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