For those who missed the Wells Gray Park Treasure Hunt on B.C. Day, the event included a trivia quiz. The questions appeared in last week’s issue of the Times. Here are with the answers. Each correct answer was worth 10 points, while bonus questions marked with (**) were worth 20 points. How did you do?
1. What year was Wells Gray Provincial Park established? 1939
2. Who was Arthur Wellesley Gray? Prominent provincial Minister of Lands
3. How many hectares is Wells Gray Park? 515,301
4. How high is Spahats Falls? 75 meters
5. How many peaks make up the Trophy Mountains? Nine
6. What is the highest peak in the Trophies? 2577 m
7. In the 1940s and 1950s, how was mail delivered to the Upper Clearwater Valley in winter? By sleigh
8. What year was the most catastrophic fire in the Clearwater Valley? July 16, 1926
9. Name one lake that is stocked with fish in Wells Gray Park - pretty much all lakes in the park have been stocked
10. How many meters high is the Green Mountain viewing platform? 10 meters
11. What is the nickname for Dawson Falls? Little Niagara
12. What river feeds Helmcken Falls? The Murtle
13. What was the “cause” of Pyramid Mountain? Volcanic eruption
14. Who are the willows important to? The moose population
15. What two natural events occurred to create the Clearwater Valley? Ice age and volcanoes
16. Who was the “real” Jerry the Moose? ** Jerry was a young orphan moose found in the Cariboo and brought up in Upper Clearwater near Wells Gray Park
17. What is “Spahats” a term for? It is Aboriginal term for “bear”
18. Who was Fage Creek named after? “Frenchy Fage” was a bank clerk who came from France to raise cattle in the Upper Clearwater **
19. Name three pioneer families of the Upper Clearwater. Ludtke, Helset, Ray
20. Why was the road named Corral Road? ** It was named after a corral used to hold Jerry the Moose