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Sunday Special - "Oh, Canada !"



For LPB, and others, who suffer through Yankee-related (mostly) trivia q’s daily............





1. Canada is a bilingual country, but what is the only officially bilingual province?

2. How many oceans border Canada?



3. What is the oldest walled city that still exists north of Mexico?

a) Montreal

b) Halifax

c) Quebec City

d) Vancouver



4. Where does the word Canada come from?

a) Jacques Cartier

b) Samuel de Champlain

c) Jean Nicollet



5. Whose face is on the Canadian hundred-dollar bill?

a) Wilfred Laurier

b) John A. MacDonald

c) William Lyon Mackenzie King

d) Robert Borden



6. What is the population of Canada?

a) 27 million

b) 34 million

c) 37 million

d) 44 million



7. What are the two most multicultural cities in Canada?

a) Toronto and Montreal

b) Victoria and Toronto

c) Vancouver and Toronto

d) Vancouver and Montreal



8. What is Canada’s national sport?

a) Hockey

b) Lacrosse

c) Curling

d) Both a and c

e) Both a and b



9. When did O, Canada officially become the national anthem?

a) 1880

b) 1920

c) 1950

d) 1980



10. How many points did Wayne Gretzky score in his career?

a) 1,876

b) 2,295

c) 2,857

d) 3,204



11. What is the world's tallest free-standing structure?

a) CN Tower

b) Burj Dubai

c) Empire State Building

d) Ostankino Tower



12. What major sporting event was held in Canada in 2010?

a) Summer Olympics

b) Winter Olympics

c) World Cup

d) Commonwealth Games

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Answers:



1. New Brunswick

2. three

3. - C

4. – A

5. – D

6. – B

7. - C

8. - E

9. - D

10. - C

11. - B

12. – B



Special Special !! for GWTW Junkies only !

Scarlett-o-philes rejoice !

A minutiae collection just for you...........................

1. How many brothers did Scarlett O'Hara have?

(Bonus name him / them...)

2. How many universities were the Tarleton brothers expelled from?

3. What was Belle Watling's profession?

4. How many of the Tarleton brothers died at Gettysburg?

5. Who was "Big Sam"?

6. Who killed the Yankee deserter, and with what ?

7. What physical disability did Archie and Will Benteen have in common?

8. How did Will Benteen arrive at Tara?

9. Which family did old Betsy work for as a cook?

10. Who was George Wilkes?

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1. three (All three were named Gerald O’Hara, Jr., and all of them died in infancy)

2. – 4 - The University of Virginia, The University of Alabama, The University of South Carolina and The University of Georgia.

3. Belle was Atlanta's most notorious prostitute.

4. – 3 - Brent, Stuart and Thomas all perished in the battle

5. "Big Sam" was the foreman of Tara

6. Scarlett killed him with Charles' pistol

7. They both had a wooden peg.

8. He was dumped there when he was ill.

9. The Meades

10. Ashley's full name is "George Ashley Wilkes."

BTW -Scarlett used her middle name as well--her full name was "Katie Scarlett O'Hara." (Katie Scarlett was her grandmother, and we meet her in "Scarlett" as well.)









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I blew 1 and 10! Hahahahaha! Some Canadian I am! I thought language was federally regulated not provincially. Oops. And that was a sneaky question about the free standing structure LT. Thanks for the nod to Canada today. I enjoyed it.
 
Correct in red

1. New Brunswick

2. three
3. - C
4. – A

5. – D
6. – B
7. - C
8. - E
9. - D
10. - C
11. - B
12. – B

Special Special
Correct in Red - I guess you found something that I know nothing about...:ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO:

1. three (All three were named Gerald O’Hara, Jr., and all of them died in infancy)
2. – 4 - The University of Virginia, The University of Alabama, The University of South Carolina and The University of Georgia.
3. Belle was Atlanta's most notorious prostitute.
4. – 3 - Brent, Stuart and Thomas all perished in the battle
5. "Big Sam" was the foreman of Tara
6. Scarlett killed him with Charles' pistol
7. They both had a wooden peg.
8. He was dumped there when he was ill.
9. The Meades
10. Ashley's full name is "George Ashley Wilkes."
 
I missed #1, (same reason as Alix).

#4, #5, #6 and #11 oddly I got the "Great One's" points right by guessing! Do I get extra points for knowing his "nickname"? Not bad for a Yankee tho. I forgot about that tower in Dubai..... Rats!
 
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I blew 1 and 10! Hahahahaha! Some Canadian I am! I thought language was federally regulated not provincially. Oops. And that was a sneaky question about the free standing structure LT. Thanks for the nod to Canada today. I enjoyed it.

Alix, don't worry - I also got 10 wrong and of all things #5. I guess I haven't seen that many $100 bills - :ermm::LOL:

LuckyTrim, thanks so much for this. I just saw it now, but was delighted that you thought of us up here in the North (or were you just tired of me whining about not knowing the American stuff ;)?)

I finally beat the Princess! :mrgreen:
 
I did horribly on both parts (and yes, the Dubai one was sneaky--that was my first thought, but then I thought, wait it isn't in Canada!).

On Canadian questions I only got #s 6, 9, and 12.

I missed all the Gong Show, oops! Gone with the Wind questions. It has been awhile since I have read or seen it. Sheesh! I was close on #3--I was thinking Madame. And on #5 I was thinking he was the head of the house slaves. I need to read it again!

BTW, the actor who played one of the Tarleton twins was later married to a lady who ran a little cafe down the street from my dad's store in Escondido, California.
 
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