Canadian TV Favourites Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Littlest Hobo

"The Littlest Hobo" is an amusing 30-minute show that featured numerous celebrities over its life such as Mike Myers, Leslie Nielsen, Morey Amsterdam and Alan Hale Jr. This show is a must-watch for dog lovers who enjoy looking back at life in the 1980s.

Answer: Murdoch Mysteries

An extremely popular series, "Murdoch Mysteries" was renewed for a 19th season of 21 episodes in 2025. It has been aired in Australia, United States, the UK, France, Greece and Germany.

Answer: Molly's Reach

"The Beachcombers" is a Canadian comedy drama television series that ran on CBC Television from October 1, 1972, to December 12, 1990. With over 350 episodes, it is one of the longest-running dramatic series ever made for Canadian English-language television.

Answer: Bob & Doug

Although created originally as filler to both satisfy and mock network Canadian content demands, the duo became a pop culture phenomenon in both Canada and the United States. The characters became the focus of a bestselling comedy album, "The Great White North", in 1981 and starred in a feature film, "Strange Brew", in 1983.

They were later revived for an animated series, "Bob & Doug", which premiered on Global in 2009.

Answer: Giant

"The Friendly Giant" is a children's television program that aired on CBC Television from September 30, 1958, through to March 1985. Only in Canada can you have a friendly giant who talks to Jerome, a purple-spotted giraffe (who occasionally plays the recorder) and Rusty, a rooster who pops out of a burlap bag hung on a wall to talk back to the giant (occasionally playing a harp). And nobody thought it was weird.

Answer: Just for Laughs Gags

With its silent format and no translation required (outside of gag set-up commentary which is easily localised), in three years "Just for Laughs Gags" reached seventy countries and by 2015 had been purchased for use throughout the world as well as in airports and by airlines.

Answer: Dog River

Anyone who picked Wullerton has to spit on the ground (watch the series if you don't understand). The series was created by Canadian comedian Brent Butt, who imagined what his life might be like had he remained in a small Saskatchewan town rather than pursuing stand-up comedy.

Answer: Wayne & Shuster

Wayne and Shuster were a Canadian comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. They were active professionally from the early 1940s until the late 1980s, first as a live act, then on radio, then as part of the army show that entertained troops in Europe during World War II, and then on both Canadian and American television.

Despite repeated suggestions that they should move to the United States to further their careers, the duo chose to stay in Canada.

Answer: Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara

The series concept came from Dan Levy, Eugene Levy's son, who wondered how wealthy families, as frequently depicted on American reality television, would react if they lost all their money.

Answer: 22

"This Hour Has 22 Minutes" was a weekly Canadian television comedy that aired on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics with a combination of news parody, sketch comedy, and satirical editorials.

It is a parody of "This Hour Has Seven Days", a CBC news magazine from the 1960s; the "22 Minutes" refers to the fact that a half-hour television program in Canada and the US is typically twenty-two minutes long with eight minutes of commercials.

Answer: Building a railway across Canada

The series portrayed the concept and construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway during the late 19th century. Canada won the race with the United States to build a railway to the Pacific Coast, thereby ensuring British Columbia would be part of Canada.

The cost of the railway almost bankrupt the Canadian government. It was based on Pierre Berton's 1970 book of the same name, plus Berton's 1971 follow-up book, "The Last Spike".

Answer: The Tickle Trunk

"Mr. Dressup" ran on CBC from 1967 to 1996, soon becoming an iconic presence in Canadian media. The show aired every weekday morning, Mr. Dressup would lead children through a series of songs, stories, arts, crafts and imagination games, with the help of his puppet friends-a child named Casey and a dog named Finnegan-who lived with him and often played in the tree-house in Mr. Dressup's backyard.

Answer: Red Green

"Red Green" skits frequently relied on duct tape to fix any problem at hand. He also concludes each of his Handyman Corner segments with the phrase, "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." and "Keep your stick on the ice!".

Answer: Kensington

"King of Kensington" starred Al Waxman and aired from 1975 to 1980. The show's gentle but politically conscious humour is seen by some critics as a Canadian version of the topical Norman Lear sitcoms of the 1970s, such as "All in the Family" and "Maude".

The series maintained a tight production schedule, with episodes sometimes airing just one week or less after they were filmed, so that topical jokes about current news stories could be incorporated into the scripts.

Answer: Hockey Night in Canada

If you don't know this one, you've never lived in Canada. "Hockey Night in Canada" (HNIC) has been a staple in Canada beginning on radio on November 12, 1931, and transitioning to television in 1952. The theme music is seen by many as Canada's second national anthem. The series has won 21 Gemini Awards and three Canadian Screen Awards.