- 1. What percentage of Alberta's population identified as Christian in the 2021 census?
A) 4.8%
B) 40.1%
C) 2.5%
D) 48.1%
- 2. Which religious group was the largest in Alberta according to the 2011 National Household Survey?
A) United Church of Canada
B) Lutheran
C) Roman Catholic
D) Anglican
- 3. Where is the Al-Rashid Mosque located?
A) Leduc
B) Calgary
C) Red Deer
D) Edmonton
- 4. Which city is home to Canada's largest mosque, the Baitun Nur Mosque?
A) Lethbridge
B) Red Deer
C) Calgary
D) Edmonton
- 5. What is the primary focus of Alberta's energy sector?
A) Hydroelectric generation
B) Wind power
C) Coal mining
D) Oil and gas extraction
- 6. What percentage of Alberta's exports are oil and gas?
A) 70%
B) 50%
C) 13%
D) 12%
- 7. What was Alberta's economic output in 2023?
A) $200 billion
B) $500 billion
C) $350 billion
D) $150 billion
- 8. Which event in 1947 launched Alberta's rise as Canada's top oil producer?
A) The completion of the railway
B) The transfer of Rupert's Land
C) The discovery of oil near Leduc
D) The discovery of gold
- 9. Which two companies dominated the fur trade in the 18th and 19th centuries?
A) Standard Oil and Shell
B) Canadian Pacific and Canadian National
C) Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company
D) Alberta Wheat Pool and GrainCorp
- 10. Which province had a higher percentage of non-religious residents than Alberta in the 2011 survey?
A) Saskatchewan
B) Quebec
C) British Columbia
D) Ontario
- 11. What percentage of the population identified as Muslim in the 2021 census?
A) 1.5%
B) 4.8%
C) 1.9%
D) 3.2%
- 12. Where are members of the LDS Church mostly concentrated in Alberta?
A) Extreme south
B) Central Alberta
C) Northern Alberta
D) The Rocky Mountains
- 13. What is the name of the communal Anabaptist sect found in Alberta?
A) Anglicans
B) LDS Church
C) Baptists
D) Hutterites
- 14. What share of Canada's GDP did Alberta contribute in 2023?
A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 15%
D) 5%
- 15. What was the economic backbone of Alberta following the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
A) Manufacturing
B) Technology
C) Agriculture
D) Finance
- 16. What is the total area of Alberta?
A) 661,848 km2
B) 800,200 km2
C) 550,500 km2
D) 750,000 km2
- 17. Which province is larger than Alberta?
A) Newfoundland and Labrador
B) Quebec
C) Manitoba
D) Nova Scotia
- 18. What is the elevation of Alberta's highest point?
A) 3,200 metres
B) 4,100 metres
C) 2,950 metres
D) 3,747 metres
- 19. Where is the lowest point in Alberta located?
A) Athabasca River
B) Peace River
C) Bow River
D) Slave River
- 20. What is the largest lake located entirely or partially within Alberta?
A) Lake Louise
B) Lake Claire
C) Lake Athabasca
D) Lesser Slave Lake
- 21. What is the longest river in Alberta?
A) Red Deer River
B) Peace River
C) Athabasca River
D) North Saskatchewan River
- 22. Which river has the highest average flow in Alberta?
A) Peace River
B) Bow River
C) Athabasca River
D) Slave River
- 23. What percentage of Alberta's population lives in the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor?
A) Almost 25%
B) Almost 75%
C) Almost 50%
D) Almost 90%
- 24. Which biome covers most of the northern half of Alberta?
A) Deciduous forest
B) Shortgrass prairie
C) Alpine tundra
D) Boreal forest
- 25. Where are the Alberta badlands located?
A) Southeastern Alberta
B) Northern Alberta
C) Central Alberta
D) Western Alberta
- 26. Which park showcases the badlands terrain?
A) Dinosaur Provincial Park
B) Banff National Park
C) Wood Buffalo National Park
D) Jasper National Park
- 27. The 110th meridian west separates Alberta from which province?
A) Manitoba
B) Saskatchewan
C) British Columbia
D) Yukon
- 28. What is the maximum width of Alberta from east to west?
A) 1,223 km
B) 660 km
C) 450 km
D) 800 km
- 29. What was the birth year of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta?
A) 1848
B) 1839
C) 1883
D) 1878
- 30. Princess Louise was the daughter of which monarch?
A) Queen Victoria
B) King Edward
C) Queen Elizabeth
D) King George
- 31. From what language is the name Alberta derived?
A) Old English
B) Greek
C) Latin
D) French
- 32. The name Alberta is a feminine form of what name?
A) Arthur
B) Alfred
C) Albert
D) Alexander
- 33. Who was the father of Princess Louise?
A) The Marquess of Lorne
B) King George
C) John Campbell
D) Prince Albert
- 34. What was the Medieval Latin masculine form of the name?
A) Albertae
B) Albertus
C) Albertum
D) Alberti
- 35. During which years did John Campbell serve as Governor General of Canada?
A) 1848–60
B) 1900–10
C) 1878–83
D) 1839–48
- 36. Which daughter was Princess Louise to Queen Victoria?
A) First
B) Fourth
C) Third
D) Second
- 37. What is the official language of Alberta?
A) English
B) Multilingual
C) French
D) Cree
- 38. What type of climate does Alberta predominantly have?
A) Maritime
B) Continental
C) Tropical
D) Arctic
- 39. Which winds help reduce temperature swings in western Alberta?
A) Westerlies
B) Chinook winds
C) Polar winds
D) Trade winds
- 40. What percentage of the service sector employs Albertans?
A) 80%
B) 90%
C) 50%
D) 20%
- 41. In what year was the Alberta Act passed?
A) 1971
B) 1905
C) 1867
D) 1947
- 42. When were massive oil reserves discovered in Alberta?
A) 1947
B) 1935
C) 1967
D) 1905
- 43. How many UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sites are in Alberta?
A) Six
B) Four
C) Eight
D) Ten
- 44. Which political party held power in Alberta from 1971 to 2015?
A) United Conservative Party
B) Social Credit Party
C) Progressive Conservatives
D) United Farmers of Alberta
- 45. Which country is to the south of Alberta?
A) Denmark
B) Russia
C) Mexico
D) United States
- 46. What percentage of Albertans were allophone in 2016?
A) 22.2%
B) 76.0%
C) 1.8%
D) 10.5%
- 47. What percentage of employment in Alberta is attributed to agriculture?
A) 5%
B) 2%
C) 10%
D) 80%
- 48. When did the exploitation of oil sands begin?
A) 1980
B) 1935
C) 1967
D) 1947
- 49. What is the average January high temperature in the far north of Alberta?
A) -24 °C
B) 0 °C
C) -10 °C
D) -40 °C
- 50. Which mountain range influences the climate in southwestern Alberta?
A) Rocky Mountains
B) Cascade Range
C) Appalachian Mountains
D) Coast Mountains
- 51. What effect do the Rocky Mountains have on Alberta's climate?
A) They create a tropical climate
B) They cast a rain shadow
C) They increase ocean moisture
D) They block all winter storms
- 52. How much precipitation do the Rocky Mountain foothills receive annually?
A) 300 mm
B) Up to 600 mm
C) 100 mm
D) 1,000 mm
- 53. What climate zone primarily covers Northern Alberta?
A) Tropical
B) Subarctic
C) Desert
D) Mediterranean
- 54. Which area is known for frequent crop yield problems and severe droughts?
A) Northern Alberta
B) Palliser Triangle
C) Peace River region
D) Rocky Mountain valleys
- 55. What biome is the Peace River region primarily composed of?
A) Desert steppe
B) Tundra
C) Aspen parkland
D) Boreal forest
- 56. What is the extreme minimum winter temperature record for northern Alberta?
A) -20 °C
B) -54 °C
C) -46 °C
D) -70 °C
- 57. How much daylight does Northern Alberta get in the summer?
A) Exactly 12 hours
B) About 8 hours
C) 24 hours
D) About 18 hours
- 58. Which city averages 30 to 35 Chinook days per year?
A) Edmonton
B) Calgary
C) Lethbridge
D) Red Deer
- 59. What is the probability of a white Christmas in Calgary?
A) 86%
B) 56%
C) 20%
D) 100%
- 60. What process causes the high frequency of hail near the Rocky Mountains?
A) Tropical humidity
B) Volcanic activity
C) Orographic lifting
D) Oceanic cooling
- 61. Which plant is known for being the first to flower in the spring in central and northern Alberta?
A) Wild rose
B) Golden bean
C) Prairie coneflower
D) Prairie crocus
- 62. Which of these is a hardy perennial found in southern and east central Alberta?
A) Paper birch
B) Willow
C) Jack pine
D) Sage
- 63. Which tree species is classified as a deciduous conifer?
A) Tamarack
B) Paper birch
C) Balsam poplar
D) Jack pine
- 64. Which animal species was decimated during early settlement but has since made a comeback?
A) Grizzly bear
B) Moose
C) American bison
D) Wolf
- 65. Which of these animals is found in the prairies of southern Alberta?
A) Elk
B) Moose
C) Pronghorn
D) Mule deer
- 66. What is the only venomous snake species found in Alberta?
A) Bull snake
B) Garter snake
C) Prairie rattlesnake
D) Boa constrictor
- 67. Where are wolverines typically found in Alberta?
A) Southern prairies
B) Northwestern areas
C) In the parkland region
D) Near Medicine Hat
- 68. What is the official provincial fish of Alberta?
A) Walleye
B) Pike
C) Rainbow trout
D) Bull trout
- 69. Which rodent is Alberta famously free from?
A) Porcupine
B) Squirrel
C) Beaver
D) Norwegian rat
- 70. In what year did Alberta Agriculture report zero findings of wild rats?
A) 1950
B) 2012
C) 2009
D) 2006
- 71. Who is legally allowed to keep Norwegian rats in Alberta?
A) Individual pet owners
B) Local pet shops
C) Research institutions
D) Farmers
- 72. Which of these is a large deciduous tree species mentioned in the text?
A) Paper birch
B) Black spruce
C) Lodgepole pine
D) Tamarack
- 73. Which geologic era is represented by Alberta's diverse dinosaur fossils?
A) Late Cretaceous
B) Paleogene
C) Jurassic
D) Triassic
- 74. How many dinosaur type specimens have been collected in Alberta?
A) Fewer than 5
B) At least 38
C) Over 100
D) Exactly 10
- 75. What type of dinosaur fossils are primarily found in the Milk River and Foremost Formations?
A) Complete skeletons
B) Teeth
C) Feathers
D) Eggshells
- 76. Which formation contains two Pachyrhinosaurus bone beds?
A) Bearpaw Formation
B) Dinosaur Park Formation
C) Wapiti Formation
D) Oldman Formation
- 77. What does the Bearpaw Formation represent?
A) A massive volcanic eruption
B) An ancient mountain range
C) A dry desert environment
D) Strata deposited during a marine transgression
- 78. Who was the first British subject to visit Alberta?
A) Peter Pond
B) Roderick Mackenzie
C) Alexander Mackenzie
D) Anthony Henday
- 79. Who built Fort Athabasca on Lac la Biche in 1778?
A) Alexander Mackenzie
B) Roderick Mackenzie
C) Anthony Henday
D) Peter Pond
- 80. When was the North West Company of Montreal formed?
A) 1803
B) 1779
C) 1754
D) 1788
- 81. Who was the first European to cross the North American continent north of Mexico?
A) Roderick Mackenzie
B) Anthony Henday
C) Sir Alexander Mackenzie
D) Peter Pond
- 82. Who was the first premier of Alberta?
A) Alexander Mackenzie
B) Sir John A. Macdonald
C) Alexander Cameron Rutherford
D) Peter Pond
- 83. What percentage of Alberta's doctors volunteered for service in the First World War?
A) Over 20%
B) Over 75%
C) Over 10%
D) Over 50%
- 84. In what year did the Fort McMurray wildfire occur?
A) 2016
B) 2013
C) 2020
D) 2018
- 85. What major vote occurred in Alberta on October 19, 2026?
A) An independence referendum
B) A provincial leadership election
C) A vote on federal taxation
D) A treaty negotiation vote
- 86. What is Alberta's land area in square kilometers?
A) 245,042.93
B) 1,772,670
C) 1,633,220
D) 634,658.27
- 87. What was the median age of Alberta's population in 2016?
A) 12.3 years
B) 41.2 years
C) 19.2 years
D) 36.7 years
- 88. What percentage of Alberta's population lived in urban areas according to the text?
A) 19%
B) 68.5%
C) 81%
D) 12.3%
- 89. How many residents in Alberta had no certificate, diploma, or degree according to the 2016 census?
A) 540,665
B) 895,885
C) 779,155
D) 1,769,500
- 90. What was the population of Alberta in 1901?
A) 73,022
B) 3,290,350
C) 4,262,635
D) 4,067,175
- 91. Which factor is primarily responsible for Alberta's high rate of population growth since 2000?
A) Burgeoning economy
B) Low birthrates
C) Strict government mandates
D) Decreased immigration
- 92. What percentage of the population spoke English in the 2021 Census?
A) 90.00%
B) 79.99%
C) 88.50%
D) 98.37%
- 93. Which province has a higher proportion of Francophones than Alberta?
A) British Columbia
B) Ontario
C) Saskatchewan
D) Manitoba
- 94. According to the 2006 census, what was the most common aboriginal language in Alberta?
A) Cree
B) Ojibwe
C) Inuktitut
D) Dene
- 95. Which group has had a particularly strong influence on Alberta place-names?
A) Scots
B) Germans
C) Dutch
D) French
- 96. Calgary has Canada's which-largest Chinese community?
A) Second-largest
B) Fourth-largest
C) Largest
D) Third-largest
- 97. When did the Chinese presence in Alberta begin?
A) 1920s
B) 1880s
C) 1860s
D) 1900s
- 98. In the 2006 census, what percentage of the population identified as having Canadian ethnic origin?
A) 20.9%
B) 20.5%
C) 27.2%
D) 11.9%
- 99. What is the primary reason the Indigenous population is growing faster than the Alberta population as a whole?
A) More Albertans are embracing their Metis lineage
B) Government census incentives
C) High levels of immigration
D) Low mortality rates
- 100. Which of these cities is mentioned as having a name of Scottish origin?
A) Medicine Hat
B) Lethbridge
C) Red Deer
D) Canmore
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