Who is the park named after?

Lord Stanley, a Governor General

Stanley Park Quiz: Vancouver's Seawall and Totem Poles

This Stanley Park quiz circles Vancouver's beloved green peninsula by bike and on foot. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on its 1888 opening, Lord Stanley and the Stanley Cup, the seawall built by stonemason James Cunningham, Brockton Point totem poles, the Nine O'Clock Gun, Siwash Rock, Prospect Point, the aquarium and the 2006 windstorm.

Start Stanley Park Quiz

🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

City
Which city is Stanley Park in?
Opened
When did Stanley Park open?
Name
Who is the park named after?
Size
How does its size compare with New York's Central Park?
Seawall
Which stonemason spent decades building the seawall?
Totems
Where do the park's famous totem poles stand?
Gun
What fires every evening at 9 p.m.?
Rock
Which sea stack stands off the park's west shore?
Bridge
Which bridge can be seen from Prospect Point?
Storm
What happened in the park in 2006?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which city is Stanley Park in?
Answer: Vancouver
It sits beside downtown.
Q2: When did Stanley Park open?
Answer: 1888
It is one of the city's oldest landmarks.
Q3: Who is the park named after?
Answer: Lord Stanley, a Governor General
The Stanley Cup is also his.
Q4: How does its size compare with New York's Central Park?
Answer: It is larger
It covers about 400 hectares.
Q5: Which stonemason spent decades building the seawall?
Answer: James Cunningham
Work lasted from 1917 to 1980.
Q6: Where do the park's famous totem poles stand?
Answer: Brockton Point
They are among BC's most visited sights.
Q7: What fires every evening at 9 p.m.?
Answer: The Nine O'Clock Gun
It once helped ships set clocks.
Q8: Which sea stack stands off the park's west shore?
Answer: Siwash Rock
Coast Salish stories surround it.
Q9: Which bridge can be seen from Prospect Point?
Answer: Lions Gate Bridge
It links to the North Shore.
Q10: What happened in the park in 2006?
Answer: A windstorm felled many trees
Volunteers helped replant.

Biking the Seawall Around Vancouver's Green Peninsula

Stanley Park opened in 1888 on a forested peninsula beside downtown Vancouver. It was named after Lord Stanley, Canada's Governor General, who also donated hockey's Stanley Cup. Covering about 400 hectares, it is larger than New York's Central Park.

The park is ringed by the seawall, a path of about nine kilometers built over decades from 1917 to 1980; stonemason James Cunningham devoted much of his life to it. Walkers and cyclists pass Siwash Rock, a sea stack tied to Coast Salish stories, and Prospect Point, with views of the Lions Gate Bridge.

At Brockton Point, a group of totem poles is among the most visited sights in British Columbia. The Nine O'Clock Gun fires every evening, once helping ships set their clocks. A powerful windstorm in 2006 felled thousands of trees, and the park has since recovered with replanting.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travel fans will enjoy these questions.

When the park opened
Who it is named after
How the seawall was built
Which landmarks stand out
What happened in 2006

Did You Know?

The Vancouver Aquarium is inside the park.
Beaver Lake is covered with water lilies.
Cyclists ride the seawall counterclockwise.
Giant cedars and firs grow in the forest.
Third Beach is a popular sunset spot.