Quiz

Test your knowledge about Our Manitoba!

It was Sir John A. MacDonald who first suggested naming the province Manitoba.
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It wasn't John A MacDonald. Louis Riel is considered to be the founding father of Manitoba.
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It wasn't John A MacDonald. Louis Riel is considered to be the founding father of Manitoba.
Manitoba produces 90% of Canada's Sunflowers.
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Manitoba does in fact produce 90% of the sunflowers in Canada
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Yes it's true. Manitoba grows the majority of the sunflowers in Canada.
Manitoba has the biggest red-sided garter snake mating dens anywhere in the world.
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Manitoba is home to the largest Red-Sided Garter Snake mating dens anywhere in the world near Narcise, MB.
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Manitoba has the biggest red-sided garter snake mating dens anywhere in the world near Narcise, MB.
Manitoba has over 100,000 lakes and waterways.
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It's true. Manitoba has over 100,000 lakes and waterways spread across the province!
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It's true. Manitoba does have over 100,000 lakes and waterways spread across the province!
Winnipeg has the sunniest winter season in Canada with 358 hours of sunshine.
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Canada has the sunniest winter season in Canada with 358 hours of sunshine!
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Manitoba has the title! Winnipeg has sunniest winter season in Canada with 358 hours of sunshine!
Manitoba is home to the largest Pow Wow in Canada and the second largest in North America.
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It's true the largest Pow Wow in Canada is held in Manitoba!
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The largest Pow Wow in Canada is held in Manitoba!
Brandon was founded on May 30, 1882 first as a town and later as a city.
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Brandon never spent any time as a town or village but has only existed as a city. In May of 1881, General Thomas Rosser chose a location for a major divisional point of the Canadian Pacific Railway and named this new town site “Brandon” for the nearby Brandon Hills. Within a year settlers had flocked to Brandon in such numbers that it was incorporated as a city virtually overnight.
Baldur is named after a Norse god, as many of the first residents of the village were Icelandic.
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The community of Baldur is named after the Norse god of the same name.
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The community of Baldur is named after the Norse god of the same name.
Deloraine is home to “Tommy the Turtle,” a 28-foot painted western turtle.
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Boissevain is the home of “Tommy the Turtle”.
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Boissevain is the home of “Tommy the Turtle”.
Canadian and sports journalist Scott Young, father of Neil Young, was born in Cypress River in 1918.
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Scott Young was born in Cypress River in 1918.
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Scott Young was born in Cypress River in 1918.
Treherne is the home of the largest freestanding banana statue in the World
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Melita is part of Manitoba’s “Banana Belt,” representing the warmest area of the province.
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Melita, not Treherne, is part of Manitoba’s “Banana Belt,” representing the warmest area of the province.
Manitoba has the most community foundations per capita in Canada.
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Manitoba is the birthplace of the Canadian community foundation movement. Today, it is home to 54 community foundations – more per capita than any other part of the country.
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Manitoba is the birthplace of the Canadian community foundation movement. Today, it is home to 54 community foundations – more per capita than any other part of the country.
Snow White has roots in Winnipeg.
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Snow White has roots in Winnipeg.
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Snow White does have roots in Winnipeg.
James Bond has roots in Winnipeg.
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James Bond does have roots in Winnipeg.
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James Bond does have roots in Winnipeg.
Bison is Manitoba’s official animal.
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The bison is Manitoba's official animal!
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The bison is Manitoba's official animal!

From April – May 2017, Sunrise Credit Union held a draw for people to enter to win the Made In Manitoba gift basket shown below. All they had to do was complete the quiz above and their names were automatically entered into the contest. Sunrise Credit Union would like to thank all participants and congratulate Brianne Roblin of Brandon, MB on winning the Made In Manitoba gift basket.

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