Columbia Mountains - Quiz
Columbia Mountains
  • 1. Which countries do the Columbia Mountains span?
A) British Columbia, Montana, Idaho, and Washington
B) Nunavut, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico
C) Yukon, Wyoming, Utah, and California
D) Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nevada, and Oregon
  • 2. What is the total area covered by the Columbia Mountains?
A) 200,000 km² (77,220 sq mi)
B) 100,000 km² (38,610 sq mi)
C) 150,000 km² (58,000 sq mi)
D) 135,952 km² (52,491 sq mi)
  • 3. What is the highest mountain in the Columbia Mountains?
A) Jumbo Mountain
B) Mount Sir Sandford
C) Mount Howser
D) Mount Farnham
  • 4. Which river forms the southern boundary of the Columbia Mountains?
A) Columbia River
B) Fraser River
C) Kootenai River
D) Peace River
  • 5. What percentage of the Columbia Mountains is located in Canada?
A) Fifty percent
B) Sixty percent
C) Eighty percent
D) Seventy-five percent
  • 6. Which mountain range does Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier belong to?
A) Purcells
B) Cariboos
C) Selkirks
D) Monashees
  • 7. What is the elevation of Mount Sir Sandford?
A) 3,412 metres
B) 3,493 metres
C) 3,519 metres (11,545 ft)
D) 3,437 metres
  • 8. Which pass is located between Revelstoke and Golden?
A) Kootenay Pass
B) Monashee Pass
C) Eagle Pass
D) Rogers Pass
  • 9. What is the boundary on the east of the Columbia Mountains?
A) Fraser River
B) Columbia River
C) Rocky Mountain Trench
D) Kootenay River
  • 10. Which geographic classification places the Columbia Mountains as part of the Rocky Mountains complex?
A) Canadian geographic classifications
B) British geographic classifications
C) European geographic classifications
D) American geographic classifications
  • 11. What is the name of a restricted Canadian endemic species native to the Okanagan Highland?
A) Phemeranthus sediformis, the Okanogan fameflower
B) Artemisia tridentata, the sagebrush
C) Picea glauca, the white spruce
D) Pinus contorta, the lodgepole pine
  • 12. Which pass is located between Trail and Creston?
A) Kootenay Pass
B) Eagle Pass
C) Rogers Pass
D) Monashee Pass
  • 13. What is the western boundary of the Columbia Mountains?
A) The edge of the Interior Plateau
B) Rocky Mountain Trench
C) Kootenai River
D) Columbia River
  • 14. Which pass connects Christina Lake to Castlegar/Rossland?
A) Bonanza Pass
B) Kootenay Pass
C) Rogers Pass
D) Eagle Pass
  • 15. What is the second highest mountain in the Columbia Mountains?
A) Howser Spire
B) Jumbo Mountain
C) Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier
D) Mount Farnham
  • 16. Which pass is located between Revelstoke and Sicamous?
A) Rogers Pass
B) Eagle Pass
C) Kootenay Pass
D) Monashee Pass
  • 17. What is the height of Mount Farnham?
A) 3,406 metres
B) 3,412 metres
C) 3,437 metres
D) 3,493 metres (11,460 ft)
  • 18. Which pass is located on the perimeter of the Columbia Mountains and connects Fraser and Columbia Rivers?
A) Kootenay Pass
B) Cedarside Pass
C) Rogers Pass
D) Eagle Pass
  • 19. Which pass is located on BC Hwy 6?
A) Eagle Pass
B) Kootenay Pass
C) Rogers Pass
D) Monashee Pass
  • 20. Which mountain range is not part of the Columbia Mountains?
A) Cabinet Mountains
B) Selkirks
C) Cariboos
D) Purcells
  • 21. Where does the British Columbia government tourism campaign suggest rebranding part of the Columbia Mountains?
A) The 'Shuswap Highland'
B) The 'Okanagan Highland'
C) The 'Rocky Mountain Trench'
D) The 'Kootenay Rockies'
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