Canadians: Famous & Historical Trivia

1. Ryan Reynolds played the role of Wade Wilson in 2016. What is the character's alter ego, also the film title?

From Quiz A Vancouver Who's Who

Answer: Deadpool

All the options listed are characters from Marvel Comics, but the one played by Ryan was called Deadpool. It is one of the films from the 'X-Men' series. Ryan Reynolds was born in Vancouver in 1976 and went to school and university there, although he dropped out of his university course. He began his film career in 1993, in 'Ordinary Magic', and has worked consistently ever since, reprising the role of Deadpool in 2018 in (what else could it be?) 'Deadpool 2'.

From Quiz Legends of Ontario

Answer: In Flanders Fields

McCrae was an army surgeon in Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France when he wrote the poem in May, 1915. His inspiration came after attending the funeral of friend and soldier Alexis Helmer. Before serving in WWI, McCrae taught pathology at the University of Vermont and McGill University, as well as serving his country in the Second Boer War.

From Quiz People of Canada (1534-2000)

Answer: Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier was an explorer sent by the king of France to find gold and riches, but all that was found was beavers. During his life, Cartier made three trips to America, the first being in 1534.

From Quiz Born in Winnipeg

Answer: Terry Fox

Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg but grew up in British Columbia. Having lost a leg to cancer, his 1980 "Marathon of Hope" captured the imagination of the entire country. Unfortunately, his cancer re-occurred half way through his attempt to run across Canada. He died on June 28, 1981 but his memory has endured through the annual Terry Fox Run to raise money for cancer research.

From Quiz Oh, Canada

Answer: Emily Carr

Emily Carr was born on December 13, 1871 in Victoria, British Columbia. She was one of the first Canadian painters to begin using the modernist and post-impressionist painting styles. Along with painting, she also wrote non-fiction books. She died at the age of 73 from a heart attack on March 2, 1945.

From Quiz The Famous Five

Answer: Does the word 'person' in The British North America Act include women?

The Supreme Court of Canada decided that in order to be considered for public office, a person must be "fit and qualified", so only men were eligible. Trufflesss

From Quiz Famous Canadians

Answer: Shania Twain

Shania Twain alias Eilleen Regina Edwards, followed the success of "The Woman in Me", in 1997 with "Come On Over", which became the best selling album of all time by a female singer/musician worldwide. It also became the best selling country album ever released.

From Quiz Dionne Quintuplets - 4

Answer: their sister, Pauline

Pauline, who looked quite a bit like the quintuplets, was only 11 months older than them, and was photographed with the quints. There was an attempt to capitalise on the concept but it didn't go anywhere.

From Quiz Dionne Quintuplets - 2

Answer: five

They had five (living) older siblings: Ernest, Rose Marie, Therese, Daniel, and Pauline. Another baby died in infancy. After the quintuplets, three more boys were born: Oliva Jr., Victor, and Claude.

From Quiz The Five of Us

Answer: Canada

Annette, Marie, Yvonne, Emilie and Cecile were born near Corbeil, which is outside Callender, Ontario, Canada. On May 28, 1934, Elzire and Oliva Dionne welcomed the birth of their sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth children. The birth took place in an old farmhouse that has been described by one of the persons present as having, "decent dishes, no screens, doors or cleanliness, and mosquitoes at night & flies in the day". The biggest babies were delivered first, according to the midwives. Beside the fact that their exact birth order was not recorded, their height and weight were also not noted.

From Quiz Strictly Canadian: Canadian People

Answer: John Moodie

Not only did John Moodie own the first car in Ontario he was the first car owner in Canada. In 1898 he purchased for $1000 a "single cylinder runabout" Winston. In 1903, Moodie founded the Hamilton Automobile club, the predecessor to the CAA (Canadian Automobile Association.) Moodie was notable for many first including having the first piano in Hamilton, the first motorboat, and the first bicycle in Canada. (http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/John-Moodie)

From Quiz Famous Canadian Women

Answer: Shanawdithit

Shanawdithit died in captivity in 1829, and tragically she was the last of her people. With her death, in 1829, the Beothuks became extinct. They were a small, family orientated tribe; theirs was a hunter-gatherer society who had lived along the shores of Newfoundland Island. When European settlers came to this area they began to hunt the Beothuks. When Shanawdithit was born in 1801 her people already were almost extinct, from disease and slaughter. Towards the end of her life Shanawdithit, along with two other women (the last three remaining people of an entire race), were captured and held in captivity. The two other women died shortly after being captured. Shanawdithit was then taken into a private home where she helped document the life and traditions of her people. On June 6, 1829, she died of tuberculosis while still in captivity.

From Quiz Strictly Canadian: Inventions

Answer: Joseph-Armand Bombardier

A mechanic, Joseph Armand Bombardier created his first snowmobile at the age of 15. It was basically a sled attached to an old Model T ford motor. His intentions where to create a machine that was capable of traveling on snow. In 1937 he created his first official snowmobile, the B7, which was an enclosed snow machine and could hold up to 7 people. That same year he received the patent for his "tracking drive system" called the caterpillar track, which enabled the machine to travel over the snow. In 1942 he created the B12 model which was able to hold up to 12 people. By the 1950's Bombardier was working on an individual snow machine. He had originally called it the Ski-dog, but a typo at the patent office and that's how the ski-doo got its name. The J Armand Bombardier Museum is in Valcourt Quebec.

From Quiz People from 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.

From Quiz Heroes of the True North, Strong and Free

Answer: Billy Bishop

Billy Bishop (1894-1956) was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, and entered the Royal Military College in Kingston in 1911. When war broke out in 1914, Billy, along with thousands of other Canadians, enlisted in the army and was shipped overseas to England for training before heading for the battlefields of Europe. It was in 1915 that Billy fell in love with flying, and he transferred from the army to the British air force to serve as an Observer. In 1916, he earned his wings as a pilot. When he was 23 (with 47 downs to his credit), he was promoted to the rank of Major, and by the end of the war he had downed 72 enemy aircraft (the last five in the final days of World War One). He was the most decorated Canadian in World War One, receiving both the Military Cross and the Victoria Cross in addition to other medals. His World War I exploits were chronicled in the very popular musical play 'Billy Bishop Goes to War".

From Quiz Distinguished Canadian Women

Answer: Emily Murphy

Her Worship Emily Murphy was the first woman magistrate in the whole British Empire. Many men refused to go before her in court. She was a judge before women were even considered people.

From Quiz Women of Canada

Answer: Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson is a Canadian actress who is very popular in the United States. She has acted in television and movies as well as modeling for "Playboy". She is very much into animal rights.

From Quiz Legends of Ontario

Answer: University of Kansas

The first game of basketball was played in 1891 under Naismith's original 13 rules. Just seven years later, the University of Kansas men's basketball program was created, and Naismith became the first head coach. Naismith coached for nine seasons and ironically, was the only Kansas coach in the first 100+ years to have a losing record (55-60). Lawrence, Kansas became Naismith's adopted home and it was where he passed at the age of 78 in 1939.

From Quiz People of Canada (1534-2000)

Answer: Catherine Lundy

Catherine Lundy met the Canadian soldiers before the battle to give them water after they had walked 20 kilometers. After the battle, a soldier gave her his sword to thank her. The battle that took place is called the Battle of Lundy's Lane.

From Quiz Born in Winnipeg

Answer: David Steinberg

David Steinberg's big break was performing on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" where he delivered satirical sermons. He also guest hosted "The Tonight Show" twelve times. He later became a director working on "Seinfeld", "Mad About You", "Designing Women", "Newhart" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm".

From Quiz Oh, Canada

Answer: Chris Hadfield

Chris Hadfield was born on August 29, 1959 in Sarnia, Ontario. He went into space for the first time in 1995. On another flight in 2001, he became the first Canadian to leave a spacecraft and walk in space. Marc Garneau was the first Canadian man in space. Roberta Bondar was the first Canadian woman in space.

From Quiz The Famous Five

Answer: Louise McKinney

With her election to the Alberta legislature in 1917, Louise McKinney became the first woman in the British Empire to be so elected. She represented the riding of Claresholm and would occupy her seat until 1921. StetsonHat

From Quiz Famous Canadians

Answer: Marc Garneau

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau is a former Canadian astronaut, turned politician. He became the first Canadian in space in 1984 by being a crew member on three NASA Space shuttles. In 2001 he took the post of President of the Canadian Space Agency. In 2006 he entered federal politics.

From Quiz Dionne Quintuplets - 4

Answer: he signed a contract to display them at the Chicago World's Fair

Oliva Dionne was already the father of five and overnight became the father of ten. He was approached by World's Fair exhibitors and, worrying about being able to feed all of his children, reluctantly signed a contract to display the girls. The next day he tore up the contract, but public outcry caused a chain reaction of events that lead to the removal of the girls from their parents' custody. The Ontario government ostensibly wanted to prevent the girls from being exploited, but that is exactly what they ended up doing.

From Quiz Dionne Quintuplets - 2

Answer: Emilie

Emilie was the left-handed one. She was the mirror image of Marie and the two had shared an embryonic sac. It is reported that the two used to seek each other out to play.

From Quiz Dionne Quintuplets - 1

Answer: Ontario

They were born naturally at home in Corbeil, Ontario which is just outside North Bay. Their mother, Elzire, suspected she was carrying twins. When she gave birth to five babies, she is reputed to have gone into shock!

From Quiz The Five of Us

Answer: Prematurity

Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe delivered the girls. They developed from one single fertilized egg. This egg divided to produce two more eggs. These two eggs then divided again, now producing four babies. One of these four eggs divided once more to produce the five eggs that would become Annette, Yvonne, Marie, Emilie and Cecile. Annette and Yvonne shared one embryonic sac; Marie and Emilie shared another. Cecile was by herself in a sac although there has been speculation that there may have been a sixth baby whom Mrs. Dionne miscarried early in the pregnancy. Dr. Dafoe reportedly joked with the editor of the local newspaper when he asked if placing a birth announcement for five children would cost more than for one.

From Quiz Strictly Canadian: Canadian People

Answer: July 1904

Constable William Irving Jr. of Webbwood Ontario was killed on July 17, 1904; his death made him the first provincial police officer (not the OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) but the predecessor) to be killed in the line of duty. He had been an officer for several years when he had got shot. For more detailed information see http://www.oppa.ca/honour_roll/officers/l0039.html. In September 1792 the parliament of Upper Canada created a police system that would allow police officers to be responsible for specific regions. The Constable Act of 1871 allowed the police officers to be able to police throughout the whole province not just a specific area of it. October 13, 1909, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was officially formed. Originally it consisted of 45 men, each having an annual income of $400. Today the OPP is now the third largest police force in North America. To date, there have been approximately 94 OPP officers killed in the line of duty. The first OPP officer to die in the line of duty was Sergeant John Urquhant in 1923.

From Quiz Famous Canadian Women

Answer: Madeleine de Vercheres

Apologies for not putting the accents on the French names. In our society a young girl of fourteen is generally still considered a child. In the society that Madeleine grew up in, she would have been considered a young woman at fourteen, almost an adult. In 1699, at the age of fourteen Madeleine was left in charge of Fort de Vercheres. She was responsible for the fort and for the safety of a couple of soldiers, a servant, and her two younger brothers. It was during this time that Madeleine managed to hold and defend the Fort against attacking Iroquois. Due to this act of bravery a statue was erected at the site in her honour. In 1923 Madeleine de Vercheres was nominated a Canadian National Historic Person.

From Quiz Strictly Canadian: Inventions

Answer: The Jolly Jumper

This mother of 7 created originally created the jolly jumper for her first child in 1910. It was a type of baby swing that allowed her to be hands free, while her child was entertained, in one location and safe. She recreated the jolly jumper for her grandchildren, and on her son's suggestion, applied for and received the patent for the jolly jumper in 1957.

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