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2010년 5월 12일은 매니토바가 캐나다 연방에 한 주로 가입한지 140주년이 되는 날 (Manitoba Day)입니다.. 작년 2009년 마니토바 날에 위니펙 프리 프레스(Winnipeg Free Press)신문이 마니토바 날을 맞이하여 아래와 같은 마니토바주에 대한 39개 문제를 출제했습니다.. 요즘 마니토바로 이민을 결심하신 분들도 많이 있으실텐데요... 이민을 결심하셨다면, 내가 가서 살 곳인데, 마니토바주에 대한 사항을 알아둬도 좋을 듯 싶어 올려봅니다.. 1. What is the origin of the word Manitoba? At the Lake Manitoba Narrows a strong wind sends waves crashing into the limestone rocks of an offshore island. The unique sound from the waves is said to be the Manitou or Great Spirit, in Ojibway, Manoto-bau. 2. What is the highest point in Manitoba? Baldy Mountain at 2727 ft./831 m 3. When did Manitoba’s boundaries change to its current keystone shape and size? 1912 4. This cartoonist based Disney’s Snow White character on a Winnipeg waitress Charlie Thorson, also known as Cartoon Charlie 5. At the turn of the 19th century, which Manitoba city expected to be the province’s capital? Selkirk 6. Who is considered to be the founding father of Manitoba? Louis Riel 7. What’s Manitoba’s nickname for the Red River Floodway? Duff’s Ditch, named for former premier Duff Roblin 8. James Bond was inspired by what Winnipegger who grew up in Point Douglas? Sir William Stephenson 9. What is Manitoba’s official flower? Prairie Crocus 10. Where can you find the largest collection of reptiles in the world? Narcisse Snake Pits 11. What is a nip? A hamburqwe 12. What is shmoo torte? Angel food cake with nuts and a caramel sauce 13. What’s the second-largest community in Manitoba? Brandon 14. Where can you find the longest suspension footbridge in Canada? The 182-metre swinging bridge over the Souris River, southwest of Brandon. 15. Where can you find the oldest inhabited part of the province? Turtle Mountain, a plateau that straddles the Canada-U.S. border about 100km south of Brandon. The first people moved in some time between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago. 16. On which town did a famous Manitoba novelist base her fictional hamlet of Manitoba? Neepawa, (Margaret Laurence is the novelist) 17. What are the two biggest outdoor festivals in Manitoba? Winnipeg Folk Festival and Dauphin Countryfest 18. What’s the name of the Al Capp cartoon character for whom the town of Flin Flon is named? Flintabettey Flonation [Editor’s note: Josiah Flintabetty Flonatin’s image was created by cartoonist Al Capp, but Flin Flon’s namesake comes from J.E Preston Muddock’s science fiction novel The Sunless City] 19. What A.A.Milne character has his roots in Winnipeg? Winnie the Pooh 20. What is the name of Canada’s newest national museum and where is it being built? Canadian Museum of Human Rights at Winnipeg’s The Forks 21. Who was the playoff MVP when the Winnipeg Jets won their third Avco Cup in 1979? Rich Preston 22. Who was the starting quarterback the last time the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Gray Cup in1990? Tom Burgess 23. What Manitoba-born golfer tied for second at the 1969 Masters and is currently tied with Weir for most wins, with eight, by a Canadian on the PGA Tour? George Knuden 24. What Manitoban won the 1977 world sprint speed-skating title? Sylvia Burka 25. What year was the general strike? 1919 26. What is Manitoba’s provincial bird? Great Gray Owl 27. What is Manitoba’s official tree? White Spruce 28. What is Manitoba’s official animal? Bison 29. What id Manitoba’s motto? Gloriosus et liber – Glorious and free 30. How long is the Red River Floodway? 47kilometers 31. The International Peace Garden is adjacent to which provincial park: Dick Mountain, Turtle Mountain or Keystone Mountain? Turtle Mountain 32. The Winnipeg Falcons are a storied hockey team that won the first Olympic gold medal for hockey in what year? 1909, 1915 or 1920 1920 33. Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg and lived in St. Vital, Elmwood or Transcona? Transcona 34. Where does Lake Winnipeg rank for size among fresh-water lakes of the world? Tenth largest 35. Manitoba is the country’s largest producer of sunflower seeds. Which city is known as the Sunflower Capital of Canada? Altona 36. The highest recorded temperature, with the humidex in Canada was 53℃. Which Manitoba city boasts that record? Carman, July 2007 37. Who was Manitoba’s first premier? Alfred Boyd, non-partisan, from September 1870 to December 1871. 38. Name one of the military units which call CFB Shilo home. CFB Shilo is home to 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artilery, the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, both battalions of the 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and the Royal Canadian Artilery. 39. What is Manitoba’s population? 1.2 million
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