ROUND 2: Geography/Canadiana - Place names

1. The Churchill River was named around the year 1710 for General John
   Churchill, who was active at the time fighting against Louis XIV. 
   By what name is this victorious general better known?

A. the Duke of Marlborough


2. An artificial lake, or reservoir, near Saskatoon was named after a
   Canadian prime minister. Name this reservoir.

A. Lake Diefenbaker


3. What is the name of Winnipeg's major French district? It used to be an
   independent town.

A. Saint Boniface


4. What is the English-language nickname of Montreal's Black district, 
   where Oscar Peterson and Oliver Jones grew up?

A. Little Burgundy


5. What imposing geographical feature was named after the first director of
   the Geological Survey of Canada?

A. Mount Logan (for Sir William Logan)


6. Gimli, Manitoba, is named after a place in which country?

A. Iceland


7. In which province can you find a place named Pinchgut Tickle?

A. Newfoundland and Labrador (accept Newfoundland) [A tickle is a small
   channel.]


8. Which BC coastal community, located near the mouth of the Skeena River, 
   is named for the first governor of the Hudson's Bay Company?

A. Prince Rupert


9. What accounts for the name of the Edmonton suburb Fort Saskatchewan?

A. It's situated on the (North) Saskatchewan River.


10. Keewatin, Norman, and Rat Portage were joined in 1905 to make 
    what Ontario town?

A. Kenora