Q.1
In what year did British Columbia become Canada's sixth province?
1871
1912
1776
Q.2
What is the official motto of British Columbia?
"Splendour without diminishment"
"Glorious and free"
"Not in my backyard"
Q.3
With which city did Vancouver share hosting duties during the 2010 Winter Olympics?
Surrey
Whistler
Victoria
Q.4
Which Canadian domestic innovation was invented by Joseph Coyle of Smithers, B.C.?
Egg carton
Garbage bag
Snow blower
Q.5
Which sushi restaurant staple was developed in Vancouver?
Gyoza
California roll
Takoyaki
Q.6
What is the name of the Vancouver Island no-bake dessert recently commemorated in a Canada Post stamp collection?
Ladysmithfingers
Victoria Pie
Nanaimo Bar
Q.7
Which B.C.-born artist painted The Crazy Stair, which sold for $3.39 million in 2013, a record price for a work by a Canadian female artist?
Emily Carr
Sophie Pemberton
Judith Morgan
Q.8
Which B.C. park is home to Della Falls, Canada's highest waterfall?
Stanley Park
Strathcona Park
Glacier National Park
Q.9
Which city is not one of B.C.'s three largest municipalities by population?
Surrey
Burnaby
Kelowna
Q.10
Which B.C. city holds the provincial record for highest temperature ever, at a sweltering 44.4 degrees?
Lytton
Princeton
Vernon
Q.11
Which B.C.-born actress was nicknamed the "Centennial Baby" after becoming the first child born in the country on the 100th celebration of Canada Day?
Kristin Kreuk
Pamela Anderson
Carrie-Anne Moss
Q.12
Which comic book character has not been played in a film by a B.C.-born actor?
Green Lantern
Green Goblin
Green Hornet
Q.13
B.C.'s official mammal is a rare white bear found only in a remote, coastal area of the province. What is it called?
Wizard bear
Spirit bear
Limestone bear
Q.14
How many U.S. states border British Columbia?
One
Two
Four
Q.15
Who was B.C.'s longest-serving premier?
Christy Clark
W.A.C. Bennett
Amor de Cosmos
Q.16
Which B.C. city is host to the world's largest hockey stick?
Duncan
Squamish
Revelstoke
Q.17
Which Victoria basketball legend was the only Canadian ever to be named the NBA MVP?
Bryant Reeves
Kelly Olynyk
Steve Nash
Q.18
What is the name of the province's newest city, which was redesignated from a district municipality in 2017?
Delta
Greenwood
Castlegar
Q.19
Which filmed-in-B. C. series is the longest-running consecutive sci-fi series of all time?
The X-Files
Smallville
Supernatural
Q.20
Which B.C. city is home to Mile 0 of the 7,699-kilometre Trans Canada Highway, the largest national highway in the world?
Abbotsford?
New Westminster
Victoria
Q.21
Which international activist group was formed in Vancouver in 1971?
Antifa
Greenpeace
Occupy Wall Street
Q.22
Which is the richest man in British Columbia?
Jim Pattison
Seth Rogen
Chip Wilson
Q.23
What is the nickname for Vancouver's booming film industry?
Vollywood
Hollywood North
Granville Strip
Q.24
Which member of the cast of long-running sitcom How I Met Your Mother was born in Vancouver?
Cobie Smulders
Neil Patrick Harris
Jason Segel
Q.25
What was the name of B.C.'s short-lived NBA franchise?
Vancouver Voodoo
Vancouver Grizzlies
Vancouver Shamrocks
Q.26
How many B.C. premiers have been named John?
3
12
7
Q.27
Which Vancouver Island city is known for its bathtub races?
Tofino
Nanaimo
Parksville
Q.28
Which actor was not born in Vancouver?
Paul Giamatti
Ryan Reynolds
Seth Rogen
Q.29
What is the name for the region in which half of all British Columbians reside?
Metro Vancouver
Okanagan Valley
Greater Victoria
Q.30
What is the official provincial bird of British Columbia?
Crow
Chickadee
Steller's Jay