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

2. BC has what for most of its eastern border? The Maine border The Rocky Mountains A long, long river 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? Edmonton Victoria Kimberley Toronto

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

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? Igluligarjuk Saskatchewan Craigellachie Winnipeg

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

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