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Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
  • 1. In what year did the interpretive centre at Head-Smashed-In open?
A) 2001
B) 1987
C) 1999
D) 1990
  • 2. How many levels are in the Head-Smashed-In interpretive centre?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Four
D) Six
  • 3. Which architectural firm designed the facility?
A) Calgary Design Group
B) Governor General Architectural Firm
C) Blackfoot Heritage Architects
D) Le Blond Partnership
  • 4. What award did the facility's design receive in 1990?
A) Canadian Heritage Award
B) National Museum Design Prize
C) Governor General's gold medal for Architecture
D) Sandstone Architecture Excellence Award
  • 5. When can visitors watch traditional drumming and dancing demonstrations?
A) Only during Buffalo Harvest Days
B) Daily throughout the year
C) Every weekend in summer
D) Wednesdays in July and August
  • 6. What is the name of the photography exhibition housed permanently at the centre?
A) The Buffalo Jump Chronicles
B) Images of the Plains
C) Blackfoot Lives
D) Lost Identities: A Journey of Rediscovery
  • 7. In what year did the Lost Identities photography exhibition first appear at the centre?
A) 2002
B) 1987
C) 1999
D) 1990
  • 8. Which band released a song titled 'Buffalo Jump' in 2002?
A) Blackfoot Tribal Band
B) John Borra Band
C) The Calgary Heritage Orchestra
D) SNFU
  • 9. Which album features the song 'Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump' by SNFU?
A) In the Meantime and In Between Time
B) Lost Identities
C) Buffalo Harvest Days
D) One Night at Seven in the Morning
  • 10. Which character mentions taking a sabbatical to the site in the TV show The Pitt?
A) A man with sideburns
B) Noah Wyle
C) Dr. Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch
D) John Borra
  • 11. What kind of material is the interpretive centre built into?
A) Clay embankment
B) Granite foundation
C) Limestone cave
D) Sandstone cliff
  • 12. What is the name of the special event that hosts First Nations artists and craftspeople?
A) The Blackfoot Heritage Gathering
B) The Rediscovery Festival
C) Buffalo Harvest Days
D) The Summer Solstice Celebration
  • 13. What was unique about the subjects of the photographs in the permanent exhibition?
A) They had gone unidentified for some time
B) They were all famous chiefs
C) They were part of a secret government study
D) They were taken by European archaeologists
  • 14. What topics did the man with sideburns sing about in the SNFU song?
A) Dancing, drumming, and jewelry
B) Archaeology, history, and hunting
C) Architecture, sandstone, and festivals
D) Buffalo, home, hot rods, and UFOs
  • 15. Who collaborated to provide interpretations for the permanent photography exhibition?
A) European archaeological scientists only
B) The Le Blond Partnership
C) The Blackfoot tribal elders only
D) Historical societies and museums
  • 16. What is the Blackfoot name for Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump?
A) Estipah-skikikini-kots
B) Aapohsoy’yiis
C) Piikani-kots
D) Macleod-skikikini
  • 17. How far is the site from Fort Macleod, Alberta?
A) 50 kilometres
B) 11 kilometres
C) 18 kilometres
D) 3 kilometres
  • 18. Who was the ceremonial elder instrumental in the development of the site?
A) Aapohsoy’yiis
B) Joe Crowshoe Sr.
C) An unnamed Blackfoot hunter
D) The Chief of the Piikani
  • 19. How deep are the bone deposits at the site?
A) 300 metres
B) 11 metres
C) 3 metres
D) 12 metres
  • 20. In what year was the site designated a World Heritage Site?
A) 1979
B) 1998
C) 1968
D) 1981
  • 21. What happened to the young man in the legend of the site's name?
A) He was chased by wolves
B) He fell off the cliff by accident
C) He became the first successful hunter
D) He was buried underneath the falling animals
  • 22. Where were the bison driven from before the introduction of horses?
A) Rocky Mountains
B) The valley floor
C) Fort Macleod
D) Porcupine Hills
  • 23. When was the site abandoned?
A) 20th century
B) 19th century
C) 18th century
D) 17th century
  • 24. How high is the cliff at its highest point?
A) 36 metres
B) 11 metres
C) 12 metres
D) 10 metres
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