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