Online Canadian Citizenship Quiz - Yukon 2

Question 1

What is the capital of Yukon?

Accepted Answer

Whitehorse

Answer

Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city, home to the majority of Yukon's population. Dawson City was historically more significant as the centre of the Klondike Gold Rush but is now much smaller.

Question 2

What major event brought tens of thousands of people to the Yukon in 1898?

Accepted Answer

The Klondike Gold Rush, when gold was discovered near Dawson City, attracting approximately 100,000 prospectors to the Yukon

Answer

The Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899) began when gold was discovered near the Klondike River. Approximately 100,000 prospectors made the arduous journey to the Yukon in 1898. Although most found little gold, the rush established permanent settlement in the Yukon and changed it permanently.

Question 3

Which mountain in Yukon is the highest peak in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Mount Logan

Answer

Mount Logan, located in Kluane National Park in the Yukon, is Canada's highest peak at 5,959 metres. It is also the second-highest peak in North America after Denali (Alaska) and has the largest base circumference of any non-volcanic mountain in the world.

Question 4

The Alaska Highway (ALCAN Highway) runs through Yukon. Why was it built, and when?

Accepted Answer

It was built in 1942–1943 by U.S. and Canadian forces as a military supply route connecting the contiguous United States to Alaska after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor made sea routes vulnerable

Answer

The Alaska Highway was built in 1942–1943 as a military supply road after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. U.S. Army engineers, working alongside Canadian forces and civilian workers, built the 2,700 km road through wilderness in just eight months to ensure a land route to Alaska.

Question 5

Yukon's Indigenous peoples signed comprehensive land claims agreements through which process?

Accepted Answer

The Yukon Umbrella Final Agreement (1990), a comprehensive framework under which 11 of 14 First Nations signed individual self-government and land claims agreements

Answer

The Yukon Umbrella Final Agreement (1990) provided a framework for comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements for Yukon First Nations. Eleven of the fourteen First Nations in Yukon have signed final agreements, giving them rights over land, resources, and self-government.

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Online Canadian Citizenship Quiz - Yukon 2