Canadian education

This deep-voiced former CBC announcer went on to become the patriarch of the Cartwright family on the American TV western Bonanza. a) Raymond Massey b) Howie Mandel c) Lorne Greene d) William Shatner Canada’s political history has been mercifully peaceful, but this Father of Confederation was gunned down in Ottawa in 1869. a) Thomas D’Arcy McGee b) George Brown c) Mackenzie Bowell d) Charlie Farquharson The fuzzy-faced critter was Canada’s mascot during Expo 67. a) Larry Zolf b) Ookpik c) Barney the Centennial beaver d) Inukshuk This hi-tech New Brunswickbuilt car featured gull-wing doors but the company went bust in 1975 after nearly 3,000 models were created. a) Lamborghini b) Delorean c) Bricklin d) Hatfield Which of the following Canadian beer barons was first to build his brewery? a) Alexander Keith b) John Labatt c) John Molson d) Eugene O’Keefe A Caesar is an alcoholic drink primarily consumed by Canadians. In what city was it invented? a) Calgary b) Montreal c) Toronto d) Dawson City This prime minister held office for the shortest term in Canadian history. a) Sir Charles Tupper b) John Turner c) Kim Campbell d) Joe Clark This Canadian songbird made her mark on the charts with her international hit We’ll Sing in the Sunshine. a) Our Pet Juliette b) Anne Murray c) Joni Mitchell d) Gale Garnett Who was the first explorer to reach Canada? a) Jacques Cartier b) Henry Hudson c) John Cabot d) Samuel de Champlain Canada is famous for having big eaters. In fact, the world’s biggest land based carnivore live here. a) Grizzly bear b) Sasquatch c) Black bear d) Polar bear Name the author who gave us that red-haired, freckle-faced Canadian literary icon Anne of Green Gables. a) Margaret Atwood b) Margaret Laurence c) Lucy Maud Montgomery d) Elizabeth Montgomery Lester Pearson, who would later go on to become PM of Canada, won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for coming up with a peaceful solution to the following incident: a) Rocket Richard riot in Montreal b) Cuban missile crisis c) Suez crisis in Egypt d) Soviet invasion of Hungary This British monarch chose Ottawa as the nation’s capital. a) Queen Victoria b) Queen Elizabeth I c) Queen Latifah d) King Edward VIII William Shatner, who went where “No man has gone before” during his days as Capt. Kirk on Star Trek, was somewhere before. He performed at what famous Canadian theatre early in his career? a) Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Shaw Festival b) Stratford Shakespeare Festival c) Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival d) Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre When John Lennon and Yoko Ono were forbidden to continue their “bed-in for peace” tour in New York City due to drug charges, which Canadian city quickly subbed in? a) Toronto c) Moncton b) Ottawa d) Montreal Which of the following hockey stars did not play for Canada in the historic summit series with the Soviets in 1972? a) Frank Mahovlich b) Bobby Hull c) Dennis Hull d) Tony Esposito Who was the first native-born Governor General of Canada? a) Roland Michener b) Georges Vanier c) Vincent Massey d) Judy LaMarsh This pair of Canadian scientists discovered insulin as a treatment for diabetes. a) Wayne & Shuster b) Banting & Best c) Sacco & Vanzetti d) Macdonald & Cartier Name the predecessor of today’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police: a) Northwest Mounted Police b) Hudson’s Bay Gendarmarie c) Rupert’s Land Rangers d) Royal Victorian Guard The maple leaf flag is part of the legacy of this prime minister: a) Pierre Trudeau b) John Diefenbaker c) Louis St. Laurent d) Lester B. Pearson Only one former Canadian prime minister is buried overseas – who is it? a) Arthur Meighen b) Sir John A. Macdonald c) R.B. Bennett d) Mackenzie King