NWT quiz

If you visit the Northwest Territories, you can see the Northern Lights up in the sky. They are the most visible here than anywhere on Earth! How many days of the year can you see them?

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Almost 75 days of the year

Almost 160 days of the year

Almost 250 days of the year

The Northwest Territories is home to Canada's largest national park — Wood Buffalo National Park. It is so big, that it stretches from the Northwest Territories into which other neighbouring province or territory?

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Alberta

British Columbia

Nunavut

Saskatchewan

The Yukon

What is the capital of the Northwest Territories?

Inuvik

Tuktoyaktuk

Yellowknife

Even though there are only about 44,000 people in all of the Northwest Territories, it's a multilingual place. That means that they have a lot of official languages other than English and French. How many do you think they have?

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Seven

Eleven

Thirteen

TRUE OR FALSE:
Every winter, a big snow castle appears on a frozen lake in Yellowknife for everyone to enjoy

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True

False

It's a Canadian tradition — you can buy Timbits from as far north as Iqaluit, Nunavut, to as far south as Kingsville, Ontario. How many Tim Hortons do you think there are in the Northwest Territories?

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None

Three

Seven

Nine

What territory was carved out of the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999?

The Yukon

Nunavut

The Northwest Territories is called the "Land of the Midnight Sun." Because it's so far north, daytime and nighttime can last much longer than you might be used to in other southern provinces. What do you think happens?

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In some places way up north, daylight can last all summer long

Because the sun stays low, you can burn the inside of your nostrils

It can be hard to sleep with sun all night long

All of the above

TRUE OR FALSE:
The Northwest Territories is home to the only free-range herd of reindeer in all of Canada.

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True

False

This animal is as tall as a man's chest, can weigh up to 318 kilograms and the majority of the world's population live on Banks Island way up near the top of the Northwest Territories. Which animal is it?

Polar bear

Grizzly bear

Muskoxen

Canada's a pretty cool place with lots to see and do from coast to coast.

Here's your chance to see how much you know about the arctic beauty of the Northwest Territories.