Canadian Trivia Questions II

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What Canadian swimmer won a gold medal and two silvers in the 1980s, but was killed in a car accident outside a Montreal bar in 1989?

       a. Alex Baumann
       b. Victor Davis
       c. Mark Tewksbury
       d. Mark Spitz


What Liberal party leader got into hot water for patting Iona Campagnolo's butt?

       a. John Turner
       b. Jean Chretien
       c. Pierre Trudeau
       d. Paul Martin


In 1886, on the suggestion of the head of the CPR, what was Granville renamed?

       a. Winnipeg
       b. Vancouver
       c. Calgary
       d. Regina


In the 1980s, birds appeared on Canada's bills. What bird was on the $2 bill before being replaced with a coin?

       a. Blue jay
       b. Loon
       c. Robin
       d. Cardinal


As of 2005, Pat Fletcher was the last Canadian to win the title, doing so in 1954. Which one?

       a. Canadian Open (tennis)
       b. Canadian Open (golf)
       c. Canadian Grand Prix
       d. Canadian Derby


In what province would you find the Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology, named for the man who dug up Drumheller looking for dinosaur bones?

       a. Manitoba
       b. Ontario
       c. Alberta
       d. Nova Scotia


Canada occupies what percentage of the world's land area?

       a. 0.0667
       b. 0.2667
       c. 0.1667
       d. 0.3667


In 1981, "Landslide Ernie" Eves was first elected to what province's legislature, albeit by just six votes?

       a. Nova Scotia
       b. New Brunswick
       c. Ontario
       d. Prince Edward Island


The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Place Ville Marie and the Cathedral-Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World, all used to be on Dorchester Boulevard. Where have they been since 1987?

       a. Boulevard Henri-Bourassa
       b. Boulevard Rene-Levesque
       c. Boulevard Pierre-Trudeau
       d. Boulevard Maurice-Richard


What did his friends call Lester Bowles Pearson?

       a. John
       b. Jack
       c. Mike
       d. Pete


What Saskatchewan city lures tourists to the tunnels once used by smugglers during Prohibition?

       a. Moose Jaw
       b. Swift Current
       c. North Battleford
       d. Prince Albert


This city's city hall was designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell, and in front of it, you'll find a Henry Moore sculpture called "The Archer" (aka "Three-Way Piece No. 2"). Where are we?

       a. Toronto
       b. Vancouver
       c. Winnipeg
       d. Halifax


In 1984, what Prague-born athlete won Canada's first swimming gold medal in 72 years?

       a. Victor Davis
       b. Mark Tewksbury
       c. Alex Baumann
       d. Mark Spitz


Now named for the Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin, what island did Jacques Cartier call Ile St Jean in 1534?

       a. Montreal
       b. Cape Breton
       c. Prince Edward Island
       d. Newfoundland


What province shares the most land border with the United States?

       a. British Columbia
       b. Quebec
       c. Ontario
       d. Nova Scotia




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