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Whistler by Alison Taylor The 2012 Statements of Financial Information were released in May detailing the top earners at Whistler’s municipal hall.

Whistler

by Alison Taylor

  1. The 2012 Statements of Financial Information were released in May detailing the top earners at Whistler’s municipal hall. Who made the most money last year? Was it…
    1. Mayor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden
    2. Fire Chief Rob Whitton
    3. Chief Administrative Officer Mike Furey
    4. Whistler Sports Legacies CEO Keith Bennett
  2. Last year the municipality released more than $900,000 to nine third party festival producers in “augmentation funding.” Of the following ten festivals named: Who received the most money? Who got the least? And who got nothing at all?
    1. Cornucopia
    2. Children’s Art Festival
    3. Ironman
    4. World Ski and Snowboard Festival
    5. WinterPRIDE
    6. Whistler Film Festival
    7. Tough Mudder
    8. Crankworks
    9. Wanderlust
    10. GranFondo
  3. Which of the following organizations in Whistler is NOT run by a woman?
    1. Municipal Council
    2. Tourism Whistler
    3. Whistler Chamber of Commerce
    4. Whistler Arts Council
  4. In January, Whistler Blackcomb launched a “You Name It” contest to name the new chairlift replacing the old slow-moving, three-seater Crystal Chair, as part of an $18 million upgrade. What is the name of the new chair coming next season?
    1. Way to Waffles
    2. Crystal Ridge Express
    3. Rock n Roller
    4. Fraggle Rock
  5. There’s an exhibition piece at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre that is removed every year to honour its spirit. Is it:
    1. A woven blanket
    2. A hand-made basket
    3. A traditional mask
    4. A canoe
  6. In 1962 this person was arrested for eating a fried chicken dinner in a bus stop restaurant in the South. He was put in jail along with 160 other “Freedom Riders” for challenging the status quo. Was it:
    1. Philanthropist Michael Audain
    2. Former mayor and sustainability champion Ken Melamed
    3. Ski consultant extraordinaire Peter Alder
    4. Local pioneer, lawyer and former councillor Garry Watson
  7. What major conference is coming to Whistler in March next year?
    1. Canadian Home Builders Association
    2. Union of BC Municipalities UBCM conference
    3. Ted
    4. TedActive
  8. Whistler Museum founder Florence Petersen died quietly at home in August 2012. She was 83 years old. What is the name of Petersen’s book, published posthumously by the Whistler
    1. Museum?
    2. First Tracks
    3. Witsend
    4. Summers on Alta Lake
    5. Memoir of a Marriage Commissioner
  9. Pemberton’s Jordan Sturdy was elected in May as the new MLA for West Vancouver–Sea to Sky. He was appointed British Columbia’s parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. What day job has Sturdy not held?
    1. Farmer
    2. Ski Patroller
    3. Mayor of Pemberton
    4. IT Manager
  10. What is the name of Whistler’s first avalanche rescue dog, soon to be featured in a children’s book?
    1. Radar
    2. Macklin
    3. Hector
    4. Chili

Answers - Whistler

  1. C: Mike Furey at more than $200,000.
  2. C: Ironman $250,000 B: Children’s Art Festival $45,000 E: WinterPRIDE $ 0
  3. Trick question! All are run by women: Mayor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden, TW’s Barrett Fisher, Fiona Famulak at the Chamber (until July 29 when she takes up a new position in Vancouver) and Doti Neidermeyer at the Arts Council.
  4. It took a contest to come up with B: Crystal Ridge Express
  5. D. The Salish hunting canoe, named Nexws Chachu7, is removed every year and taken on an ocean journey to honour the spirit of the canoe.
  6. A: Michael Audain, the man behind the $30 million Audain Art Museum set to break ground in Whistler this summer.
  7. D: TedActive, a simulcast conference that takes place at the same time as the main TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference in Vancouver. WAIT: this is another trick question! UBCM is also coming from Sept 22-26. CHBA is coming from April 3-6.
  8. A: First Tracks
  9. D: IT Manager. Bonus: What party does Sturdy represent? Answer: Liberal 10 A: Radar the Rescue Dog will be released this year. Radar was the first avalanche dog at Whistler. His partner was pro patroller Bruce Watt. The other dogs listed above have all been a part of CARDA (Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association) at Whistler Blackcomb.

 

 

Canadiana

by Cathryn Atkinson

  1. The 2013 summer hit flick This Is the End is a movie that is full of Canucks. Who are they?
    1. Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, Rihanna
    2. James Franco, Jonah Hill, Emma Watson
    3. Jay Barachel, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen
    4. Michael Cera, Jay Barachel, Ellen Page
  2. Which famous Canadian did not pass away in the last year?
    1. Henry Morgentaler
    2. Geddy Lee
    3. Stompin’ Tom Connor
    4. Deanna Durbin
    5. Rita McNeil
  3. What percentage of Canadian millionaires fall under the category of immigrant/first generation Canadians?
    1. 48 per cent
    2. 8 per cent
    3. 24 per cent
    4. 30 per cent
  4. Whistler was chosen as the ___________ in Canada or North America.
    1. Best overall ski resort by the readers of Ski Magazine
    2. Best Ski Runs and Lodges in the National Geographic book The Top 10 of Everything
    3. Top family resort by CNN.com
    4. All of the above
  5. Justin Bieber be tripping. Where be he tripping to?
    1. He’s putting on his first-ever concert in North Korea. He agreed to go after President Barack Obama asked him to promote world peace.
    2. He’s going into space with his manager Scooter on the soon to be launched Virgin Galactic.
    3. He’s moving to Paris in order to set up his own fashion label with Chanel.
    4. The other side of L.A. – he’s moving in with Selena Gomez.
  6. According to Massive Health, the company behind the iPhone app Eatery, Canadians consume more of this per capita than any other nationality.
    1. Coffee Americano
    2. Pancakes
    3. Poutine
    4. Big Macs
  7. In September 2012, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), named Canada as being number one in the world for this:
    1. Household debt
    2. Most closures of businesses in the previous 12-month period
    3. Fresh water
    4. Education
  8. Who said this of Canada? “I am rather inclined to believe that this is the land God gave to Cain.”
    1. Henry Hudson
    2. Rev. Jerry Falwell
    3. Jacques Cartier
    4. Sir John A. Macdonald
  9. The Hudson’s Bay Company became the most famous and enduring of all the fur trading companies. Name the area granted to the company by charter in 1670.
    1. Lower Canada
    2. Rupert’s Land
    3. Northwest Territory
    4. Acadia
  10. Who said this? “Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without an identity.”
    1. John Candy
    2. Marshal McLuhan
    3. Joni Mitchell
    4. Pamela Anderson

Answers - Canadiana

  1. C
  2. B
  3. A
  4. D
  5. B
  6. A
  7. D though C is probably true, too
  8. C
  9. B
  10. B

 

 

Canadian Politics

by Cathryn Atkinson

  1. Which of the following is not a Canadian political scandal?
    1. Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s crack video
    2. Apparent illicit claiming of expenses by Canadian senators.
    3. Don Cherry’s kickback for psychologically influencing hockey game outcomes by ranting on Coach’s Corner
    4. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright giving $90,000 to Senator Mike Duffy to pay expenses that has been claimed erroneously. (See 2) E Arthur Porter’s arrest in Panama for fraud and money laundering over the McGill University Health Centre scandal.
  2. Which of the following has been shut down by the Harper Government?
    1. The Experimental Lakes of northwestern Ontario
    2. The Kitsalano Coast Guard Station
    3. The Council for Early Childhood Development
    4. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
    5. All of the above
  3. Who was chosen as the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada?
    1. Christy Clark
    2. Alexandre Trudeau
    3. Bob Rae
    4. Justin Trudeau
  4. Conservative Senator Mike Duffy got into trouble for claiming property expenses for living in a province he rarely spent time in. Which province was this?
    1. New Brunswick
    2. Ontario
    3. Manitoba
    4. Prince Edward Island
  5. What is the Robocalls Scandal?
    1. A phone-in to voters during the 2011 federal election to confuse them in order to suppress voting, largely carried out by Conservative Party and Liberal Party supporters.
    2. An attempt by Mike Duffy to go straight to Canadian taxpayers in order to solicit money.
    3. Seven Canadian engineering scientists phoning the top corporations in Canada in order to raise money for their research into robotics after their funding was cut by the Harper government.
    4. An attempt by Justin Trudeau to get greater coverage in Quebec by getting support from Celine Dion.
  6. What can Canadians do with their cell phones thanks to a CRTC decision?
    1. They can pay half the original bill costs, since Canadian mobile phone charges are among the highest in the world.
    2. They can cancel wireless charges after two years instead of three.
    3. They can disengage the special chip that allows Canadian and U.S. agencies to track their movements and online activities.
    4. They can watch Sun TV for free online, along with CTV, CBC and APTN.
  7. Which Canadian politician said this? “I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.”
    1. Tommy Douglas
    2. Stephen Harper
    3. John Diefenbaker
    4. Pierre Trudeau
  8. The first Canadian in space and Liberal MP, Marc Garneau, was unhappy to have been recently left out of a Canadian space event for “political” reasons. What was the event?
    1. The unveiling of the Canadarm from the U.S. Space Shuttle program, which was returned to Canada and donated to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.
    2. The opening of a new space research facility in Montreal set up to send the first Canadians to Mars.
    3. The reception to welcome home Commander Chris Hadfield of the International Space Station.
    4. All of the above.
  9. What is Stephen Harper’s favourite drink?
    1. Tea
    2. Alberta beer Big Rock
    3. A&W root beer
    4. Bloody Mary
  10. Which country’s national elections did New Democratic leader Thomas Mulcair once vote in because he held dual-citizenship?
    1. U.S.
    2. Ireland
    3. France
    4. Bolivia

Answers - Canadian Politics

  1. C
  2. E
  3. D
  4. D
  5. A
  6. B
  7. C
  8. A
  9. C
  10. C

 

 

Get Your Game On

by Andrew Mitchell

  1. What sport did Canadians not invent?
    1. Basketball
    2. Ice Hockey
    3. Curling
    4. Lacrosse
  2. Ottawa’s rebooted CFL team will debut this summer, the third team to call Ottawa home after the Rough Riders (1876 to 1996) and Ottawa Renegades (2001 to 2006). What is the city’s third team named?
    1. The Ottawa RedBlacks
    2. The Rough Riders 2.0
    3. The Raftsmen
    4. Le Rouge et Noir
  3. Steve Podborski is Canada’s winningest male alpine skier ever, racking up 20 World Cup medals (eight of them victories) and a bronze medal in the downhill at the 1980 Winter Olympics. A current member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team (CAST) is close to tying that record with 19 World Cup medals. Who is the athlete?
  4. Summer 2014 is a FIFA World Cup year for soccer, taking place in Brazil — a coup for a country that also won the right to host the Olympic Games in 2018. The Canadian men will not be taking part in that competition, sadly. We beat Panama, but lost to Cuba and were crushed 8-1 by Honduras back in 2012 to get knocked out of contention early. While it’s a familiar story in Canadian men’s soccer — our women are awesome, comparatively — when was the last time that Canada qualified a men’s team for the FIFA World Cup?
    1. 1994
    2. 1978
    3. 1966
    4. 1986
  5. For a few years after winning The Masters, Mike Weir led a charge of talented Canadian golfers on the PGA World Tour. How times change. Who is currently the top-ranked male golfer on the PGA tour, and within five positions where is he ranked? For bonus points, who’s the top female golfer?
  6. This week Whistler is hosting the Whistler Longboard Festival, a four-day skateboard-centric festival that has been expanded from the main event — a skateboard downhill race on the Whistler Sliding Centre service road — to include everything from a skatebowl jam to a big air competition. The longboard world tour is growing in size and stature almost every year, and Canadians are extremely competitive in the sport. Which Canadian placed second overall in the International Gravity Sports Association World Cup Series in 2012?
  7. Whistler is hosting Ironman Canada for the first time on Aug. 25, keeping one of the world’s second-longest running Ironman event going. What distances are the athletes going?
    1. 2.5km swim, 190km bike ride, 30km run
    2. 3.8km swim, 180km bike ride, 42km run
    3. 5km swim, 200km bike ride, 50km run
    4. 2km swim, 90km bike and 21km run
  8. Given that Canadians are better at playing hockey than managing hockey teams (no cups since Montreal in 1993), which Stanley Cup contender boasted the most Canadian players this year, Boston or Chicago?
  9. Canada’s winter athletes are gearing up for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, with the goal of matching their medal haul from the home games in 2010 — 14 gold medals, third overall for total medals. That goal received a boost with confirmation that several new sports would be added to the Games in 2014 where Canada has proven medal hopefuls — namely snowboard slopestyle, ski halfpipe, ski slopestyle. Match the athlete with the sport:
    ATHLETE SPORT
    1. Mark McMorris
    2. Spencer O’Brien
    3. Mike Riddle
    4. Kaya Turski
    5. Roz Groenewoud
    1. Ski Halfpipe Men
    2. Ski Slopestyle Women
    3. Ski Halfpipe Women
    4. Snowboard Slopestyle Women
    5. Snowboard Slopestyle Men
  10. Who is currently the highest paid Canadian athlete?
    1. Sidney Crosby
    2. Joey Votto
    3. Georges St-Pierre
    4. Steve Nash

Answers - Get Your Game On

  1. C: Curling was actually invented by the Scots in the 16th century, which is interesting because the top Canadian women’s curling event is the “Scotties Tournament of Heart,” named after the tissue, which were produced by Scott Paper until 1997. True story.
  2. A: The Ottawa RedBlacks will be Canada’s ninth CFL team. The name’s origins are colourful (I’ll see myself out), referring to the teams actual colours while giving a shoutout to lumberjacks and those checkered jackets Canadians are famous for. Top comment on CBC after the name was announced: “Sounds oddly racist for some reason.”
  3. Erik Guay, now 32, won his first World Cup medal in 2004. His best season so far, 2007, accounted for five of his total medals. He became a father for the first time in 2011, but doesn’t have any plans for his daughter to fill his boots one day: “I am not going to push for her to be a skier, I’d rather she became a golfer or tennis player. A summer sport!” Twenty years of spending your winters outdoors will do that to a guy
  4. D: It’s kind of a trick question, Canada has only qualified once for the tournament since 1930, sending a team to Mexico in 1986. Canada didn’t score a single point. We’re currently ranked 83rd in the world.
  5. Graham Delaet is currently ranked 105th on the PGA World Tour, followed by David Hearn in 193rd. Lorie Kane is the top Canadian woman these days which isn’t saying much — she was ranked 257th last week
  6. Patrick Switzer finished just 24 points back of Douglas Silva of Brazil in the overall standings. Kevin Reimer was 34th, although he focused more on pro events than the World Cup tour. As well, Canada’s Quin Finocchio was the top junior in the 14 to 17 age category.
  7. B: Ironman triathlon distances are based on three events hosted in Hawaii after an argument among athletes as to which event was hardest — the Waikiki Roughwater Swim (2.4 miles/3.86km), the Around Oahu Bike Race (115 miles/185km) and the Honolulu Marathon (26 miles, 42.1km). The first event only drew 15 competitors, only 12 of whom finished.
  8. The Chicago Blackhawks had 13 Canadians on the roster this season out of 27 players while Boston boasted 18 of 32.
  9. 1E, 2D, 3A, 4B, 5C. And they’re just the tip of the iceberg in those sports.
  10. Baseball player Joey Votto took this title last year after signing a 10-year, $225 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds in 2012. Second on the list is baseball player Justin Morneau ($80 million over six years, ending in 2015), followed by Steve Nash ($65 million from 2004 to 2010).

 

 

Arts & music

by Alyssa Noel

  1. Canadian astronaut (and social media) guru Chris Hadfield recorded a music video in space earlier this year. Which song did he perform?
    1. Michael Jackson, “Thriller”
    2. Tom Cochrane, “Life is a Highway”
    3. Bahamas, “Lost in the Light”
    4. David Bowie, “Space Oddity”
  2. Which Canadian won Best Rap Album at the Grammys this year?
    1. Buck 65
    2. Drake
    3. Madchild
    4. Justin Bieber
  3. This year the critically acclaimed, but poorly rated sitcom Arrested Development, got a second life when a fourth season was released on Netflix. What is the name of the character(s) played by a Canadian actor (or actors)?
    1. George Michael Bluth
    2. Steve Holt
    3. Jon bon Bluth
    4. Gob Bluth
    5. George Michael and Gob Bluth
  4. Which Canadian band went on hiatus in 2011, but reunited this summer to play a one-off festival slot for a record label anniversary event?
    1. Rush
    2. Constantines
    3. Thrush Hermit
    4. Broken Social Scene
  5. Canadian author Yann Martel had his award-winning book Life of Pi turned into a movie last year and it won Oscar awards. In which categories did it win?
    1. Cinematography and directing
    2. Best picture and cinematography
    3. Film editing and best picture
    4. Original score, cinematography and directing
    5. Production, design, music and sound editing
  6. Which movie won the Whistler Film Festival’s Borsos Competition for best Canadian Feature Film last year?
    1. Picture Day
    2. Mad Ship
    3. Fast and Furious 6
    4. All That You Possess
  7. A Toronto family decided to donate their collection of 2,070 images taken by the famous American celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz to a small Canadian museum. Which did they chose?
    1. Alberta Art Gallery
    2. Vancouver Art Gallery
    3. Squamish Cultural Lil’wat Centre
    4. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
  8. Which band or musician won the Polaris Prize, an award for Canadian musicians based on artistic merit, for 2012?
    1. Feist
    2. Barenaked Ladies
    3. Jim Cuddy
    4. Arcade Fire
  9. Canadian pop-punk singer Avril Lavigne became engaged to a much-maligned singer recently. From which band is her new fiancé?
    1. Sum 41
    2. Treble Charger
    3. The Band
    4. Nickelback
  10. Last summer, 50 Canadian artists traveled to the Great Bear Rainforest to capture the scenes for a book and exhibit in hopes that they could help stop Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline. The project, spearheaded by the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, was called Artists for an Oil-Free Coast. Who was one of the participating artists?
    1. Robert Bateman
    2. Emily Carr
    3. Jackson Pollock
    4. Damien Hirst

Answers - Arts & Music

  1. D
  2. B
  3. E
  4. D
  5. D
  6. A
  7. D
  8. A
  9. D
  10. A

 

 

Food for Thought

by John French

  1. A highlight for Whistler alpine hikers is sharing trail mix with the very courageous Perisoreus Canadensis, also known as the Canada jay or gray jay but more commonly known by what nickname?
    1. Stellar’s Jay
    2. Crow
    3. Whiskey Jack
    4. Blue Jay
  2. What was the name of the French restaurant operated by legendary Whistler restaurateur and French chef Joel Thibault, who passed away in 2005?
    1. Chez Joel
    2. Rainbow Bistro
    3. Garibaldi Café
    4. La Petite MaIso
  3. Why is the name Lam Shu a big part of Whistler’s culinary history?
    1. He trapped in the area before the railroad was built
    2. He cooked for Alex and Myrtle Phillip at the Rainbow Lodge
    3. He opened Whistler’s first fine dining restaurant
    4. He ran Whistler’s first logging company cookhouse
  4. What was the name of the Bearfoot Bistro sous chef who starred on Top Chef Canada at the end of 2012?
    1. Jason Stuart
    2. Jimmy Stewart
    3. Jack Straus
    4. Jim Simpson
  5. Eric Blouin and Annie Trepanier of Whistler produced a barrel of wine, which equals 300 bottles, and sold it under what name?
    1. Scenic Summit
    2. Pica
    3. Whistler Wonder
    4. One Barrel
  6. The organic absinthe from the Pemberton Distillery is named after what dreaded northwest plant?
    1. Northwest Fern
    2. Periwinkle
    3. Japanese Knotweed
    4. Devil’s Club
  7. What winery produced a gold medal 2012 Pinot Gris as determined at the most recent All Canadian Wine Championships?
    1. Fort Berens
    2. Diamond Estates (Dan Akryod’s label)
    3. Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery
    4. Deepwood Estate
  8. The Thunderbird Café at the Squamish-Lil’wat Cultural Centre features traditional first nations food like Squamish salmon chowder and grilled salmon bannock burgers. What type of meat goes in to the Thunderbird Café Lil’wat chili?
    1. Coyote
    2. Rattle Snake
    3. Bison
    4. Venison
  9. Cornucopia, Whistler’s annual Food and Wine Festival, has been around for more than decade. The 2013 edition of the festival will mark how many years?
    1. 15
    2. 17
    3. 12
    4. 11
  10. There are 21 steps up to the main entrance of 21 Steps at St. Andrew’s House but how many steps does the kitchen staff have to contend with when they use the back entry into the kitchen?
    1. 18
    2. 22
    3. 50
    4. 3

Answers - Food for Thought

  1. C: Whiskey Jack and also know to the Cree and Innu as Wesakachak
  2. A: Chez Joel (he also opened Bavaria, which is still operated to this day by Thibault’s wife Angela, and Joel’s at Nicklaus North)
  3. B: Lam Shu cooked for Alex and Myrtle Phillip at the Rainbow Lodge from 1916 until the 1930s. His brother Sam came from China and cooked at the lodge from the 1930s until 1948
  4. B
  5. D
  6. D
  7. A
  8. D
  9. B
  10. A

 



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