Names of the Provinces and Territories of Canada

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1. Who was the prairie province of Alberta named after? Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Alberta Springs Rye Whiskey Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Prince John of Wales

2. What did the early different European explorers *NOT* call Newfoundland? Terra Nova New Found Isle Rupert's Land New Found Launde

3. It's not exactly one hundred percent certain, but which Portuguese explorer is credited with naming Labrador? Sir Havoc of Havoc Sir Francis Drake Joao Fernandes Jacques Cartier

4. The name of the province of Nova Scotia translates as 'New Scotland.' But what language is Nova Scotia from? English Spanish French Latin

5. Originally most of this east coast province was part of Nova Scotia. When it was decided to make a new province out of it, what did they end up calling it? New Ireland Carpe Annum Pittsylvania New Brunswick

6. It was called Isle de Saint Jean by Samuel de Champlain, and the British called it St. John's Island. In 1798 this was changed to its present princely name. What is that? Vancouver Island Prince Edward Island Baffin Island Sable Island

7. La Belle Province! Quebec. Obviously a name with a French origin. Or is it? What language did the name Quebec come from originally? Algonquin French English Spanish

8. What did the name 'Ontario' originally describe? It was the original name of Fort York The Centre of the Universe The name of the first English warship to arrive in the area Lake Ontario

9. The name of the province of Manitoba probably was first applied to Lake Manitoba. True False

10. The province of Saskatchewan is named for a river. Which one? Assiniboine River Montreal River Saskatchewan River Churchill River

11. This Pacific province was once known as New Caledonia. What is it called now? British Columbia Western Canada UK Sean Vancouver

12. In 1999 Canada created a new territory called Nunavut. What does it mean? northern land your land our land cold land

13. The name of this Canadian Territory was loosely applied to huge areas of land north and west of Lake Superior. What is it called today? British Antarctic Territory Alaska Territory Northwest Territories Yukon Territory

14. The name Yukon originally didn't apply to the whole territory but to what? Yukon gold rush Yukon smoked salmon Yukon River Yukon pony express company

15. What did the name Canada originally mean? Huge Country Village or Settlement Hockey From sea to shining sea