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