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Answers to the 50 Canada Questions

50 Canadian answers

1. Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories.

2. Mount Logan, Yukon at 5,959 metres

3. Mount Robson, at 3,954 metres.

4. Chuckigh or Cheekye, meaning "dirty snow."

5. 39. And for a bonus point how much of the country's land mass do they cover? 2 per cent.

6. Six, Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Rocky Mountain and Pacific.

7. Alberta.

8. Quebec.

9. 1867

10. 1857

11. The Hudson’s Bay Company

12. 1965

13. Halifax Gazette

14. 1610

15. 10 provinces, three territories.

16. Seven, from 1994 to 2000. Canada was third, slightly behind Norway and Australia, in 2001.

17. Iqaluit

18. None, according to the official list from the Governor General’s office. However, some – such as 1980 Olympic bronze medalist Steve Podborski and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Dr. Hugh Fisher – have moved to the area since receiving the Order of Canada. Former Whistler resident Nancy Greene Raine received the Order of Canada after winning Olympic gold and silver medals in 1968. Garibaldi Highlands resident Chester Johnson received the Order of Canada specifically for his work with the Whistler Land Company in the mid-80s. Part-time Whistler residents who have received the Order of Canada include broadcaster and politician Carole Taylor and Dr. Irwin Stewart, who has set up travelling clinics in remote areas of British Columbia and in Third World countries.

19. Italian-American Antonio Meucci

20. Camp X, on the Oshawa-Whitby border, included Special Training School 103 and Hydra. STS 103 trained allied agents in the techniques of secret warfare for the Special Operations Executive branch of the British Intelligence Service. Hydra network communicated vital messages between Canada, the United States and Great Britain.

21. "A Mari usque ad Mare" (From Sea to Sea) is based on biblical scripture: "He shall have dominion from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth (Psalm 72:8)." The first official use of this motto came in 1906 when it was engraved on the head of the mace of the Legislative Assembly of the new Province of Saskatchewan. It was included in the design of the arms of Canada in 1921. There is also a circular ribbon on the arms of Canada (added in 1994) with the motto of the Order of Canada: Desiderantes Meliorem Patriam (They desire a better country).

22. Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir-Edwards, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby and Nellie McLung asked the court to rule on the meaning of the word "persons" in Section 24 of the British North America Act to determine whether it included female persons. In 1928 the court replied in the negative. The women then appealed to the Judicial Committee of England’s Privy Council. In October of 1929 the five Lords of the Judicial Committee unanimously concluded that "persons" included both males and females.

23. Manitoba, 1916.

24. Jean Chretien is the 20 th .

25. Leonard Marchand, 1968

26. Victoria, B.C. The people of Victoria were campaigning to have the western terminus of the promised trans-Canadian railway in Victoria.

27. Sir Wilfred Laurier

28. Twice, in 1980 and 1995.

29. Newfoundland and Manitoba. Between June 23, 1987 and July 7, 1988 eight provinces – including Newfoundland – and the House of Commons ratified the Meech Lake Accord, but in April 1990 Newfoundland rescinded its support. New Brunswick ratified it two months later but the accord died on June 22, 1990, after the Newfoundland and Manitoba legislatures adjourned without voting on the accord.

30. The Canadarm was first used to deploy a satellite during a space shuttle flight on June 22, 1983. Marc Garneau became the first Canadian astronaut in space on Oct. 5, 1984.

31. Calixa Lavallee

32. Two, Michael Ondaatje for The English Patient in 1992, and Margaret Atwood for The Blind Assassin in 2000.

33. Who Wants to be a Millionaire

34. Kissed.

35. Bobcaygeon.

36. Allan Fotheringham

37. Road Rock, released in 2000.

38. Russell Banks is the author; actress Sarah Polley starred in the film.

39. Susan Musgrave

40. Jagged Little Pill.

41. The Indianapolis Racers. Later that season he was traded to another WHA team, the Edmonton Oilers.

42. Phil Esposito. With the Canadians down 5-3 heading into the third period, Esposito scored goal four, assisted by Pete Mahovlich. Esposito then assisted on the fifth Canadian goal, scored by Yvan Cournoyer. Way to go Espo!

43. Nancy Greene, for winning gold and silver medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. She also defended her 1967 World Cup crown after winning 17 out of 31 major races in Europe, and seven out of 16 World Cups, despite being injured for one-third of the season. In 1968, she won 10 races in a row.

44. Actually it’s a trick question – short track speed skater Marc Gagnon won five Winter Olympic medals, and middle distance runner Philip Edwards won five medals in the Summer Games.

45. The answer to all three questions is the University of Western Ontario Mustangs, with six cup wins, five cup losses, and 11 appearances.

46. George Chuvalo, who only had 15 losses in 97 career bouts.

47. Alex Bauman won gold in both the 200 metre individual medley and the 400 metre individual medley.

48. The only year not on the cup is 1919, when games were called due to an influenza outbreak. Originally Lord Stanley’s Cup was a rugby trophy.

49. After sailing undefeated from 1921 to 1938, the speed fishing schooner was sold to Cuban interests and sunk on a reef off the coast of Haiti in 1946.

50. Steve Bauer, who won Olympic silver and World Championship bronze medals in 1984. He also had several World Cup wins, two yellow leader jerseys in the Tour de France, and finished fourth overall in the 1988 Tour de France.



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