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Fairweather Mountain
At 4,663m this mountain is the highest point in BC
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Castlegar
This BC city is known as the sculpture capital of Canada
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Pamela Anderson
This famous actress was also the First baby born on the 100th celebration of Canada in Ladysmith BC Making her Canada's "Centennial Baby"
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Kicking Horse Mountain
Which ski area in BC has the most vertical skiable length other than Whistler Blackcomb?
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Craigellachie
The last spike was pounded into the first transcontinental railway on November 7, 1885 at this small settlement
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Revelstoke... kidding... it is Cranbrook
This BC city receives more sunshine than anywhere else in Canada
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Washington, Montana, Idaho, Alaska
How many US states border BC and name them
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Fort Nelson
Where was the world's largest chopstick factory until 1997?
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Osooyos Lake
This lake is the warmest freashwater lake in Canada
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Creston
This Kootenay community does not observe Daylight Savings time
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Elk (Wapiti Stag) and Bighorn Sheep
What are the two mammals on BC's Coat of Arms
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California Roll
This famous sushi roll was actually invented in Vancouver, not in its namesake state to the south
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With a maximum depth of 511m, it claims to be the deepest fjord lake in the world, also BC deepest lake
Quesnel Lake
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Golden
This BC City is home to Canada's longest authentic freestanding covered timber frame bridge
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Della Falls
These water-falls located in Strathcona Provincial Park are 440 meters high, more than eight times the height of Niagra Falls
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Gastown, Burard Inlet or Granville
What was Vancouver's name before it became Vancouver?
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New Westminster
In 1859 this town became the first capital of the new colony of BC, before Victoria took over duties in 1871
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Invermere
This BC city is home to the longest skating path in Canada (The Whiteway)
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Spirit Bear or Kermode Bear
Name BC's provincial Mammal
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Nass River Valley
Which River Valley is the traditional land of the Nisga'a?
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