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People from Manitoba Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about people from Manitoba. If you're from Manitoba, this should be easy. If you're not, you may learn some things of interest. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by mrhockey2. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
mrhockey2

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
242,146

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
583

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which game show host was born in Manitoba? Hint

Pat Sajak

Chuck Woolery

Monty Hall

Alex Trebek

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first prime minister to run for a seat in Manitoba? Hint

Arthur Meighen

Sir John A. MacDonald

Alexander McKenzie

William Lyon McKenzie King

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Question 3 of 10

3. In Billy Mosienko's interesting career, he holds a hockey record. What is it? Hint

most goals in a road game

most NHL teams played with

fastest 3 goals

most consecutive games

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Question 4 of 10

4. When did Edward Schreyer become the Governor General? Hint

1980

1978

1979

1977

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these books did Margaret Laurence NOT write? Hint

The Diviners

This Side Jordan

The Fire-Dwellers

The Devil's Alternative

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these people did NOT get the Order of Manitoba? Hint

Peter M. Liba

Jennifer Botterill

Margaret Laurence

Lloyd Axworthy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where was Neil Young born? Hint

Edmonton

Winnipeg

Toronto

Brandon

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which person DID become premier of Manitoba at least once? Hint

Russell Paulley

Sidney Spivak

Sir Hugh John MacDonald

Edward Brown March

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these baseball players WAS born in Manitoba? Hint

Pete Orr

Jeff Francis

Corey Koskie

Matt Stairs

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the first Prime Minister to be born in Manitoba? Hint

John Thompson

Arthur Meighen

None of these

William Lyon McKenzie King

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which game show host was born in Manitoba?

Answer: Monty Hall

Monty Hall was born in Winnipeg on August 25, 1921 in Winnipeg. There's a street named after the Let's Make A Deal Host called Monty Hall Drive in Northern Winnipeg. Woolery and Sajak were born in the US. Trebek was born in Sudbury, Ontario.

2. Who was the first prime minister to run for a seat in Manitoba?

Answer: Sir John A. MacDonald

Sir John A. MacDonald was elected in Marquette, MB in 1878. Thirty years before Meighen was elected in Portage, MB in 1908. Borden and King never ran in Manitoba. MacDonald never ran in Manitoba again.

3. In Billy Mosienko's interesting career, he holds a hockey record. What is it?

Answer: fastest 3 goals

Mosienko was born in Winnipeg. Mosienko's 21 seconds is the fastest 3 goals (or hat trick) record. Mike Sillinger played with the most NHL teams with eleven. Doug Jarvis played 964 games in a row and Red Berenson scored six in a road game.

4. When did Edward Schreyer become the Governor General?

Answer: 1979

Schreyer was born in Beausejour, MB. Schreyer did become the Governor General in 1979 and stayed for five years. Before that, he was Premier of Manitoba for eight years.

5. Which of these books did Margaret Laurence NOT write?

Answer: The Devil's Alternative

"The Devil's Alternative" was written by Fredrick Forsyth. Laurence was born in Neepawa, MB which was the setting for the fictional town of Manawaka, where "The Stone Angel" takes place. Before her writing career, she lived in England, Somalia and Ghana, because of her husband's job.

6. Which of these people did NOT get the Order of Manitoba?

Answer: Margaret Laurence

Amazingly, Laurence hasn't won the Order of Manitoba. Botterill won it in 2006. Laurence is a famous author (in Manitoba, at least) who wrote books such as "The Diviners", which was made into a TV special in 1993, and "The Stone Angel," which is now being made into a movie.

7. Where was Neil Young born?

Answer: Toronto

Neil Young is a famous rock artist who was born in Toronto, but moved to Winnipeg when he was twelve. His first rock band was "Buffalo Springfield." He now occasionally performs and just performed in the "Freedom of Speech Tour '06" with the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Band.

8. Which person DID become premier of Manitoba at least once?

Answer: Sir Hugh John MacDonald

Sir John A. MacDonald's, son Sir Hugh John, became premier of Manitoba in 1900, but only stayed in office for nine months. He resigned on October 29, 1900 to run in the November 7 federal election - only to be defeated by fewer than 1,000 votes. Russell Paulley was the only NDP leader to not become premier.

9. Which of these baseball players WAS born in Manitoba?

Answer: Corey Koskie

Koskie was born in Anola, MB in 1973. Francis was born in Vancouver, Stairs was born in Saint John, NB and Orr was born in Richmond Hill, ON.

10. Who is the first Prime Minister to be born in Manitoba?

Answer: None of these

In fact, no Manitoba-born person has ever become Prime Minister yet. Meighen and King were born in Ontario, Thompson in Nova Scotia.

Source: Author mrhockey2

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