The Canadian government recommends that every household should have enough supplies to support themselves for how long?

• 24 hours
• 36 hours
• 72 hours
• 120 hours

“Stop, drop and roll” is a fire safety technique that has been taught to countless schoolchildren over the years. Which of the following is commonly used as an earthquake safety slogan?

• Duck, cover and hold
• Be alert, don't get hurt
• Keep calm and carry on
• Be safe, not sorry

Human-caused fires account for what percentage of total wildfires in Canada?

• 15%
• 35%
• 55%
• 85%

In January 1998, a massive ice storm hit parts of Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Causing $1.8 billion, it is Canada’s costliest insured disaster at $1.8 billion. What recent event was Canada’s second costliest insured disaster?

• Hurricane Igor (2010) in Newfoundland
• Alberta windstorms of 2011
• Goderich tornado of 2011
• Slave Lake fires of 2011

Which 1873 weather disaster spurred the federal government to create a national weather warning system?

• Red River Flood
• Miramichi Fire
• Great Nova Scotian Cyclone
• Rogers Pass Avalanche

In the case of hazardous weather or other impending environmental event, Environment Canada will issue alerts to the public. Which of the following is the most severe and urgent?

• Statement
• Alert
• Watch
• Warning

Frank Slide, one of the worst landslides in Canadian history, occurred on April 29, 1903 when 90 million tonnes of limestone crashed from the side of what mountain, located in the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta?

• Mount Columbia
• Whistler Mountain
• Turtle Mountain
• Mount Garibaldi

Where is the lightning capital of Canada?

• Windsor, Ontario
• Gatineau, Quebec
• Port McNeill, BC
• Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

The largest hailstone recorded in Canadian history fell near Cedoux, Saskatchewan in August 1973. The stone measured 114 mm (4.5”) in diameter. How much did it weigh?

• 160 grams (5.6 ounces)
• 290 grams (10.2 ounces)
• 625 grams (22 ounces)
• 775 grams (27.3 ounces)

The first central Emergency Telephone System in North America didn’t use “9-1-1” as we do today, but “9-9-9”. Which city was the first to implement the 9-9-9 system?

• Regina, Saskatchewan
• Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Hamilton, Ontario
• Yarmouth, Nova Scotia