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Gordon Lightfoot Trivia Quiz

Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, a recent recipient of the Governor-General's Lifetime Achievement Award for the Performing Arts, has been bringing his unique style to people since the mid-sixties. So he deserves a quiz. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by JimboTbay. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
JimboTbay

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
112,429

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1031

Last 3 plays: Guest 165 (7/10), hosertodd (8/10), Guest 45 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what small Ontario town was Gordon Lightfoot born? Hint

Omemee

Muskoka

Orillia

Mariposa

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lightfoot first appeared at this famous Toronto landmark at age 13. Hint

Maple Leaf Gardens.

Massey Hall.

Ontario Place.

The Riverboat.

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Question 3 of 10

3. As a young man, Lightfoot used to be a regular on which of the following popular Canadian variety series? Hint

Don Messers Jubilee

The Pig and Whistle

The Tommy Hunter Show

Country Hoedown

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Question 4 of 10

4. This act was the first to record a Lightfoot song, resulting in sudden international exposure. Hint

Anne Murray

Ian and Sylvia Tyson

Hank Snow

Joni Mitchell

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was Lightfoot's Swedish-born first wife? Hint

Annya

Sonya

Brita

Ingrid

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Question 6 of 10

6. Bob Dylan has been quoted as saying he wished he'd written this Lightfoot song. Hint

For Lovin' Me

Minstrel of the Dawn

Song for a Winters Night

Black Day in July

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the seventies Lightfoot had a relationship with a woman named Cathy Smith, who would go on to some notoriety of her own due to her involvement in the death of this performer. Hint

Elvis Presley

Keith Richards

Bon Scott

John Belushi

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lightfoot was suddenly struck with this nerve disease in the mid-seventies. Hint

Bell's Palsy

Myasthenia Gravis

Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

9. You've all heard arguably Lightfoot's most famous song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" about the sinking of an iron ore carrier on Lake Superior in November 1975. But just WHO was Edmund Fitzgerald? Hint

President, Northwestern Mutual Life Assurance

Vice President, Bethlehem Steel

Manager, Oglebay-Norton Steamship Lines

Vice President,Ford Motor Company

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Question 10 of 10

10. Once the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was discovered, there was a big controversy about a plan to raise the ship's bell as part of a memorial. Where is the bell now? Hint

Still on the Ship. The area was declared a grave sight from which nothing can be salvaged.

Maritime Sailors Cathedral, Detroit, Michigan

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point, Michigan

The lobby of Northwestern Mutual Building, Cleveland, Ohio

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Apr 17 2024 : Guest 165: 7/10
Apr 13 2024 : hosertodd: 8/10
Apr 11 2024 : Guest 45: 8/10
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Mar 04 2024 : Guest 50: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what small Ontario town was Gordon Lightfoot born?

Answer: Orillia

Muskoka is a popular summer resort area. Mariposa was the name of a Folk-festival at which Lightfoot sometimes performed. Omemee is the "town in North Ontario" Neil Young sang about in "Helpless".

2. Lightfoot first appeared at this famous Toronto landmark at age 13.

Answer: Massey Hall.

He entered the Kiwanis Music Festival in the "Boys' Open Category for Unchanged Voices" (now THERE'S a mouthfull!). He won. He holds an annual series of concerts there every year.

3. As a young man, Lightfoot used to be a regular on which of the following popular Canadian variety series?

Answer: Country Hoedown

Apparently the producer told him, "You're clumsy, but you have potential". Another regular, Gordie Tapp, appeared on the show as a country bumpkin, a role he brought to the long-running American show "Hee-Haw."

4. This act was the first to record a Lightfoot song, resulting in sudden international exposure.

Answer: Ian and Sylvia Tyson

Ian and Sylvia recorded "Early Morning Rain" in 1965, also naming their album after the song. Ian Tyson and Lightfoot appeared together at the opening ceremonies of the I988 Calgary Winter Olympics, performing "Four Strong Winds" and "Alberta Bound". Others who have recorded Lightfoot songs: Frank Sinatra; Elvis Presley; Kris Kristofferson; Peter, Paul and Mary; Glen Campbell; Marty Robbins; etc., etc.

It's a long list.

5. Who was Lightfoot's Swedish-born first wife?

Answer: Brita

The marriage lasted two years.

6. Bob Dylan has been quoted as saying he wished he'd written this Lightfoot song.

Answer: For Lovin' Me

You must be doing something right when Bob Dylan says he wished he'd written one of your songs!

7. In the seventies Lightfoot had a relationship with a woman named Cathy Smith, who would go on to some notoriety of her own due to her involvement in the death of this performer.

Answer: John Belushi

Ms. Smith was with Belushi the night he died, and is widely believed to have administered the injection that killed him. Elvis you all know. Bon Scott was the original singer for AC/DC. Keith Richards died in 1978, but hasn't fallen over yet!

8. Lightfoot was suddenly struck with this nerve disease in the mid-seventies.

Answer: Bell's Palsy

A degenerative nerve disease, Bell's Palsy caused paralysis of half of Lightfoot's face. Happily, he responded to treatment.

Answer: President, Northwestern Mutual Life Assurance

Northwestern Mutual owned the "Big Fitz", Oglebay-Norton leased her, Bethlehem Steel was a major customer, and Ford has nothing to do with this question, but sounds important!

10. Once the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was discovered, there was a big controversy about a plan to raise the ship's bell as part of a memorial. Where is the bell now?

Answer: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point, Michigan

The original was replaced with a replica engraved with crew members' names. Each year at a memorial service, the ships bell is rung "29 times, for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald", and once more for all those who have lost their lives on the Great Lakes.

Source: Author JimboTbay

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