Exploring Alberta: A Quiz on the Province's Geography, Demographics, and Economy Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

some historians believe that Edith Rogers was left out of the Alberta cabinet in 1935 because she was a woman.

the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Scandal forced the resignation of Alberta's first Premier, Alexander Cameron Rutherford.

the Bar U Ranch in Alberta, Canada, hosted both Prince Edward of Wales and the Sundance Kid.

the Social Credit Board in Alberta, Canada, was disbanded in 1948 because of its radical policy proposals and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

during the offseason, Canadian football linebacker, Raymond Fontaine, works as a roughneck in the Alberta oil fields.

Charles Wilson Cross was re-appointed to the office of Attorney-General of Alberta after resigning in scandal, only to be fired by Premier Charles Stewart six years later.

oil and natural gas extraction and exploration will cease by 2017 in Hay-Zama Lakes, an inland wetland in Alberta, Canada, and the province's only site for the re-introduction of Wood Bison.

Saskatchewan Deputy Minister of Agriculture F. H. Auld's personal papers are among the few records that chronicle the drought years of the 1920s and 1930s in Alberta.

veterinarian Martha Kostuch linked reproductive and immunological problems among cattle to sulphur dioxide emitted in the oil and gas industry in Alberta.

British Columbia provincial highway 2 is a short road from Dawson Creek to the B.C./Alberta border.

Alberta's Big-4 hockey league collapsed in 1921 following repeated accusations its teams were using ineligible players.

Exploring Alberta: A Quiz on the Province's Geography, Demographics, and Economy

1 As of the ________, the largest religious group was Roman Catholic, representing 25.7% of the population.

2 What % of the area of Alberta is water?

3 What timezone is Alberta in?

4 ________ and canola are primary farm crops, with Alberta leading the provinces in spring wheat production; other grains are also prominent.

5 In addition to buses, Calgary and Edmonton operate ________ (LRT) systems.

6 Between 2003 and 2004, the province had high birthrates (on par with some larger provinces such as ________), relatively high immigration, and a high rate of interprovincial migration when compared to other provinces.

7 To the south, the province borders on the ________, separating it from the U.S.

8 The southern corridor, part of the Trans-Canada Highway system, enters the province near Medicine Hat, runs westward through Calgary, and leaves Alberta through ________.

9 Who of the following people was Alberta's viceroy?

10 [4] It is economically important primarily because of its vast ________, and its large tertiary and quaternary economic sector.

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