Canadian Rockies

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1. What is the tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies? Mount Temple Mount Assiniboine Mount Columbia Mount Robson

2. Who was the first General Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway? George Stephen William Cornelius Van Horne Donald Smith Sir John A. Macdonald

3. Tom Wilson 'discovered' Lake Louise in 1882. He named it Emerald Lake. What was the lake known as by the Stony Natives in the area, before Tom changed the name? Sorefoot Lake The Lake of Little Fishes Amethyst Lake Chaba Imne (Beaver Lake)

4. What is the significance of Mount Snow Dome (at the Columbia Icefield) to North America? tallest mountain in Alberta all of the above only active volcano in Canadian Rockies hydrographic apex

5. Banff National Park was the first National Park in Canada, but it was much smaller and known by a different name when it was proclaimed a National Park in 1887. What was it called? Rocky Mountains Park Cave and Basin National Reserve Banffshire Park Canadian Pacific National Park

6. There are four National Parks which make up the UNESCO World Heritage Site proclaimed in 1985. Which of these is NOT one of the four? Jasper National Park Yoho National Park Kootenay National Park Glacier National Park

7. This American woman was credited with the discovery of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park. Georgia Englehard Elizabeth Parker Mary Vaux Mary Schaffer Warren

8. Guides from this country were hired by the CPR to live at Lake Louise and guide the tourists on hikes and climbs in the Mountains. Switzerland Chile Nepal Austria

9. The Canadian Pacific Company began building hotels to bring the tourists to the Rockies. This was the first CP Hotel in the Rockies. The Banff Springs Hotel Mount Stephen House The Chateau Lake Louise Glacier House

10. What does 'Yoho' mean? Wicked River Magnificent Falls Awe and Wonder Stand Fast