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North of Ordinary trivia

1. Who built the Palace Grand Theatre in Dawson City, in 1898?
2. When did the theatre open?
3. When was the sternwheeler SS Tutshi launched as a tourist boat?
4. How long did Robert Service live in his Dawson City cabin?
5. In what year was Dawson City first serviced by electricity?
6. Which First Nation woman from the Yukon was the first Aboriginal woman to become a member of the Order of Canada?
7. Which Yukoner was awarded the first Yukon Heritage Award, in 1977?
8. Which woman became the first female special constable in Whitehorse and when?
9. How many cords of wood did a river steamboat burn going upstream during the gold rush?
10. When was the all-weather road between Whitehorse and Dawson City completed?
11. Who was the first woman to drive a car on the Alaska Highway?
12. When was the name of the Yukon Territory officially changed to Yukon?

Sources: Parks Canada, Yukon Archives, Yukon Environment and Yukon Community Profiles.

Answers on p. 68 Vol. 3 Iss 1 Spring 2009 or e-mail the editor.