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Canadian Tidbits # 2

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Introduction:
"Welcome to Canadian Tidbits #2. I still tend to ramble on a lot, (and try to tell a story) and so will this quiz, on a variety of topics. We go all over the place with no set subject, so have a fun trip!.."


1. Wanna buy a car? Do I have a deal for you! What automotive company attempted to run a luxury car plant in Saint John, New Brunswick in the 1970s and ended up bankrupt in a few years with approximately only 2,900 autos ever built?
    DeLoren
    Bricklin
    Viper
    Trident Motors


2. Besides having me as a mis - understood FunTriv wannabe quiz writer who lives here, what other claim to fame does Webbwood, Ontario, have? It's a Canadian first!
    First legal brothel
    First diamond mine
    First woman mayor
    First powered aircraft flight


3. Oh rats! There I was minding my own business hitchhiking east on Highway 401 outside of Toronto, when an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser pulls over. The officer checks my identification and is now thinking of giving me a 'coupon' (a ticket). Was I breaking the law?
    Yes
    No


4. Most of us hitchhikers are usually always broke, so we keep our eyes peeled for change. I just found a nickel! But it's huge! It's actually the world biggest nickel. Where am I now?
    Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
    Cold Lake, Alberta
    Sudbury, Ontario
    Iron Bridge, Ontario


5. As I thank the driver for the ride, and grab my knapsack, I look around. It's night and I'm not sure where I am! But I notice the cars all have license plates with 'je me souviens' on them and I see a flag at the truck stop that has a white cross, blue background with four Fleurs-de-Lys on it. What province I am in?
    Manitoba
    New Brunswick
    Newfoundland and Labrador
    Quebec


6. Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae served in the First World War as a medical officer. He wrote what many consider Canada’s most famous war poem. What is the name of it?
    The Bivouac In The Snow
    We Shall Remember Them
    In Flanders Fields
    Desert Flowers


7. After a few days (or weeks) on the road, there is nothing like a cold beer. And I have visited the Reversing Falls, and the Old City Market, and now I decide to sample a local made beer. Ah! Moosehead Ale, Moosehead Lager, Alpine, Ten Penny. What city might I be in?
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Kokanee, British Columbia
    Lethbridge, Alberta
    Saint John, New Brunswick


8. I found a loonie! Now I can get a small coffee! What's a loonie?
    A two dollar coin
    A five dollar coin
    A one dollar coin
    An escaped inmate


9. Canada Day! July 1st! Canada's birthday and a huge celebration of this great land! But what was Canada Day previously called?
    Party Weekend
    Dominion Day
    Confederation Day
    Queen Victoria Day


10. Ever been to a maple sugar shack? They draw maple sap from the trees and boil it into syrup. Maple syrup taffy is delicious. Do you know which province produces the most maple syrup each season?
    Ontario
    Quebec
    New Brunswick
    Vermont


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