Disasters in Canada

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1. In October 1825, "The Great Miramichi Fire", which was actually a string of forest fires, destroyed 260 buildings in less than three hours, 16,000 square kilometers of forest in eight hours and killed nearly 300 people. In which Canadian province did this disaster occur? Nova Scotia British Columbia New Brunswick Ontario

2. Frank Slide, the greatest landslide in North American history, occured on April 29, 1903. It happened along the Crowsnest Pass of the Canadian Rockies in Frank, Alberta. What is the name of the mountain that collapsed and buried 76 people alive? Turtle Mountain Sulphur Mountain Mount Robson Whistler Mountain

3. The worst and deadliest tornado in Canadian history occurred on June 30, 1912. Which Canadian city was devastated by this tornado? Regina, Saskatchewan Calgary, Alberta Winnipeg, Manitoba Vancouver, British Columbia

4. Charles Elick survived the Frank Slide disaster of 1903 by digging his way out of the Frank Mine, but on June 19, 1914, Charles was killed in another disaster not far from Frank Slide. What is this disaster known as? The Springhill Mining Disaster The Point Ellice Bridge Disaster The Hillcrest Mine Disaster The Halifax Explosion

5. On December 6, 1917, two ships accidentally collided in the Halifax Harbor, causing the world's largest accidental explosion. What were the names of the two ships? The SS Mont Blanc and the Imo The Exxon Valdez and the Endurance The SS Andrea Doria and the Calypso The SS Edmund Fitzgerald and the SS Minnow

6. This hurricane killed eighty-one people in Toronto, Ontario in 1954. What was the name of the hurricane? Hurricane Daisy Hurricane Hazel Hurricane Abel Hurricane Carol

7. Two hundred and eighty Canadian citizens were killed in a terrorist attack when a Boeing 747-237B was bombed over Irish air space in June of 1985. What was the name of the operator and the flight number? British Airways Flight 9 Air Canada Flight 797 Air India Flight 182 Northwest Airlines Flight 422

8. On February 8, 1986 a VIA Rail passenger train collided with a Canadian National Railways (CNR) freight train, resulting in twenty-three deaths and many more injuries. Where did this crash happen? Hinton, Alberta Kelowna, British Columbia Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Kingston, Ontario

9. What happened in 1998 in Eastern Canada and the U.S. that left over 4 million people without power and is blamed for thirty-five deaths? Hurricane Avalanche Tornado Ice storm

10. In the year 2000, seven people died and over twenty-five hundred became ill due to the contamination of a town's water supply with E. coli bacteria. In what town did this tragedy occur? Walkerton, Ontario Waterloo, Ontario Windsor, Ontario Waterville, Quebec