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Introduction:
"Inspired by Ozzz2002's "Australia, by Category", I have written a quiz on my own country, with one question from each FunTrivia category."


1. Animals: You all know which animal is the symbol of Canada - it's on a coin, in countless editorial cartoons, and, apparently, in the old Hudson Bay trading post days, it took a stack of this animal's pelts as high as a rifle to puchase said rifle. But - do you know the scientific name of the animal?
    Castor canadensis
    Ovis canadensis
    Cervus canadensis
    Tamiasciurus hudsonicusl


2. Brain Teasers: Which middle sized Alberta city has only three different letters in its two word, seven letter name?
    Answer: (Two words 3 letters and 4 letters)


3. Celebrities: Which Hollywood star is also the grandson of the founder of the Canadian medicare system?
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Michael J Fox
    Keanu Reeves
    Raymond Massey


4. Entertainment: Cirque de Soleil is of course the well known circus that originated in Quebec. One of Cirque de Soleil's shows, "O", plays at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Which Canadian gold-medal-winning Olympian was a driving force in developing the show?
    Sylvie Frechette
    Nancy Greene
    Josee Chouinard
    Ross Rebagliati


5. For Children: Who said these words: "One little chair for one of you, and a bigger chair for two to curl up in, and for someone who likes to rock, a rocking chair in the middle."?
    Klondike Eric
    Mister Dressup
    The Friendly Giant
    Susie the mouse


6. General - Planes, Trains and Automobiles: The Canadian Pacific Railway was begun as an inducement to persuade one province to enter Confederation. Which province was this?
    British Columbia
    Manitoba
    Alberta
    New Brunswick


7. Geography: On which northern island is the capital of Nunavut, Iqaluit, located?
    Ellesmere Island
    Baffin Island
    Victoria Island
    Banks Island


8. History: Which prominent figure from the NorthWest Rebellion of 1885 later appeared in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show?
    Chief Big Bear
    Louis Riel
    Gabriel Dumont
    Chief Poundmaker


9. Hobbies: Chris Haney and Scott Abbott came up with the idea for a new board game in Montreal in 1979. What was it?
    The Game of Life
    Pong
    Probe
    Trivial Pursuit


10. Humanities - Theatre: This Edmonton-born playwright is the author of "Poor Super Man" and "Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love", which was filmed as "Love and Human Remains", directed by Denys Arcand.
    Brad Fraser
    Ann-Marie MacDonald
    Jean Daigle
    Marty Chan


11. Literature: One of these books was written by Alice Munro; which one?
    A Jest of God
    The Stone Angel
    The Love of a Good Woman
    The Diviners


12. Movies: This 1985 movie by Sandy Wilson is a gentle look at hero worship and adolescent rebellion.
    Tales From The Gimli Hospital
    Who Has Seen The Wind
    Strange Brew
    My American Cousin


13. Music: Fill in the missing words:
"It's Bud the Spud
From the bright ___
___
Goin' down the highway smilin'"
    Answer: (Two words)


14. People: For a good part of the year, Canadians can be heard in bars and doughnut shops, shaking their heads, and asking each other, "Did you hear what Don Cherry said last night?" Who is Don Cherry?
    late night talk show host
    comedian
    politician
    sports commentator


15. Religion: One of these women founded the Grey Nuns in Montreal in 1737. Which one?
    Sr. Mary Elizabeth Gintling
    St. Angela Merici
    St. Marguerite d'Youville
    St. Teresa d'Avila


16. Science and Technology: You know that insulin was discovered in the 1920's by Banting and Best, but do you know at which university they conducted their research?
    University of Alberta
    McMaster University
    Laval University
    University of Toronto


17. Sports: Which Canadian Olympic athlete received the bronze, silver and gold medal, all for the same event at the same games?
    Beckie Scott
    Sylvie Frechette
    Nancy Greene
    Ross Rebagliati


18. Television: What TV show are the characters Nick Adonidas, Constable Constable, and Jesse Jim from?
    Street Legal
    The Beachcombers
    The Trouble with Tracy
    The Forest Rangers


19. Video Games: Edmonton-based Bioware is responsible for which popular RPG game?
    Final Fantasy
    Golden Sun
    Legend of Zelda
    Baldur's Gate


20. World: Canada has more than a dozen sites on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. One of the first was L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site. What is its claim to fame?
    Viking settlement
    Battleground
    Hudson's Bay post
    First French settlement


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