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Provinces And Territories Of Canada (With Hints) - Statistics

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Answer A bit of a hint % Correct
Quebec From the Algonquin word 'kébec', meaning 'where the river narrows'.
100%
Alberta Named after one of Queen Victoria's daughters (who had a name much like her father's).
93%
British Columbia Queen Victoria chose the name (it was part of her empire). It includes the name of a river (ultimately named for the Italian explorer who voyaged to the New World but swore it was Asia).
93%
Manitoba It might come from the Ojibwa word 'manidoobaa', meaning the Straits of the Great Spirit.
93%
Nova Scotia From the Latin for 'New Scotland'.
93%
Nunavut The name of this largely polar territory means 'Our Land' in the Inuktitut language.
93%
Saskatchewan Named after the Cree name for the 'Kisiskāciwani-sīpiy' (swiftly flowing river) that passes through it.
93%
Yukon This is named after the longest river in the territory. The river's name comes from a phrase in the Gwich'in language: 'chųų gąįį han': 'white water river'.
93%
New Brunswick Named after the House of George III, derived from the German town of Braunschweig.
86%
Newfoundland and Labrador Half the name is rather similar to the translation of its French name, 'Terra-Neuve'. The other half is named after its Portuguese explorer (who also has a very popular dog breed named after him).
86%
Northwest Territories The name of this region indicates its relative position in Canada.
86%
Ontario Named after one of the Great Lakes.
86%
Prince Edward Island Named after the son of George III and the way the province is surrounded by water.
79%
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