Canadian Athletes

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1. Which Canadian missed winning the 1969 Masters golf tournament by a single stroke? Answer: (George Archer won)

2. Which woman won the silver medal at the World Figure Skating championships in 1988? Answer: (Belleville native)

3. Which of the following was a heavyweight boxer? Jocelyn Lovell Leo Cahill Ed Werenich Willie deWit

4. Who was the first black player in the NHL? Answer: (Boston Bruins 1958)

5. In which year did Canada win an Olympic silver medal in men's basketball? 1936 1932 1924 1928

6. Which of the following books was written by Ken Dryden? Game Over The Game and The Glory Love Affair With The Game The Game

7. Which Toronto Maple Leaf scored a record 10 points in one 1976 game? Darryl Sittler Wilf Paiement Lanny MacDonald Ian Turnbull

8. What woman was the first to complete a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel? Answer: (she also swam Lake Ontario)

9. Which province does LPGA player Lori Kane call home? Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island British Columbia Alberta

10. Bronko Nagurski was the first Canadian inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Name the second Canadian to be enshrined. Answer: (a New York Giant)