British Columbia

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

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

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 George Vancouver Marco Polo James Cook

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

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

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

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

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