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O Canadians!

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Introduction:
"From movies to television to music, Canadians are a huge and integral part of the American entertainment industry. This quiz celebrates some of the more famous Canadians who have helped to shape the pop culture scene."


1. This Canadian-born actor played a spaced-out soldier in "Kelly's Heroes" (1970), a decadent doctor in "M*A*S*H*" (1970), and is the father of the star of the TV series "24." Who is this cool Canadian?
    Elliot Gould
    Donald Sutherland
    Carrol O'Conner
    Clint Eastwood


2. This Canadian actor is known as much for his battle with Parkinson's Disease as for his work in an 80s TV sitcom and in a series of 80s films about the future. Can you name him?
    Jon Cryer
    Judd Nelson
    Michael J. Fox
    Rob Lowell


3. This blonde, blue-eyed Canadian singer was the spokeswoman for a generation of folkies and while on her way to Woodstock "came upon a child of God who was walking along the road". However, 70s uber trio Crosby, Stills, and Nash are better known for singing the song she wrote about the experience. Who is this Canadian singer/songwriter?
    Joan Baez
    Anne Murray
    Judy Collins
    Joni Mitchell


4. This Canadian actress once played an assistant D.A. on the TV drama "Law & Order", but when her character was killed off in a car accident, she switched to a forensics career in the TV drama "Crossing Jordan." Who is this crime-fighting Canadian?
    Jill Hennessy
    Cynthia Nixon
    Neve Campbell
    Jacquelyn Hennessy


5. Originally a member of the Canadian comedy troupe "Kids In The Hall," this seemingly straightlaced Canadian starred in the 90s sitcom "News Radio", appeared in the film "Blast From The Past" (1999), and provided the voice for an animated ant. Who is this comedically-gifted Canadian?
    Kevin McDonald
    Mark McKinney
    Dave Foley
    Bruce McCullough


6. Which of the following classic songwriters is a native of Canada?
    Neil Sedaka
    Paul Williams
    Carole King
    Paul Anka


7. This Canadian rock legend started out singing protest songs in the 60s, settled into a folky sound in the 70s, and experimented with techno music in the 80s with the album "Trans." Who is this ever-evolving musical Canadian?
    Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)


8. Are all the best comics Canadian? You might think so from watching classic episodes of "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Which of the following "SNL" alumni is NOT a Canadian?
    Mike Myers
    Dan Ackroyd
    Phil Hartman
    Jane Curtin


9. The classic TV western "Bonanza" (1959) was a hotbed of manly men whose characters bore the surname "Cartwright." Which member of the Cartwright clan was played by a Canadian?
    Hoss
    Little Joe
    Ben
    Adam


10. Which cast member of the mega-popular TV sitcom "Friends" (1994) is one-half Canadian and grew up in that great country?
    Jennifer Aniston
    Matt LeBlanc
    Matthew Perry
    Courtney Cox-Arquette


11. This Canadian-born actor is best known for his portrayal of a defense lawyer in the early 60s TV drama named for his character. He later played a wheelchair-bound detective in a TV show called "Ironsides" (1967). Can you name him?
    John Forsythe
    William Conrad
    George Peppard
    Raymond Burr


12. This Canadian comedian's oversized frame wasn't nearly as big as his talent, which he showed off to advantage in movies such as "Uncle Buck" (1989), Stripes" (1981) and "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" (1987). Can you name this corpulant Canadian comic?
    Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)


13. Which two cast members of the original "Star Trek" (1966) series were Canadian?
    William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols
    James Doohan, DeForrest Kelly
    William Shatner, James Doohan


14. 1920s movie audiences couldn't get enough of the actress known as "America's Sweetheart," but this innocent-faced ingenue of the silent screen was actually a Canadian. Who was she?
    Mary Pickford
    Faye Wray
    Lillian Gish
    Clara Bow


15. What could be more American than the edgy Manhattan-based HBO series "Sex And The City" (1998)? But one of the show's Cosmopolitan-swigging ladies was actually played by a Canadian. Do you know which one?
    Charlotte
    Miranda
    Carrie
    Samantha


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