Answer: Treaty 6
Treaty 6 was one of the numbered treaties signed by the Canadian Crown and dozens of First Nations groups. It was signed between between 1871 and 1877, and included First Nations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Some of the points included on-reserve education, a medicine chest, and protection from famine and pestilence.
From Quiz: Edmonton, Canada: The Gateway to the North
Answer: Edmonton
Edmonton is the second largest city of Alberta. It was incorporated as a city in 1904 and made provincial capital a year later. The largest city of the province however is Calgary, home of the annual Stampede.
From Quiz: Wildrose Country Geography
Answer: Fortis et liber
All of these mottos are written in Latin. Alberta's motto was adopted on July 30, 1980.
Incorrect choices:
"Munit haec et altera vincit" is the motto of Nova Scotia, adopted in 1625. It means "One defends and the other conquers".
"Gloriosus et liber" is the motto of Manitoba, adopted in 1905 and meaning "Glorious and free".
"Un incepit fidelis sic pemanet" is the motto of Ontario, adopted in 1909, and meaning "Loyal she began, loyal she remains".
From Quiz: Alberta Emblems and Symbols
Answer: St. Paul
On June 3rd, 1967, the Canadian Minister Of Defence, Paul Hellyer, flew in to the town by helicopter to officialy open the landing pad. The landing pad was one of over 100 Centennial projects organized by the town.
From Quiz: Alberta Fun Facts
Answer: Vulcan
The connection with "Star Trek" is merely a coincidence, but after the show began, the town of Vulcan built a huge Starship Enterprise just off the main highway. Vulcan was named after the Roman god of fire.
From Quiz: South of Calgary
Answer: Petro-Canada Centre
The Petro-Canada Centre is the tallest office building in Canada, outside of Toronto. It is 215 meters tall.
From Quiz: The City of Calgary
Answer: Highway 63
Highway 63 was originally an all-weather gravel road from Fort McMurray to Edmonton.
From Quiz: All About Fort McMurray!
Answer: 661 848 kmē
Alberta is the fourth largest province.
From Quiz: Alberta - Wild Rose Country
Answer: Vegreville
The Pysanka style of Vegreville's giant Easter egg is typical of the region of Ukraine where the majority of Albertan settlers came from (Bukovina)
From Quiz: Alberta Attractions
Answer: Edmonton
West Edmonton Mall is of course located in Edmonton. In 2004 a larger mall was being built in Dubai.
From Quiz: Awesome Alberta
Answer: A notable botanical garden
The Muttart Conservatory is located in the river valley. It comprises greenhouses which are operated by the city, public gardens, as well as four glass pyramids. Three of these pyramids feature plants from different biomes: arid, temperate, and tropical. The fourth pyramid houses seasonal displays which change several times a year.
From Quiz: Edmonton, Canada: The Gateway to the North
Answer: Vulcan
The town of Vulcan was named after the Roman God of Fire by a CPR surveyor. Many of its streets reflect this with names such as Juno, Neptune and Jupiter. The town chose to capitalize on the Vulcan - Star Trek connection to enhance tourism.
From Quiz: Wildrose Country Geography
Answer: Blue and Gold
Blue and gold can be found on the provincial flag of Alberta (among some other colors). The Alberta flag became official on June 1, 1968.
From Quiz: Alberta Emblems and Symbols
Answer: Canmore
The city of Canmore is located west of Calgary, and east of the Alberta/ B.C. border. It is the city closest on highway 1 to Banff National Park. The next area of interest is Banff itself. The real Talkeetna is part of the greater Anchorage region in Alaska.
From Quiz: Alberta Fun Facts
Answer: Okotoks
Okotoks is a rapidly growing community and the shopping hub for small towns throughout the foothills. In 2009 it had a population of 20000 - about four times the population 15 years earlier!
From Quiz: South of Calgary
Answer: Bow and Elbow
The Bow and Elbow rivers converge near Calgary's downtown area!
From Quiz: The City of Calgary
Answer: North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan river separated Edmonton from the community of Strathcona before the south side was annexed by the city.
From Quiz: Welcome to Edmonton!
Answer: Energy
The slogan, "We have the Energy!" was designed to show how strong and vibrant Fort McMurray is.
From Quiz: All About Fort McMurray!
Answer: 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.
From Quiz: Alberta - Wild Rose Country
Answer: Mundare
Mundare sausages are fabulous, but if you are married be sure to give some to your hubby as well, the garlic could peel paint!
From Quiz: Alberta Attractions
Answer: Kananaskis
Located in the Kananaskis just 55 miles from Calgary
From Quiz: Awesome Alberta
Answer: A living history museum located in the river valley
In fact, Fort Edmonton Park is Canada's largest living history museum by area, encompassing 158 acres. It comprises four historical time periods: 1846, 1885, 1905, and 1920. The park is staffed by costumed interpreters who are available to talk to visitors about the area's history.
From Quiz: Edmonton, Canada: The Gateway to the North
Answer: 56,864,808 tons
Drumheller Valley was a major source for coal production in Canada. Over a hundred mines existed from 1910 - 1979, however only 34 were active over a period of years.
From Quiz: Wildrose Country Geography
Answer: Lodgepole Pine
The scientific name for the lodgepole pine is the Pinus contorta latifolia. Its range goes through the Yukon, B.C, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. On May 30, 1984, the lodgepole pine was made the provincial tree thanks to the efforts of the Junior Forest Warden Association of Alberta.
From Quiz: Alberta Emblems and Symbols
Answer: Milk River
Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park gets its name from over 50 petroglyph sites in the sandstone hoodoos in the valley. To the south of the park are the volcanic Sweetgrass Hills.
From Quiz: Alberta Fun Facts
Answer: Cardston
Cardston was founded by Charles Ora Card and has a substantial LDS population. It is known for having the first Mormon temple built outside of the United States. This temple was opened in 1923.
From Quiz: South of Calgary
Answer: Deerfoot Trail
Deerfoot Trail is the Calgary stretch of the Queen Elizabeth 2 Highway.
From Quiz: The City of Calgary
Answer: Hotel Macdonald
Named after Canada's first prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald, the hotel was built to attract tourists by rail.
From Quiz: Welcome to Edmonton!
Answer: Draper
Draper, also known as "Old Waterways" was what Fort McMurray started out from. "New Waterways" was created to keep all parts of the city close to each other. New Waterways is now a sub-division of Fort McMurray and Draper is about five kilometers away.
From Quiz: All About Fort McMurray!
Answer: Andrew
Really the only interesting thing about Andrew is that it has a very large mallard duck.
From Quiz: Alberta Attractions
Answer: Cochrane
Located in downtown Cochrane the line up on a hot day will stretch for blocks
From Quiz: Awesome Alberta
Answer: Wild Rose
The white trillium is the provincial flower of Ontario. The crocus is the provincial flower of Manitoba. The Pacific dogwood is the provincial flower of British Columbia. Lastly, the wild rose was granted flower emblem status sometime in 1930. It is abundant all over the province of Alberta.
From Quiz: Alberta Emblems and Symbols
Answer: Black Diamond
Black Diamond also happens to have a large wooden replica of a black diamond outside of the town office. The local high school sports teams have one of the most unique names in the region... the Oilfields Drillers.
From Quiz: South of Calgary
Answer: 1988
Calgary was the first Canadian city to have hosted the Winter Olympics. However, Vancouver-Whistler had the privilege of doing so in 2010.
From Quiz: The City of Calgary
Answer: Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue was created to make it easier for pedestrian and motor traffic to move. It was not really necessary since at that time no one in Fort McMurray owned a car.
From Quiz: All About Fort McMurray!
Answer: Consort
k d lang was born Katherine Dawn Lang in 1962. Her first band was the Reclines, a tribute band to Patsy Cline.
From Quiz: Alberta - Wild Rose Country
Answer: Banff
The town of Banff is home to many elk, bears, and ravens...thanks to a great amount of tasty tourist food!
From Quiz: Alberta Attractions
Answer: Stampede
Every July the city of Calgary comes to a standstill to host this amazing event
From Quiz: Awesome Alberta
Answer: Roger's Place
Rogers Place is in downtown Edmonton and is used mainly for hockey games, but other sports, concerts and different events are held there as well. Construction began in March 2014, and was completed in September 2016.
From Quiz: Edmonton, Canada: The Gateway to the North
Answer: Rough Fescue
The scientific name for the rough fescue is Festuca scabrella. It was given the status of provincial grass on April 30, 2003, thanks to the efforts of the Prairie Conservation Forum. Rough fescue is abundant in Alberta, which is home to the largest rough fescue grassland in North America.
From Quiz: Alberta Emblems and Symbols