Saskatchewan Quiz 7

Question 1 of 121

1. Question

1 point(s)

Government policies that ended armed resistance in Saskatchewan (and the Prairies) after the North-West Rebellion included:

military suppression

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

enforcement of the Indian Act

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

mandatory residential schools

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 2 of 121

2. Question

1 point(s)

What can make the northern lights hard to see?

Clear skies

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Darkness

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Clouds and city lights

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 3 of 121

3. Question

1 point(s)

What was the main way people traveled before the railway?

Airplanes

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Cars

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Horses and wagons

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 4 of 121

4. Question

1 point(s)

Which color is most common in the northern lights?

Green

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Yellow

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Orange

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 5 of 121

5. Question

1 point(s)

Who helped build the Canadian Pacific Railway?

Chinese workers

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Farmers

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Teachers

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 6 of 121

6. Question

1 point(s)

Why were time zones created?

To make clocks look nicer

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

To help train schedules match

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

To make days longer

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 7 of 121

7. Question

1 point(s)

Select the Province of Saskatchewan’s Official Fossil:

Knightia

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Duck-billed Dinosaur

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Tyrannosaurus rex

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

There is none

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 8 of 121

8. Question

1 point(s)

The 1st year one could realistically drive a vehicle from Saskatchewan to Vancouver over a connected, all-weather Canadian road was in:

1932

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1942

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1962

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1972

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 9 of 121

9. Question

1 point(s)

The winters living on Saskatchewan homesteads were difficult for:

horses

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

socialization

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

communication

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 10 of 121

10. Question

1 point(s)

What did trains help farmers do?

Grow crops faster

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Send crops to towns

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Stop farming

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 11 of 121

11. Question

1 point(s)

What do some Indigenous stories say about the lights?

They are clouds

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

They are dancing spirits

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

They are stars falling

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 12 of 121

12. Question

1 point(s)

What happens when particles hit gases in the air?

The air gets colder

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The gases glow

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The sky turns dark

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 13 of 121

13. Question

1 point(s)

What were wooden ties used for?

Cooking food

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Holding up the rails

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Building houses

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 14 of 121

14. Question

1 point(s)

In what year was the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway that expanded transportation networks and opened new areas for settlement and agriculture completed?

1885

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1895

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1905

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 15 of 121

15. Question

1 point(s)

Which forestry practices are used in Saskatchewan:

clear-cutting

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

herbicides

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

pesticides

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All are used

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 16 of 121

16. Question

1 point(s)

An iconic Hollywood Actor who stared in such films as Naked gun and the Poseidon Adventure was:

Patrick Duffy

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Myrna Loy

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Michael J. Fox

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Leslie Nielsen

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 17 of 121

17. Question

1 point(s)

Female professional athletes from Saskatchewan include:

Catriona Le May Doan

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Maia Schwinghammer

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Ethey Mary Catherwood

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All of the Above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 18 of 121

18. Question

1 point(s)

Historically what was the backbone of the transport network that moved Saskatchewan grain to international markets?

Steamships

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Packhorse trails

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Branch line railways

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

River barges

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 19 of 121

19. Question

1 point(s)

In 1874 what was the backbone of the transport network that moved Saskatchewan grain to international markets?

Fort Pitt Horses

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Churchill Canoes

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Canadian Pacific Railway

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Red River Cart

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 20 of 121

20. Question

1 point(s)

Indian Wars in Saskatchewan basically concluded in 1876 with the signing of Treaty 6 at:

Red Cloud's Crossing

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Fort Carlton

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Fort Pitt

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Both A & B

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 21 of 121

21. Question

1 point(s)

Saskatchewan has the highest number of Short Line Railways in Canada, some:

5

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

10

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

13

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

22

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 22 of 121

22. Question

1 point(s)

Saskatchewan saw its first paved road in Saskatoon in the:

1910s

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1940s

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1950s

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1960s

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 23 of 121

23. Question

1 point(s)

The Canadian Pacific runs from Vancouver through

Regina

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Moose Jaw

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Swift Current

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 24 of 121

24. Question

1 point(s)

The largest Christian denomination in Saskatchewan today is:

Roman Catholic

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Latter Day Saints (Mormon)

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Baptist

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Orthodox Church

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 25 of 121

25. Question

1 point(s)

The original area code for Saskatchewan, assigned by Bell Telephone in 1947 as one of the original 86 , was

306

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

749

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

809

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

907

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 26 of 121

26. Question

1 point(s)

What did workers build over rivers?

Tunnels

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Roads

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Bridges

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Dams

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 27 of 121

27. Question

1 point(s)

What year was the last spike driven?

1776

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1885

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1920

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 28 of 121

28. Question

1 point(s)

Which famous fur trade route connected the Methye Portage to the Arctic and Pacific watersheds?

Canoe route

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Silk Road

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Oregon Trail

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Appian Way

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 29 of 121

29. Question

1 point(s)

Which initiative aims to bring high-speed internet to remote northern Saskatchewan communities?

Broadband access

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Pony Express

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Shortwave Radio

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Telegraph expansion

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 30 of 121

30. Question

1 point(s)

Which major city features the Meewasin Valley Trail for pedestrians and cyclists?

Lloydminster

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Swift Current

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Weyburn

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Saskatoon

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 31 of 121

31. Question

1 point(s)

Who studies the northern lights to learn more about space?

Farmers

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Scientists

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Artists

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 32 of 121

32. Question

1 point(s)

As a baseball pitcher who was an All Star from Saskatchewan

Dave McNally

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Walter Johnson

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Michael Soroka

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Andrew Albers

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 33 of 121

33. Question

1 point(s)

Canadian Indigenous, like their Inca and Aztec cousins to the south, maintain roads and paths with steps because they did not:

use the wheel

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

liked walking

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

liked running

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 34 of 121

34. Question

1 point(s)

Government policies that ended armed resistance in Saskatchewan (and the Prairies) after the North-West Rebellion included:

military suppression

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

enforcement of the Indian Act

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

mandatory residential schools

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 35 of 121

35. Question

1 point(s)

What can make the northern lights hard to see?

Clear skies

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Darkness

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Clouds and city lights

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 36 of 121

36. Question

1 point(s)

What was the main way people traveled before the railway?

Airplanes

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Cars

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Horses and wagons

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 37 of 121

37. Question

1 point(s)

Which color is most common in the northern lights?

Green

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Yellow

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Orange

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 38 of 121

38. Question

1 point(s)

Who helped build the Canadian Pacific Railway?

Chinese workers

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Farmers

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Teachers

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 39 of 121

39. Question

1 point(s)

Why were time zones created?

To make clocks look nicer

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

To help train schedules match

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

To make days longer

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 40 of 121

40. Question

1 point(s)

Select the Province of Saskatchewan’s Official Fossil:

Knightia

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Duck-billed Dinosaur

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Tyrannosaurus rex

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

There is none

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 41 of 121

41. Question

1 point(s)

The 1st year one could realistically drive a vehicle from Saskatchewan to Vancouver over a connected, all-weather Canadian road was in:

1932

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1942

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1962

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1972

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 42 of 121

42. Question

1 point(s)

The winters living on Saskatchewan homesteads were difficult for:

horses

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

socialization

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

communication

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 43 of 121

43. Question

1 point(s)

What did trains help farmers do?

Grow crops faster

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Send crops to towns

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Stop farming

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 44 of 121

44. Question

1 point(s)

What do some Indigenous stories say about the lights?

They are clouds

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

They are dancing spirits

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

They are stars falling

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 45 of 121

45. Question

1 point(s)

What happens when particles hit gases in the air?

The air gets colder

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The gases glow

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The sky turns dark

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 46 of 121

46. Question

1 point(s)

What were wooden ties used for?

Cooking food

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Holding up the rails

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Building houses

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 47 of 121

47. Question

1 point(s)

In what year was the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway that expanded transportation networks and opened new areas for settlement and agriculture completed?

1885

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1895

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1905

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 48 of 121

48. Question

1 point(s)

Which forestry practices are used in Saskatchewan:

clear-cutting

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

herbicides

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

pesticides

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All are used

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 49 of 121

49. Question

1 point(s)

An iconic Hollywood Actor who stared in such films as Naked gun and the Poseidon Adventure was:

Patrick Duffy

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Myrna Loy

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Michael J. Fox

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Leslie Nielsen

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 50 of 121

50. Question

1 point(s)

Female professional athletes from Saskatchewan include:

Catriona Le May Doan

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Maia Schwinghammer

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Ethey Mary Catherwood

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All of the Above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 51 of 121

51. Question

1 point(s)

Historically what was the backbone of the transport network that moved Saskatchewan grain to international markets?

Steamships

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Packhorse trails

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Branch line railways

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

River barges

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 52 of 121

52. Question

1 point(s)

In 1874 what was the backbone of the transport network that moved Saskatchewan grain to international markets?

Fort Pitt Horses

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Churchill Canoes

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Canadian Pacific Railway

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Red River Cart

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 53 of 121

53. Question

1 point(s)

Indian Wars in Saskatchewan basically concluded in 1876 with the signing of Treaty 6 at:

Red Cloud's Crossing

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Fort Carlton

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Fort Pitt

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Both A & B

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 54 of 121

54. Question

1 point(s)

Saskatchewan has the highest number of Short Line Railways in Canada, some:

5

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

10

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

13

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

22

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 55 of 121

55. Question

1 point(s)

Saskatchewan saw its first paved road in Saskatoon in the:

1910s

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1940s

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1950s

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1960s

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 56 of 121

56. Question

1 point(s)

The Canadian Pacific runs from Vancouver through

Regina

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Moose Jaw

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Swift Current

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 57 of 121

57. Question

1 point(s)

The largest Christian denomination in Saskatchewan today is:

Roman Catholic

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Latter Day Saints (Mormon)

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Baptist

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Orthodox Church

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 58 of 121

58. Question

1 point(s)

The original area code for Saskatchewan, assigned by Bell Telephone in 1947 as one of the original 86 , was

306

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

749

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

809

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

907

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 59 of 121

59. Question

1 point(s)

What did workers build over rivers?

Tunnels

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Roads

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Bridges

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Dams

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 60 of 121

60. Question

1 point(s)

What year was the last spike driven?

1776

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1885

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

1920

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 61 of 121

61. Question

1 point(s)

Which famous fur trade route connected the Methye Portage to the Arctic and Pacific watersheds?

Canoe route

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Silk Road

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Oregon Trail

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Appian Way

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 62 of 121

62. Question

1 point(s)

Which initiative aims to bring high-speed internet to remote northern Saskatchewan communities?

Broadband access

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Pony Express

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Shortwave Radio

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Telegraph expansion

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 63 of 121

63. Question

1 point(s)

Which major city features the Meewasin Valley Trail for pedestrians and cyclists?

Lloydminster

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Swift Current

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Weyburn

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Saskatoon

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 64 of 121

64. Question

1 point(s)

Who studies the northern lights to learn more about space?

Farmers

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Scientists

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Artists

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 65 of 121

65. Question

1 point(s)

As a baseball pitcher who was an All Star from Saskatchewan

Dave McNally

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Walter Johnson

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Michael Soroka

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Andrew Albers

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 66 of 121

66. Question

1 point(s)

Canadian Indigenous, like their Inca and Aztec cousins to the south, maintain roads and paths with steps because they did not:

use the wheel

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

liked walking

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

liked running

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

All of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 67 of 121

67. Question

1 point(s)

How many four-year public universities are there in the Province of Saskatchewan?

0

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

2

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

19

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

26

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 68 of 121

68. Question

1 point(s)

The owners of the majority of the West’s lands (60% in Saskatchewan, 90% in western Canada) is/are:

You do, via the Provincial Crown Lands

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the English Royal Family

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Weyerhaeuser

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

No entity

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 69 of 121

69. Question

1 point(s)

What are the northern lights also called?

Solar waves

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Aurora Borealis

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Sky storms

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 70 of 121

70. Question

1 point(s)

What describes the development of the Canadian Pacific Railway through Moose Jaw?

coastal shipping

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

subway expansion

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

mountain pass trekking

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

transportation

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 71 of 121

71. Question

1 point(s)

What happened to the landscape in the 1880s?

It stayed the same

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It became covered in water

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

It was changed by building track

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 72 of 121

72. Question

1 point(s)

What is the primary product transported through the pipeline network centered around Kerrobert?

Helium

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Crude oil

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Natural gas

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Potash slurry

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 73 of 121

73. Question

1 point(s)

What shapes can the Northern Lights look like?

Squares and circles

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Waves and curtains

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Straight lines only

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

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Question 74 of 121

74. Question

1 point(s)

What was “mail on the move””?”

Mail sorted on moving trains

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Letters dropped on the ground

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Mail carried by horses

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 75 of 121

75. Question

1 point(s)

What was the primary mode of heavy transportation across the Saskatchewan prairies before the arrival of the CPR?

Stagecoaches

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Canoes

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Dog sleds

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Red River Carts

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 76 of 121

76. Question

1 point(s)

Which historic group utilized massive wagon trains to transport goods between Fort Garry and the Saskatchewan interior?

Métis traders

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The North-West Mounted Police

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Hudson's Bay Company

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Gold Rush miners

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 77 of 121

77. Question

1 point(s)

How do the northern lights help local communities?

By growing crops

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

By bringing tourists

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

By making roads

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 78 of 121

78. Question

1 point(s)

The creation of Lake Diefenbaker was the result of what 1960s project?

Dam construction

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Volcano eruption

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Meteor strike

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Earthquake

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 79 of 121

79. Question

1 point(s)

The major railroad built through Saskatchewan reshaping the Province’s political and social landscape was:

Union Pacific

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Central Pacific

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Canadian Pacific

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Burlington

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 80 of 121

80. Question

1 point(s)

The Regina Floral Conservatory and the Patterson Garden Arboretum are examples of what educational resource?

Commercial greenhouses

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Community allotments

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Forestry nurseries

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Botanical gardens

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 81 of 121

81. Question

1 point(s)

What is the role of Saskatoon in the distribution of goods by rail?

naval base

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

mountain retreat

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

desert outpost

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

railway hub

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 82 of 121

82. Question

1 point(s)

What travels from the Sun to Earth?

Rain clouds

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Solar wind

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Ice crystals

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 83 of 121

83. Question

1 point(s)

When is the best time to see the Northern Lights?

Summer afternoons

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Bright sunny days

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Cold dark winter nights

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 84 of 121

84. Question

1 point(s)

Which historic infrastructure project was proposed to connect the South Saskatchewan River to the QuAppelle Valley?

Canal network

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The St. Lawrence Seaway

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Panama Canal

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

The Suez Canal

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 85 of 121

85. Question

1 point(s)

Which historical activity involved moving thousands of head of livestock from the US border to Saskatchewan railheads?

Cattle drive

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Dog sledding

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Caravan trading

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Sheep herding

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 86 of 121

86. Question

1 point(s)

Which list includes the Whooping Crane and the Sage Grouse in Saskatchewan?

Endangered list

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Top 40 hits

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Grocery list

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Best sellers

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Question 87 of 121

87. Question

1 point(s)

Lynda Haverstock was the first Female

Prime Minister

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Premier

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President

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Party Leader

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Question 88 of 121

88. Question

1 point(s)

The Saskatchewan First Act of 2023 mimics some of Alberta’s, but seeks:

to leave Canada

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environmental control

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Crown Land ownership

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 89 of 121

89. Question

1 point(s)

What color do Western Larch needles turn before they fall off?

Bright yellow

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Deep red

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Light blue

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

None of the above

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 90 of 121

90. Question

1 point(s)

What do the dams at Island Falls and Coteau Creek provide for the province?

Energy source

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Water pollution

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Noise cancellation

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Internet signal

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Question 91 of 121

91. Question

1 point(s)

What kind of land is a prairie?

Flat grassy land

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Mountain land

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Desert land

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None of the above

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Question 92 of 121

92. Question

1 point(s)

What term describes the period of rapid growth in Saskatchewan during the early 1900s?

Economic boom

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Great Depression

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Ice age

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Dark ages

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 93 of 121

93. Question

1 point(s)

What traditional Indigenous travel method utilized the Churchill River system for trade?

Canoe path

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Submarine corridor

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Interprovincial highway

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Cargo rail

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Question 94 of 121

94. Question

1 point(s)

Where did many workers live?

Big cities

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Camps

Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Schools

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None of the above

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Question 95 of 121

95. Question

1 point(s)

Which engineering feat in Saskatoon involved a long tunnel span to manage city drainage near the river?

The Victoria Bridge

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The Broadway Sprawl

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The University Bridge

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a Storm Sewer Project

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Question 96 of 121

96. Question

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Which major transcontinental highway serves as the primary east-west artery through southern Saskatchewan?

The Trans-Canada Highway

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The Yellowhead Highway

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The Red Coat Trail

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The CanAm Highway

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Question 97 of 121

97. Question

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Astronauts born in Saskatchewan include:

Donna Lind

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Jenni Kutryk

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Jenni Sidey-Gibbons

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None

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Question 98 of 121

98. Question

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For a brief period of time letters were carried by a Relay System similar to the Pony Express with outposts like:

Sixty Mile Bush

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Alberta Waystop

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Moose Jaw Junction

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None of the above

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Question 99 of 121

99. Question

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In what year did women in Saskatchewan achieve the provincial right to vote?

1916

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1905

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1925

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1890

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Question 100 of 121

100. Question

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The RCAF (radar base) at Alsask was operated jointly via NORAD with the:

English

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French

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Americans

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None of the above

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Question 101 of 121

101. Question

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The University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina are key parts of the provincial:

Education system

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Transit network

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Power grid

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Sewage system

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Question 102 of 121

102. Question

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Through which major railway hub did most immigrants arrive in Saskatchewan in the early 1900s?

Montreal

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Winnipeg

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Vancouver

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Halifax

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Question 103 of 121

103. Question

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What is the main objective of Saskatchewans Game Management Units?

Population monitoring and harvest regulation

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Predator eradication

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Tourism promotion

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Fencing of migration routes

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Question 104 of 121

104. Question

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What is the source of the geothermal water in Manitou Beach?

oil well

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drainage pipe

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melting glacier

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natural spring

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Question 105 of 121

105. Question

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What type of infrastructure is found in Wascana Centre for non-motorized travel?

interprovince highway

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airport runway

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freight rail

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bicycle pathes

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Question 106 of 121

106. Question

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What was the primary mode of heavy transportation across the Saskatchewan prairies before the arrival of the CPR?

Stagecoaches

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Canoes

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Dog sleds

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Red River Carts

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Question 107 of 121

107. Question

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Which bridge crossing the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon features a significant 160-meter main span?

Circle Drive South Bridge

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The Brooklyn Bridge

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The Golden Gate

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The Confederation Bridge

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Question 108 of 121

108. Question

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Which city became a major railway hub known as the Hub City?

Regina

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Moose Jaw

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Yorkton

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Saskatoon

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Question 109 of 121

109. Question

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Which major transcontinental highway serves as the primary east-west artery through southern Saskatchewan?

The Yellowhead Highway

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The Red Coat Trail

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The CanAm Highway

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The Trans-Canada Highway

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Question 110 of 121

110. Question

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~10% done! Question: Are you feeling down, depressed or hopeless?

Not at all

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Nearly every day

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Question 111 of 121

111. Question

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~20% done! Question: Are you having trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much?

Not at all

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Question 112 of 121

112. Question

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~30 % done! Are you feeling tired or having little energy?

Not at all

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Question 113 of 121

113. Question

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~40% done! Question: Have you lately had a poor appetite or are you overeating?

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Question 114 of 121

114. Question

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~50% done! Question: Feeling bad about yourself or have let yourself or your family down

Not at all

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Question 115 of 121

115. Question

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~60% done! Question: Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading or watching TV?

Not at all

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Question 116 of 121

116. Question

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~60% done! Question: Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading or watching TV?

Not at all

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Question 117 of 121

117. Question

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~70% done! Question: Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed?

Not at all

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Question 118 of 121

118. Question

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~80% done! Question: Are you unusually fidgety or restless such that others would notice?

Not at all

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Question 119 of 121

119. Question

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~90% done! Question: Any thoughts lately that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself

Not at all

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Question 120 of 121

120. Question

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As you begin this Quiz! Have you little interest or pleasure in doing things?

Not at all

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Question 121 of 121

121. Question

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Done! Any suggestions for questions that you might think should have been asked?

[email protected]

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Note that this quiz

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changes annually

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end of each year

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