British Columbia

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1. British Columbia (BC) is? An island in the Pacific Canada's westernmost province A state in the USA A province in France

2. BC has what for most of its eastern border? The Maine border The Atlantic Ocean A long, long river The Rocky Mountains

3. BC borders Alaska - true or false? True False

4. The island which contains the capital of BC is named after which explorer? Christopher Columbus James Cook Marco Polo George Vancouver

5. The capital of BC is what city? Toronto Edmonton Victoria Kimberley

6. Which is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies? Mt. St. Helen's Mt. Fuji Mt. Robson Mt. McKinley

7. What are the 150 islands off the northwest coast of BC called? Hawaii The Queen Charlottes The Canary Islands Kiribati

8. The last spike of the first transcontinental railway was placed at what hard-to-pronounce place? Saskatchewan Igluligarjuk Winnipeg Craigellachie

9. Snowsheds are what? Highway covers for avalanches Winter footwear Emergency hunting shelters Ice fishing windblocks

10. BC uses the metric system - true or false? True False