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Nunavut Quiz

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Canada - Territories : Nunavut Quiz

Introduction:
"Welcome to Nunavut."


1. Nunavut is the newest territory in what country?
    Canada
    France
    United States
    Ghana


2. What does Nunavut mean in the Inuit language?
    our land
    walrus
    nothing
    snow


3. How long have the Inuit called this land Nunavut?
    since Confederation
    1 year
    1000 years
    1 month


4. Nunavut covers approximately two million square kms. What was the approximate population when it became a separate territory?
    just polar bears live there
    About 2,900 people
    About 30,000 people
    About 10,000 people


5. How do all supplies have to be brought in?
    dogsled
    ships and planes
    Greyhound buses
    cars and trucks


6. What two things have made life easier for today's Inuit hunters?
    gas engines and rifles
    ice cream and hot chocolate sauce
    dogsleds and igloos
    computers and fax machines


7. Why do the Inuit depend on wildlife for food, even though there are modern stores?
    store food is only for pets
    store food is rotten
    store food is very expensive
    store food is mainly sugar


8. Where does the Nunavut Legislature meet?
    Toronto
    Vancouver
    Ottawa
    Iqaluit


9. What territory or province was divided to make Nunavut?
    British Columbia
    Alaska
    The Northwest Territories
    Ontario


10. The two main priorities for the Nunavut government are training and development - true or false?
    True
    False


11. Iqaluit is located on which island?
    Greenland
    Baffin Island
    Prince Edward Island
    Vancouver Island


12. Nunavut is rich in which natural resource?
    forests
    corn
    wheat
    mineral deposits


13. In many parts of Nunavut during the winter, the sun shines for only a few hours during the day - true or false?
    True
    False


14. As in other places, the future of Nunavut depends on its young people. This is especially true in Nunavut, since over 50 percent of its population is ____?
    under age one
    over age 50
    under age 25
    over age 70


15. Who are the native people of Nunavut?
    Cherokee
    Sioux
    Spanish
    Inuit


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