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Thursday, November 12, 2026
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Island-wide Weekly Island Quiz

Island Quiz: Week of Nov 16

November 11, 2026

Welcome to this week’s Island Quiz — five bits of Vancouver Island trivia, covering nature, geography, history, wildlife and a well-known local quirk. The answers are out there if you want to look them up. No trick questions.

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  1. Which of these is Canada’s only native broadleaf evergreen tree?
  2. What is the highest peak on Vancouver Island?
  3. In what year did the Colony of Vancouver Island unite with the Colony of British Columbia?
  1. Which of these mammals is found in the wild only on Vancouver Island?
  2. In which Vancouver Island community do goats graze on a market roof?