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1
NWC explorer who was driven back by a large hostile group of Musqueum
Simon Fraser
George Vancouver
Alexander MacKenzie
James Cook
2
Probably Vancouver's number one tourist attraction
Spanish Banks
Grouse Mountain
Stanley Park
UBC
3
What type of business establishment does Gassy jack Deighton setup near a sawmill
barber shop
saloon
doctors office
medical office
4
Travelled by
dugout sequoia canoes
dugout fir canoes
dugout cedar canoes
dugout balsam canoes
5
Year Vancouver is incorporated as a town
1886
1876
1876
1896
6
This park is the highest point in Vancouver
Van Dusen Park
Brockton Park
Queen Elizabeth Park
Stanley Park
7
Why were the large trees found in this area coveted by the British
masts for their windjammer fleet
masts for their ships
ship building
for their ships
8
What is the main purpose of a Potlach?
acquire wealth
to get together to celebrate
re-distribute wealth
to get together to eat
9
Vancouver's poorest neighbourhood is
Granville Island
Downtown East Side
West End
Yaletown
10
Who was the first European to reach the area overland in 1808
Julio Columbia
Alexander MacKenzie
Simon Fraser
George Vancouver
11
Disease that was devastating towards the Coast Salish People's
Small pox
Dengue fever
influenza
Malaria
12
Which was Not a landmark structure built for Expo '86
Trade and Convention Centre - Canada Place
BC Place
Skytrain
Harbour Centre
13
What was to be Vancouver's original name?
Burrard
Vancouver
Granville
Gastown
14
Metro Vancouver area is the 3rd largest area in Canada. What are the 1 and 2nd largest areas?
Toronto and Quebec
Ottawa and Toronto
Calgary and Toronto
Toronto and Montreal
15
First Nations Peoples; who have the Fraser Valley as their homeland
Stó:lō
Haida
Musqueum
Squamish
16
He was known as quite the talker.
Gassy Jack
Jack Granville
Moody
Gas Town
17
Which of the following is NOT a reason for a Potlach
births
funeral
divorce
rites of passages
18
Which of the following was NOT part of the main food supply
corn
blackberries
deer
salmon
19
What devastating disaster happens to Vancouver soon after becoming a city
Tsunami
Earthquake
Small pox outbreak
Fire
20
This area has cobblestone streets and was the first area built up in Vancouver
Yaletown
Gastown
West End
Granville
21
Was the first to explore the Strait of Georgia in 1791
José Santiago
José María Narváez
James Cook
George Vancouver
22
What structure is this?
Sky Place
Cruise Ship Terminal
Canada Place
BC Place
23
What structure is this?
Canada Place
Sky Town
BC Place
Trade and Convention Centre
24
The reason Vancouver was selected by the CPR as their western terminus on the Mainland
protected harbour
natural deep harbour
mud flats
shallow harbour
25
This was the early industry along Burrard Inlet by Scandinavians
Fur trapping
Forestry
Fishing
Sea otters
26
What structure is this ?
Science World
Skydome
BC Place
Roger's Arena
27
What year did Vancouver host a World's Fair that redefined the city?
1986
1967
2006
1996
28
Their history, stories, law, and other knowledge were transmitted
by pictures
orally
by art
by photos
29
Only Indian band whose reserve community falls within the boundaries of the City of Vancouver
Maquinna
Squamish
Stó:lō
Musqueum
30
A Potlach usually involves a feast with
music
all of the above
spiritual ceremonies
sleep
31
Many new public structures were built for the Olympic Games. Which does NOT fit?
Trade and Convention Centre
Canada Line
Richmond Oval
Roger's Centre
32
The first sawmill began operating in 1863 at Moodyville. Moodyville is what present day site?
Lonsdale Quay
Capilano Mall
Park Royal
Parkgate
33
The Coast Salish peoples' who were mainly hunters and gathers
Musqueum
Nootka
Squamish
Stó:lō
34
Name means ‘people of the sacred water
Haida
Squamish
Musquem
Nootka