50 Canadian Provinces Capitals Quiz

1. Which city is the capital of Ontario?

2. Name the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec.

3. Which city holds the capital role in British Columbia?

4. Which city is the capital of Alberta?

5. Name the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba.

6. Which city holds the capital role in Saskatchewan?

7. Which city is the capital of New Brunswick?

8. Name the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

9. Which city holds the capital role in Prince Edward Island?

10. Which city is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?

11. Name the capital of the Canadian territory of Yukon.

12. Which city holds the capital role in Northwest Territories?

13. Toronto has a waterfront on which Great Lake?

14. Before its 1834 incorporation as Toronto, what was the town called?

15. Which Toronto landmark rises above Front Street as a communications and observation tower?

16. Which river provides the broad waterfront below Old Quebec?

17. Which French explorer founded Quebec City in 1608?

18. Quebec City's castle-like Château Frontenac was built to function as what?

19. Victoria sits at the southern tip of which Canadian island?

20. Which British monarch is commemorated in Victoria's city name?

21. The trading post that grew into Victoria was established in which year?

22. Which river threads its way through Edmonton's valley?

23. Fort Edmonton, the post behind the city's name, was established for what business?

24. Which two rivers join at Winnipeg's meeting place called The Forks?

25. The Cree words behind the name Winnipeg refer to what kind of water?

26. In which year was Winnipeg first incorporated as a city?

27. Regina has a royal-sounding name: what does regina mean in Latin?

28. Was Regina's Wascana Lake created by people, a glacier, a volcano, or a meteorite?

29. Which national police force trains cadets at Depot Division in Regina?

30. Fredericton spreads along the Wolastoq, also known by which river name?

31. Which art gallery can you visit on Queen Street in downtown Fredericton?

32. The University of New Brunswick traces its Fredericton beginnings to which year?

33. Charlottetown's name honours which queen?

34. In which year did Charlottetown host the conference that helped set Confederation in motion?

35. Province House in Charlottetown is an example of which architectural style?

36. Seen from above, Halifax's hilltop Citadel has what basic shape?

37. Halifax was established as a British settlement in which year?

38. Halifax's Public Gardens preserve the design traditions of which era?

39. St. John's sits on which island rather than on mainland Labrador?

40. Which hill offers a famous lookout over St. John's harbour entrance?

41. In downtown St. John's, the nickname Jellybean Row refers to what?

42. Which river flows beside downtown Whitehorse?

43. Whitehorse replaced Dawson City as Yukon's capital in which year?

44. The S.S. Klondike displayed beside the river in Whitehorse is what kind of vessel?

45. Yellowknife stands beside the north shore of which large lake?

46. Yellowknife became the capital of the Northwest Territories in which year?

47. A rush to mine which precious metal drove Yellowknife's growth in the 1930s?

48. On which Arctic island would you find Iqaluit?

49. Before the official name change in 1987, what was the settlement of Iqaluit called?

50. The Inuktitut name Iqaluit points to an abundance of which animals?