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October 18, 2006 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Quebec Packing Round 1. The majority of the population in Canada's Quebec Province speak this language. FRENCH 2. Quebec is both Canada's largest "in size" and its OLDEST province. 3 Over 40 per cent of Quebec`s population lives in this city. MONTREAL 4. Quebec is nicknamed "La Belle Provence," which translates as "The BEAUTIFUL Province." 5. Quebec's northernmost region is best described as TUNDRA . 6. The old part of QUEBEC CITY is the only remaining walled city in Canada or the United States. Picture: modern-looking building with copper domes Departure Round 1. Although French food abounds in Quebec, Montreal is famous for SMOKED MEAT sandwiches. 2. On September 13, 2006, a gunman opened fire on a crowd at this Montreal school. DAWSON COLLEGE 3. A mob hit man is hiding in a neighborhood in Montreal in Bruce Willis's THE WHOLE NINE YARDS . 4. Quebec borders all of these U.S. states except MICHIGAN . 5. This Snow Surfing World Cup is held annually at this ski area. MONT STE ANNE Picture: large chateau on a high hill On Tour 1. The so-called October crisis of 1970 began with the kidnapping of this British diplomat. JAMES CROSS 2. Hull, renamed Gatineau in 2001, is across the river from this city in Ontario. OTTOWA 3. Roughly 75 per cent of the world's MAPLE SYRUP comes from Quebec. 4. All of these towns are on the St. Lawrence River except CHISASIBI . 5. Quebec license plates contain the words, "Je me souviens," which means "I REMEMBER ." 6. Knowlton is the largest and the best known of the seven cities situated south of this lake. LAC BROME 7. All of these tourist attractions are in Quebec City except GILLES DILLENEUVE MUSEUM . Picture: river with a lake 8. The JACQUES CARTIER Place is the focal point of Old Montreal. 9. The northern town of Rouyn-Noranda is an important MINING center. 10. Thousands of people make a pilgrimage to this town near Quebec City every July. STE ANNE DE DEAUPRE 11. In the summer, the tiny village of Tadoussac is swamped with visitors eager to view the WHALES . 12. Cap Chat, on the Gaspe Peninsula, is Canada`s largest WINDMILL PARK . Bonus Question One The magnificent interior of Montreal's famous NOTRE DAME Basilica can hold 5,000 people. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of the Province of Quebec is Montreal found? Area 5 Picture: large stadium with tower Slide Show 1. The unique Canadian Museum of CIVILIZATION is a landmark in Hull (Gatineau). 2. Quebec City's landmark Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac was named for a 17th Century GOVERNOR . 3. The 62-mile-long SAGUENAY Fjord extends from St. Fulgence to Tadousac. 4. This Montreal landmark is often referred to "The Big O." OLYMPIC STADIUM Clues for next destination: Schloss Beer Largest State Glockenspiel |