Happy Birthday, Manitoba!
In honor of Manitoba's birthday today, answer these questions. Feel free to do some research to make sure you've got the correct responses.
- What is the origin of the word Manitoba?
- What is the highest point in Manitoba?
- When did Manitoba's boundaries change to its current keystone shape and size?
- This cartoonist based Disney's Snow White character on a Winnipeg waitress.
- At the turn of the 19th century, which Manitoba city expected to be the province's capital?
- Who is considered to be the founding father of Manitoba?
- What's Manitoba's nickname for the Red River Floodway?
- James Bond was inspired by what Winnipegger who grew up in Point Douglas?
- What is Manitoba's official flower?
- Where can you find the largest collection of reptiles in the world?
- What is a nip?
- What is shmoo torte?
- What's the second-largest community in Manitoba?
- Where can you find the longest suspension footbridge in Canada?
- Where can you find the oldest inhabited part of the province?
- On which town did a famous Manitoba novelist base her fictional hamlet of Manawaka?
- What are the two biggest outdoor festivals in Manitoba?
- What's the name of the Al Capp cartoon character for whom the town of Flin Flon is named?
- What A.A. Milne character has his roots in Winnipeg?
- What is the name of Canada's newest national museum and where is it being built?
- Who was the playoff MVP when the Winnipeg Jets won their third Avco Cup in 1979?
- Who was the starting quarterback the last time the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup in 1990?
- What Manitoba-born golfer tied for second at the 1969 Masters and is currently tied with Mike Weir for most wins, with eight, by a Canadian on the PGA Tour?
- What Manitoban won the 1977 world sprint speed-skating title?
- What year was the general strike?
- What is Manitoba's provincial bird?
- What is Manitoba's official tree?
- What is Manitoba's official animal?
- What is Manitoba's motto?
- How long is the Red River Floodway?
- The International Peace Garden is adjacent to which provincial park: Duck Mountain, Turtle Mountain or Keystone Mountain?
- The Winnipeg Falcons are a storied hockey team that won the first Olympic gold medal for hockey in what year? 1909, 1915 or 1920.
- Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg and lived in St. Vital, Elmwood or Transcona?
- Where does Lake Winnipeg rank for size among fresh-water lakes of the world?
- Manitoba is the country's largest producer of sunflower seeds. Which city is known as the Sunflower Capital of Canada?
- The highest recorded temperature, with the humidex, in Canada was 53 C. Which Manitoba city boasts that record?
- Who was Manitoba's first premier?
- Name one of the military units that call CFB Shilo home.
- What is Manitoba's population?
Sources of Information on Manitoba
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