Happy 146th Birthday Canada!

Blow out those candles Canada because you turn 1464 today!

A few years back I started posting a trivia quiz on Canada to test my readers to see just how much they actually knew about this great land. Generally 'stumped' would be the word. Regardless, I shall continue to spread the wealth . . . without further blathering on my part I present my seventh Canada Day Quiz! Have fun . . .

1. In the CBC series Mr. Dressup (1967-1996), where did Mr. Dressup keep his costumes?

• A) Tickle Trunk
• B) Basement
• C) A closet, like a normal person
• D) At his friend Gary’s house

2. Which one of these books is NOT a memoir by a former Canadian prime minister?

• A) Time And Chance
• B) My Years as Prime Minister
• C) Memoirs
• D) I Was A Prime Minister

3. What two political parties merged back in 1961 to form the New Democratic Party?

• A) Congress of Concerned Farmers and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• B) Canadian Labour Congress and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
• C) Social Democratic Party of Canada and the Unionist Party
• D) The New Party and the Democratic Party

4. During the War of 1812, the British burnt the White House to the ground. Before they burnt it, what did the soldiers do?

• A) Had an impromptu “open mic” night
• B) Stole a large portrait of George Washington
• C) Enjoyed the wine and dinner that was set out before people fled
• D) Committed an egregious act of “upper deckering” in the washroom

5. What did visiting French president Charles De Gaulle controversially say to a Quebec crowd in 1967?

• A) “Vive le Québec libre!”
• B) “Ou est la bibliotheque?”
• C) “Québec pour toujours!”
• D) “EN-GLISH! DO -YOU-SPEAK-EN-GLISH?”

6. Famed writer Ernest Hemingway worked for which Canadian newspaper?

• A) Toronto Star
• B) Pugilist Weekly
• C) The Globe and Mail
• D) Totally would have been the National Post if it was around back then

7. The No. 2 Construction Battalion was assembled in 1917 to fight in First World War. What made this battalion different from the rest of Canada’s battalions?

• A) It was Canada’s first battalion to include aboriginal members.
• B) It was Canada’s only all-black battalion
• C) It was Canada’s first battalion to set foot in Europe for a conflict
• D) It was Canada’s first battalion to be underfunded

8. What was our national sport until 1994, when it was relegated to “Canada’s Summer Sport”?

• A) Rugby
• B) 100-metre apologizing
• C) Lacrosse
• D) Wrestling

9. Which of these things was NOT invented by a Canadian?

• A) Butter tarts
• B)Basketball
• C) Caesar cocktail
• D) Ice skates

10. Which Canadian singer has earned the most Juno awards?

• A) Anne Murray
• B) Celine Dion
• C) Bryan Adams
• D) Gordon Lightfoot

11. Which Prime Minister once charged across the House of Commons with intent to physically attack an opponent?

• A) John A. Macdonald at Donald Smith
• B) Robert Borden at Henri Bourassa
• C) Jean Chrétien at whoever was closest
• D) Louis St. Laurent at George Drew

12. The town of St. Paul, Alta., celebrated Canada’s centennial in 1967 by doing what?

• A) Making the world’s largest butter sculpture (of a beaver)
• B) Creating the world’s largest nude sing-along of a national anthem
• C) Making the world’s largest butter sculpture (of Lester B. Pearson)
• D) Building the world’s first U.F.O. landing pad

13. How many painters were in the Group of Seven?

• A) Five, with two others associated (Emily Carr and Tom Thomson).
• B) Seven, with two others associated (Emily Carr and Tom Thomson)
• C) Trick question. Only five were painters. Two were sculptors.
• D) Seven

14. Which national referendum had the closest result?

• A) Plebiscite on conscription (1942)
• B) Referendum on prohibition (1898)
• C) Referendum on the Charlottetown Accord (1992)
• D) Quebec referendum on sovereignity (1995)

15. In 1928, the Supreme Court of Canada declared that women were:

• A) Eligible to vote
• B) Not “persons” and therefore not eligible to be appointed to the Senate
• C) So very mysterious
• D) Able to fight in war

16. Captain James Cook visited British Columbia in 1778, but died shortly after in 1779. What killed him?

• A) Clubbed to death in Hawaii
• B) Clubbing to death in Ibiza
• C) Smoked, like, CRAZY B.C. bud; Crashed ship
• D) Smallpox from blankets given by Mowachaht

17. Which province has Canada’s only border cities?

• A) Ontario
• B) Alberta
• C) Saskatchewan
• D) Prince Edward Island (ha ha this is funny because it’s an island . . .  get it?)

18. What was Canada’s first newspaper?

• A) Quebec Gazette
• B) The Halifax Gazette
• C) Public Ledger and Newfoundland General Advisor
• D) “Cabot’s Corner”

19. Which of these quotes was made famous by Pierre Trudeau?

• A) “Just watch me.”
• B) “Don’t watch me!”
• C) “Watch out!
• D) “The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation, unless we can tax erotic antics. Can we?”

20. Who discovered Canada?

• A) Leif Erikson
• B) Jacques Cartier
• C) John Cabot
• D) You can’t “discover” a land that’s already inhabited by an indigenous culture, you colonialist racist.