The cache is located at N 49° xx.xxx and W 117° xx.xxx. Fill in the
X's by answering the questions below. Use the following key when
taking this test: A=1 B=2 C=3 D=4 E=5 F=6 G=7 H=8 I=9 J=0
This cache is meant to be a simple history lesson on the
Castlegar area.
To begin your history lesson go to LINK TO THE CITY OF
CASTLEGAR
You will find the information there to answer the following
questions. Be sure to check out the history section!!! Although not
required, the virtual tour is interesting as
well.
1.Castlegar is known as
the "____________" of the Kootenays. (Hint: Click on the bar at the
top of the page where it says Castlegar to find the answer for this
one.)
A) Diamond
B) Crossroads
C) Place to be
D) Paradise
E) Center
F) Queen City
G) Secret
H) Hub
I) Eden
J) Gem
2.What year did Castlegar
become a village?
A) 1938
B) 1950
C) 1898
D) 1902
E) 1925
F) 1874
G) 1965
H) 1905
I) 2001
J) 1946
3.Which band of Indians
inhabited the lower Arrow Lakes, including Castlegar?
A) Lakes Indian People
B) Chippewa and Blackfeet
C) Nootka and Assiniboine
D) Kainai and Oneida
E) Iroquis and Cherokee
F) Nez Perce and Cayuga
G) Seneca and Mojave
H) Sanish and Passamaquoddy
I) Kootenay and Sioux
J) Bella Coola and Lipan Apache
4.What townsite owed it's
birth to the Rossland Mining Camp and especially to smelting
operations in Trail?
A) Kinaird
B) Genelle
C) Robson
D) Wardsville
E) Blueberry
F) Ooteshenia
G) Deer Park
H) Thrums
I) Brilliant
J) Waterloo
5.What year was the
airport constructed?
A) 2002
B) 1902
C) 1942
D) 1968
E) 1953
F) 1946
G) 1915
H) 1936
I) 1965
J) 1950
6.How many students were
enrolled at the school in Castlegar in 1913? How many of their
fathers worked for the CPR?
A) 20, 14
B) 11, 2
C) 15, 12
D) 7, 7
E) 30, 15
F) 8, 7
G) 12, 11
H) 15, 8
I) 18, 2
J) 16, 15
7.What was the name of the
steamer that made it's way through "Tin Cup Rapids" at Castlegar in
December of 1865?
A) SS Minto
B) Annerly"
C) Ruth
D) North Star
E) J.D. Farrell
F) Forty Nine
G) Gwendoline
H) Rustler
I) SS Ainsworth
J) Bailee-Grohamn
8.What year was the Robson
Ferry installed?
A) 1899
B) 1901
C) 1865
D) 1915
E) 1921
F) 1903
G) 1919
H) 1898
I) 1910
J) 1914
You will want to check out
this web site to answer the last questions LINK
TO THE CITY OF CASTLEGAR
9.What year was the Castlegar Railway
Station built? The date is stated in the link so please don't try
to do the math as the website is a few years old now.
A) 1905
B) 1898
C) 1920
D) 1902
E) 1948
F) 1943
G) 1855
H) 1906
I) 1951
J) 1907
10.Who built a unique Russian Orthodox
Chapel House on an Island that is now a Heritage Park?
A) Alexander Zuckerberg
B) George Rosoff
C) Alvin Shiroff
D) Fred Voykin
E) Peter Verigin
F) Bill Kasloff
G) William Malakoff
H) Nicholas Droski
I) Andrew Kloberdanz
J) Jack Pupkin
Good Luck and we hope you enjoyed your
history lesson.
You can check your answers for this
puzzle on
Geochecker.com.