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Columbia Mountains - Quiz
Columbia Mountains
  • 1. Which countries do the Columbia Mountains span?
A) Nunavut, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico
B) Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nevada, and Oregon
C) British Columbia, Montana, Idaho, and Washington
D) Yukon, Wyoming, Utah, and California
  • 2. What is the total area covered by the Columbia Mountains?
A) 100,000 km² (38,610 sq mi)
B) 135,952 km² (52,491 sq mi)
C) 200,000 km² (77,220 sq mi)
D) 150,000 km² (58,000 sq mi)
  • 3. What is the highest mountain in the Columbia Mountains?
A) Mount Howser
B) Jumbo Mountain
C) Mount Sir Sandford
D) Mount Farnham
  • 4. Which river forms the southern boundary of the Columbia Mountains?
A) Fraser River
B) Peace River
C) Kootenai River
D) Columbia River
  • 5. What percentage of the Columbia Mountains is located in Canada?
A) Seventy-five percent
B) Eighty percent
C) Sixty percent
D) Fifty percent
  • 6. Which mountain range does Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier belong to?
A) Purcells
B) Monashees
C) Cariboos
D) Selkirks
  • 7. What is the elevation of Mount Sir Sandford?
A) 3,519 metres (11,545 ft)
B) 3,493 metres
C) 3,437 metres
D) 3,412 metres
  • 8. Which pass is located between Revelstoke and Golden?
A) Kootenay Pass
B) Monashee Pass
C) Eagle Pass
D) Rogers Pass
  • 9. What is the boundary on the east of the Columbia Mountains?
A) Kootenay River
B) Columbia River
C) Fraser River
D) Rocky Mountain Trench
  • 10. Which geographic classification places the Columbia Mountains as part of the Rocky Mountains complex?
A) Canadian geographic classifications
B) American geographic classifications
C) European geographic classifications
D) British geographic classifications
  • 11. What is the name of a restricted Canadian endemic species native to the Okanagan Highland?
A) Phemeranthus sediformis, the Okanogan fameflower
B) Pinus contorta, the lodgepole pine
C) Artemisia tridentata, the sagebrush
D) Picea glauca, the white spruce
  • 12. Which pass is located between Trail and Creston?
A) Monashee Pass
B) Kootenay Pass
C) Rogers Pass
D) Eagle Pass
  • 13. What is the western boundary of the Columbia Mountains?
A) Kootenai River
B) Columbia River
C) Rocky Mountain Trench
D) The edge of the Interior Plateau
  • 14. Which pass connects Christina Lake to Castlegar/Rossland?
A) Eagle Pass
B) Rogers Pass
C) Kootenay Pass
D) Bonanza Pass
  • 15. What is the second highest mountain in the Columbia Mountains?
A) Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier
B) Howser Spire
C) Mount Farnham
D) Jumbo Mountain
  • 16. Which pass is located between Revelstoke and Sicamous?
A) Monashee Pass
B) Eagle Pass
C) Kootenay Pass
D) Rogers Pass
  • 17. What is the height of Mount Farnham?
A) 3,493 metres (11,460 ft)
B) 3,412 metres
C) 3,406 metres
D) 3,437 metres
  • 18. Which pass is located on the perimeter of the Columbia Mountains and connects Fraser and Columbia Rivers?
A) Rogers Pass
B) Cedarside Pass
C) Kootenay Pass
D) Eagle Pass
  • 19. Which pass is located on BC Hwy 6?
A) Monashee Pass
B) Eagle Pass
C) Kootenay Pass
D) Rogers Pass
  • 20. Which mountain range is not part of the Columbia Mountains?
A) Purcells
B) Cariboos
C) Cabinet Mountains
D) Selkirks
  • 21. Where does the British Columbia government tourism campaign suggest rebranding part of the Columbia Mountains?
A) The 'Shuswap Highland'
B) The 'Okanagan Highland'
C) The 'Kootenay Rockies'
D) The 'Rocky Mountain Trench'
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