Attractions (leki) |
Andrew. Really the only interesting thing about Andrew is that it has a very large mallard duck.
| The Royal Tyrell Museum is found in which Alberta town? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
Drumheller. Drumheller in South Central Alberta is home to the Royal Tyrell Museum which showcases many dinosaur bones.
| Our own spanishliz turns her attention to more recent history: "In need of a place to train their armoured troops, after Gaddafi's 1969 coup denied it the use of the Libyan desert, the British Army looked to the open spaces of Canada. They found a home for the unit, known as BATUS, at a Canadian Forces Base in Alberta. Which one?"
| Agony of Alberta (gretas) |
CFB Suffield. BATUS stands for British Army Training Unit Suffield, so the acronym might have given a bit of a clue to the answer. (That was the intention.)
CFB Suffield is located near Medicine Hat, in the southeast corner of Alberta. The creation of BATUS in 1971 was actually a return to the area for the British Army, which had used it for training during World War II. After a series of leases, in 2006 an agreement was reached granting use of the area to BATUS for an indefinite period.
| Not surprisingly, Guild member gretas is interested in Alberta's connection to pop culture. "Alberta is home to more than just rich history and amazing geography," she insists. "It is also the birthplace of a well-known comic book hero. Which comic book icon, who has also been portrayed in several successful films, was "born' in Alberta?
| Agony of Alberta (gretas) |
Wolverine. According to his comic book bio, James Howlett ( aka Wolverine) was born into a rich family in Alberta, Canada in the late 19th century. A traumatic experience involving his mother somehow caused him to grow retractable claws and retarded his age, turning him into the Wolverine we all know and love. The character has been portrayed on screen by Hugh Jackman in the popular "XMen" films.
| In which year did Alberta become an official Province? | Awesome Alberta (CanadaEh28) |
1905. On September 1st, 1905 Alberta was officially named a Province
| Guild member skunkee has first-hand knowledge of the great province of Alberta and even knows a few of its secrets. She poses a question about one of its more unique spots: "With a landscape that would look equally comfortable on the moon, or in the depths of Death Valley, this part of southern Alberta has to be seen to be believed. Its bleak, windblown terrain, carved by water over 70 millions years ago, offers a sharp contrast to the rich grasslands around it. What is this area of Alberta called?"
| Agony of Alberta (gretas) |
The Badlands. If youre traveling west on the Trans-Canada Highway across southern Alberta, you may never suspect that this place even exists, but its certainly worth the short side trip to see. I will never forget how amazed I was at the first sighting of this beautiful and bleak area...it literally took my breath away. I had no idea that such a place existed in Canada.
Wandering the paths of Dinosaur Provincial Park, which is nestled in the heart of the Badlands (about 50 kilometers east of Calgary), I was surprised to see signs warning of the danger of Rattlesnakes, Scorpions and Black Widow Spiders. We also encountered, guarded by Plexiglas, the fossilized remains of a Triceratops, lying exactly where it was first uncovered. Lying in the trailer at night, we were sung to sleep by the howling of the coyotes.
With areas like this existing all over North America, the term badlands is used to describe this type of arid topography. However the expression is originally believed to have first been used by early settlers, who found the terrain more than a little difficult to traverse in their wagons, on their westward journeys!
| Guild member apathy100 is a history buff with a question about a tragic incident in Alberta, Canada's past: "During the 20th Century, the greatest landslide in North American history occurred in 1903 in the small town of Frank, Alberta. What was completely buried as a result of this tragic historical moment in Alberta's history?"
| Agony of Alberta (gretas) |
an underground mine. On April 29, 1903, the greatest landslide occurred in the small town of Frank, Alberta. The majority of the local coal mine's surface was completely covered with rock, over two kilometers of railway was covered, and many houses and buildings were also covered. After rescue teams were finished, the death toll was tallied at over 70 people (in a town of only 600 residents).
When the disaster occurred at approximately 4:10 am, it was estimated that over 70 million tonnes of limestone came crashing down from the top of Turtle Mountain. It has been studied and determined that a variety of factors contributed to the landslide including the aftermath of an earthquake in 1901, erosion and poor weather conditions, and the unstable geological structure of Turtle Mountain.
Following the disaster, the town was cleaned up and restored. The local coal mine was re-opened as was the Canadian Pacific Railway system. In 1911, however, Alberta's provincial government, after monitoring the mountainside and completing various geological tests ordered the permanent closure of the mine site as it was determined to be too unstable for workers to be in. Today, few people continue to live in Frank, however, the site has become a must see for tourists. There is a plaque, and visitors can view the aftermath of what was Canada's largest mountain disaster of the 20th Century.
 Frequently Asked Questions about Alberta
- Which was the first English speaking province in Canada to ratify the Meech Lake Accord in 1987: Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Ontario? ( goto )
- When and where was the first premier of Alberta, Canada, Alexander Cameron Rutherford born, and who and when did he marry, and how many kids did he have? ( goto )
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