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Quiz about O Canadians
Quiz about O Canadians

O Canadians! Trivia Quiz


From movies to television to music, Canadians are a huge and integral part of the American entertainment industry. This quiz celebrates some of the more famous Canadians who have helped to shape the pop culture scene.

A multiple-choice quiz by gretas. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
gretas
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
232,269
Updated
Feb 23 24
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
2345
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Lizbetha (11/15), finncan (13/15), maninmidohio (14/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. This Canadian-born actor played a spaced-out soldier in "Kelly's Heroes" (1970), a decadent doctor in "M*A*S*H*" (1970), and is the father of the star of the TV series "24." Who is this cool Canadian? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. This Canadian actor is known as much for his battle with Parkinson's Disease as for his work in an 80s TV sitcom and in a series of 80s films about the future. Can you name him? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. This blonde, blue-eyed Canadian singer was the spokeswoman for a generation of folkies and while on her way to Woodstock "came upon a child of God who was walking along the road". However, 70s uber trio Crosby, Stills, and Nash are better known for singing the song she wrote about the experience. Who is this Canadian singer/songwriter? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. This Canadian actress once played an assistant D.A. on the TV drama "Law & Order", but when her character was killed off in a car accident, she switched to a forensics career in the TV drama "Crossing Jordan." Who is this crime-fighting Canadian? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Originally a member of the Canadian comedy troupe "Kids In The Hall," this seemingly straightlaced Canadian starred in the 90s sitcom "News Radio", appeared in the film "Blast From The Past" (1999), and provided the voice for an animated ant. Who is this comedically-gifted Canadian? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Which of the following classic songwriters is a native of Canada? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. This Canadian rock legend started out singing protest songs in the 60s, settled into a folky sound in the 70s, and experimented with techno music in the 80s with the album "Trans." Who is this ever-evolving musical Canadian?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)
Question 8 of 15
8. Are all the best comics Canadian? You might think so from watching classic episodes of "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Which of the following "SNL" alumni is NOT a Canadian? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. The classic TV western "Bonanza" (1959) was a hotbed of manly men whose characters bore the surname "Cartwright." Which member of the Cartwright clan was played by a Canadian? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Which cast member of the mega-popular TV sitcom "Friends" (1994) is one-half Canadian and grew up in that great country? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. This Canadian-born actor is best known for his portrayal of a defense lawyer in the early 60s TV drama named for his character. He later played a wheelchair-bound detective in a TV show called "Ironside" (1967). Can you name him? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. This Canadian comedian's oversized frame wasn't nearly as big as his talent, which he showed off to advantage in movies such as "Uncle Buck" (1989), Stripes" (1981) and "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" (1987). Can you name this corpulant Canadian comic?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)
Question 13 of 15
13. Which two cast members of the original "Star Trek" (1966) series were Canadian? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. 1920s movie audiences couldn't get enough of the actress known as "America's Sweetheart," but this innocent-faced ingenue of the silent screen was actually a Canadian. Who was she? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What could be more American than the edgy Manhattan-based HBO series "Sex And The City" (1998)? But one of the show's Cosmopolitan-swigging ladies was actually played by a Canadian. Do you know which one? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This Canadian-born actor played a spaced-out soldier in "Kelly's Heroes" (1970), a decadent doctor in "M*A*S*H*" (1970), and is the father of the star of the TV series "24." Who is this cool Canadian?

Answer: Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland was born in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1934 and has appeared in a wide spectrum of films and TV productions. His filmography spans four and a half decades, and includes the late 60s psychological thriller "Don't Look Now," the 1980s cult classic "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," and the 2006 paranormal "histography" "An American Haunting." His son, Keifer Sutherland is best known for his starring role in the TV series "24" and also starred in a vampire flick of his own, the 1980s teen classic "Lost Boys."
2. This Canadian actor is known as much for his battle with Parkinson's Disease as for his work in an 80s TV sitcom and in a series of 80s films about the future. Can you name him?

Answer: Michael J. Fox

His birth name is Micahel Andrew Fox. Before short-statured, gigantically talented Michael J. Fox moved to the USA, he was just plain Michael Fox. But on joining the Screen Actors Guild, he discovered that another Michael Fox had already registered as a member. Rather than use his own name Michael A. Fox he changed his middle initial and adopted the professional name Michael J. Fox (to honor the actor Michael J. Pollard).
3. This blonde, blue-eyed Canadian singer was the spokeswoman for a generation of folkies and while on her way to Woodstock "came upon a child of God who was walking along the road". However, 70s uber trio Crosby, Stills, and Nash are better known for singing the song she wrote about the experience. Who is this Canadian singer/songwriter?

Answer: Joni Mitchell

In actuality, Joni Mitchell sat out Woodstock in her NYC apartment, unable to deal with the physical rigors of getting to the flowerchild-infested celebration. She did make an appearance a year later at the disastrous Isle of Wight musical festival, only to break down on stage when the audience began heckling her and other performers for allowing the festival's promoters to charge for admission.

It was a very naive time, in an era far, far away...
4. This Canadian actress once played an assistant D.A. on the TV drama "Law & Order", but when her character was killed off in a car accident, she switched to a forensics career in the TV drama "Crossing Jordan." Who is this crime-fighting Canadian?

Answer: Jill Hennessy

Jil Hennessey is a native of Edmunston, New Brunswick as well as the more famous half of a set of twins. (Her twin sister is named Jacqueline.) As Claire Kincaid on "Law & Order" (1993 - 1996), she was always wearing dark business suits and "doing things by the book". She claims that her character on "Crossing Jordan" (2001) is much closer to her both in style and personality.
5. Originally a member of the Canadian comedy troupe "Kids In The Hall," this seemingly straightlaced Canadian starred in the 90s sitcom "News Radio", appeared in the film "Blast From The Past" (1999), and provided the voice for an animated ant. Who is this comedically-gifted Canadian?

Answer: Dave Foley

David Foley and fellow "Kids In The Hall" alumnus Kevin McDonald teamed up as a comedy duo in college before meeting Mark McKinney and his comedy partner, Bruce McCullough. The troupe's fifth member, Scott Thompson joined the others after seeing them perform on stage and wrangling an audition.
6. Which of the following classic songwriters is a native of Canada?

Answer: Paul Anka

Paul Anka wrote and performed a plethora of 50s and 60s songs, but his two most famous works are without a doubt the much-parodied "Having My Baby" and "My Way", which he wrote for Frank Sinatra, but which was also made accessible to a later generation by former Sex Pistol, Sid Vicious.
7. This Canadian rock legend started out singing protest songs in the 60s, settled into a folky sound in the 70s, and experimented with techno music in the 80s with the album "Trans." Who is this ever-evolving musical Canadian?

Answer: Neil Young

Neil Young's stints with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young in late 60s and early 70s preceded a solo career that stretched over three decades into the 21st century. His songs have addressed 9-11, homelessness, and the killing of four students at Kent University in 1970.

Many references have been made to this three-chord progression playing style, but his heartfelt songs have been covered by countless other performers.
8. Are all the best comics Canadian? You might think so from watching classic episodes of "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Which of the following "SNL" alumni is NOT a Canadian?

Answer: Jane Curtin

Mike Myers, Dan Ackroyd, and Phil Hartman share a Canadian bond, but Jane Curtin hails from Cambridge, Massachusetts. At the time of her debut with the original "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" (1975), she was the sole married cast member on "Saturday Night Live." She has also starred in the TV series "Kate & Allie" and the movie "Coneheads."
9. The classic TV western "Bonanza" (1959) was a hotbed of manly men whose characters bore the surname "Cartwright." Which member of the Cartwright clan was played by a Canadian?

Answer: Ben

Cartwright family patriarch Ben Cartwright was played by Ottawa, Ontario native Lorne Green. Green also played a prosecuting attorney in the 1957 film "Peyton Place" and starred in the 1970s TV sci-fi classic "Battlestar Galactica." He died in 1987.
10. Which cast member of the mega-popular TV sitcom "Friends" (1994) is one-half Canadian and grew up in that great country?

Answer: Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry is the son of an American father and a Canadian mother who divorced when he was just a tiny "bing." His American father was well-known in his own right, as the "Old Spice guy" in the famous commercials touting the old school aftershave. His Canadian mother was a talk show host.

Besides his "Friends," Perry's other great love is tennis, which he has been playing since the age of four.
11. This Canadian-born actor is best known for his portrayal of a defense lawyer in the early 60s TV drama named for his character. He later played a wheelchair-bound detective in a TV show called "Ironside" (1967). Can you name him?

Answer: Raymond Burr

A British Columbia native, Raymond Burr is a classic TV icon who, as the brilliant defense lawyer Perry Mason, lost only one case during the run of the eponymous series. After the cancellation of "Perry Mason", Burr played a wheelchair-bound detective on "Ironside", but fans wanted to see him as Perry Mason, prompting his return to the role in a string of made for TV "Perry Mason" movies (1985 - 1993).
12. This Canadian comedian's oversized frame wasn't nearly as big as his talent, which he showed off to advantage in movies such as "Uncle Buck" (1989), Stripes" (1981) and "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" (1987). Can you name this corpulant Canadian comic?

Answer: John Candy

Before John Candy died of a heart attack in 1994, he made his mark on American pop culture with roles in some of the biggest comedies of the 1980s and 90s. "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles", which he made with fellow comic genuis Steve Martin, remains a holiday favorite.
13. Which two cast members of the original "Star Trek" (1966) series were Canadian?

Answer: William Shatner, James Doohan

William "Get A Life!" Shatner is originally from Montreal, Quebec and is an avid horseman. The late James "Aye, Captain/Scotty" Doohan was a native of Vancouver, British Columbia and was a tank commander and then a pilot for the Royal Canadian Artillery during World War II.
14. 1920s movie audiences couldn't get enough of the actress known as "America's Sweetheart," but this innocent-faced ingenue of the silent screen was actually a Canadian. Who was she?

Answer: Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford might have played to perfection the lead role in "Pollyana" (1920), but behind the long black pigtails and doe eyes, she was a savvy businesswoman who knew how to write and produce, as well as manage her own career. Her marriage to silent screen stud Douglas Fairbanks, Jr was the 1920s equivilent of the Brad Pitt/Jennifer Aniston hook-up.

She died of a cerebral hemmorhage in 1979 at the age of 87.
15. What could be more American than the edgy Manhattan-based HBO series "Sex And The City" (1998)? But one of the show's Cosmopolitan-swigging ladies was actually played by a Canadian. Do you know which one?

Answer: Samantha

Sex expert Samantha Jones was played by actress Kim Cattrall, who was born in Liverpool, England, but was raised in Toronto after her parents emigrated there when she was still a toddler. Fun facts about Kim: She studied drama in London, speaks fluent German, and one of her first high profile TV roles was a guest spot in an episode of the 1970s detective drama "Columbo".
Source: Author gretas

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