Okanagan Valley Quiz

Welcome to your 15 Question Okanagan Valley Quiz

1) What is the largest community in the Central Okanagan Valley?

Vernon

Penticton

Kelowna

Lake Country

2) How many km of SHORELINE are along the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake?

100 km

200 km

270 km

400 km

3) How wide is Okanagan Lake at its widest point?

1 km

5 km

20 km

50 km

4) What cities are on either end of Okanagan Lake?

Lake Country on the south and Vernon on the north.

Penticton on the south and Vernon on the north.

Penticton on the south and Lake Country on the north.

Vernon on the south and Penticton on the north.

5) What is Kelowna’s average daytime temperature in the summer?

20 degrees C

27 degrees C

32 degrees C

35 degrees C

6) Which fruits are first to harvest in the Okanagan Valley?

Cherries & apricots

Cherries & pears

Peaches & apricots

Cherries & apples

7) What part of the Okanagan Valley has been described as one of the most beautiful parts of the Trans Canada Trail?

Penticton canal

Lake Country boulevard

Kettle Valley Railbed

City Park

8) How long is the usual golf season in Kelowna?

March through November

March through October

February through November

April through November

9) The Okanagan Fall Wine Festival in October is ___?

In the 2005 issue of the Guinness Book of World Records

Ranked by the American Business Association as one of North America’s top 100 events

Held in the spring

Ranked by the Canadian Restaurant Association as one of Canada’s top 10 events

10) The Kettle Valley Railway Trail in Myra Canyon take you ___?

Nowhere. It was bulldozed over due to lack of use.

Over 18 wooden trestles and through 2 tunnels.

Over 15 wooden trestles and through 3 tunnels.

Over 19 wooden trestles and through 3 tunnels.

11) What 3 minerals did the Kettle Valley Railroad ship from the mountains above Kelowna?

Tungsten, silver & gold

Molybdium, silver & gold

Copper, silver & gold

Copper, silver & lead

12) How many Kettle Valley Railbed trestles were damaged in the 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park fire?

12

All of them

6

3

13) How much did it cost to replace all of the damaged trestles?

No one knows. The government is too embarrassed to admit it.

$18.9 million

$2 million

$4 million

14) In what year were the Myra Canyon trestles reopened after reconstruction?

2005

2008

2012

2017

15) Where in Kelowna can you feel a live crocodile?

Nowhere. That would be illegal.

Roaming Reptiles

Kelowna Zoo

Croc Talk Zoo

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