What is the capital of Alberta?

Discover Canada identifies Alberta's capital in its provincial-capital list. The guide pairs Alberta with Edmonton as its capital city, alongside the other provinces and territories. The capital the test wants is therefore Edmonton.

Edmonton has deep historical roots in the guide. Discover Canada writes that the Hudson's Bay Company "came to dominate the trade in the northwest from Fort Garry (Winnipeg) and Fort Edmonton to Fort Langley (near Vancouver) and Fort Victoria — trading posts that later became cities." So Edmonton's modern existence as Alberta's capital is rooted in Fort Edmonton, a Hudson's Bay Company fur-trade post that grew into a major Prairie city.

Edmonton appears elsewhere in the guide too. Discover Canada notes that one of "the greatest hockey players of all time, Wayne Gretzky, played for the Edmonton Oilers from 1979 to 1988" — tying the city to Canadian hockey heritage. So Edmonton's cultural footprint in the guide extends from fur-trade history to modern professional sport.

Alberta's broader profile gives further context. Discover Canada describes Alberta as "the most populous Prairie province," named (along with the world-famous Lake Louise in the Rocky Mountains) "after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria." Alberta has "five national parks, including Banff National Park, established in 1885," the rugged Badlands with their "world's richest deposits of prehistoric fossils and dinosaur finds," and the country's "vast cattle ranches that make Canada one of the world's major beef producers." The province is "the largest producer of oil and gas," and the oil sands "are being developed as a major energy source." Edmonton sits as the political seat of all that — Alberta's capital, while Calgary, the other large Alberta city, is mentioned through the Calgary Stampede.

The question is testing whether new citizens know which city is the capital of Alberta. Discover Canada commits to one city: Edmonton. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each pick a different Alberta city. Calgary is named in the guide through the Calgary Stampede festival, but it is not the capital. The other Alberta city options are not named as capitals anywhere in the guide. Only Edmonton — Alberta's capital — matches.