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Quiz about Brian McFarlane His Hockey Days

Brian McFarlane: His Hockey Days Quiz

Brian McFarlane spent 27 years covering hockey in the NHL. Here is a quiz on his hockey playing days. All information is found in Brian's book, "Brian McFarlane's World of Hockey". I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it.

A multiple-choice quiz by _jay_pee_. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
_jay_pee_

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,213

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
168

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What town was Brian born in? Hint

Ottawa

Haileybury

New Liskeard

Toronto

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Question 2 of 10

2. What pen name did Brian's father use when he wrote the famous "The Hardy Boys" series of books? Hint

Franklin W. Dixon

Mark Twain

Roy Rockwood

John Rodriguez

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many brothers does Brian have? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first NHLer that Brian ever met? Hint

Jonny Bower

Ken Dryden

Syl Apps

Gordie Howe

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the cousin that Brian bunked with when he moved to Ottawa at the start of World War II? Hint

Brett McFarlane

Barnett Ogden

John McFarlane

Jack Johnston

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Question 6 of 10

6. What intermediate team did Brian play on? Hint

Barrie Flyers

Inkerman Rockets

Quebec City Citadels

Stratford Kroehlers

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Question 7 of 10

7. What University did Brian attend? Hint

Yale

Michigan State

Michigan

St. Lawrence

8. Brian's hockey team made the NCAA tournament twice while he was at university in the early-mid 1950s; once in his freshmen year, once in his senior year. What place did they get at each of the tournaments? Hint

4th and 4th

3rd and 3rd

1st and 4th

2nd and 1st

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is Brian's wife's maiden name? Hint

Ruth Hillcrest

Jill Snicket

Joan Pellet

Tina Reddse

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Question 10 of 10

10. The first television station that hired Brian was _____ ? Hint

WRGB

WKND

CHOK

CRGP

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What town was Brian born in?

Answer: New Liskeard

Brian was born on August 10, 1931. For the first five years of his life he lived in Haileybury, but he was actually born five miles away, in New Liskeard.

2. What pen name did Brian's father use when he wrote the famous "The Hardy Boys" series of books?

Answer: Franklin W. Dixon

Brian's father wrote twenty of "The Hardy Boys" books, starting with "The Tower Treasure" in 1926 and ending with "The Phantom Freighter" in 1946.

3. How many brothers does Brian have?

Answer: 0

Brian had two sisters, Pat and Norah, but no brothers. His sister Pat was once crowned Miss Ottawa, and once he had to cut Norah from the school's women hockey team.

4. Who was the first NHLer that Brian ever met?

Answer: Syl Apps

Brian met Apps in a smoke filled hall in Whitby, Ontario, when he was just a toddler. The former Maple Leaf gave Brian an autograph, "Best Wishes, Syl Apps".

5. What was the name of the cousin that Brian bunked with when he moved to Ottawa at the start of World War II?

Answer: Barnett Ogden

He and his family moved into and shared a three-bedroom house with his widowed aunt and her son so that Brian's dad could work as a speechwriter for the minister in charge of the Department of Munitions and Suppy in Ottawa.

6. What intermediate team did Brian play on?

Answer: Inkerman Rockets

Inkerman is a tiny little town in the middle of Ontario. The greatest moment in Rocket history was in 1951 when they made it to the semi-finals of the Memorial Cup before finally being beaten out by the magnificient Jean Beleiveau and his team, the Quebec City Citadels.

7. What University did Brian attend?

Answer: St. Lawrence

Brian was named the captain of the hockey team, he was a member of the highest honours society, the All-American Team for hockey, he was elected president of his class every year he attended St. Lawrence, and to this day he remains the only player to score more than 100 goals in St. Lawrence history.

Answer: 4th and 4th

He was unable to play in both of those tournaments due to torn cartilage in both of his knees.

9. What is Brian's wife's maiden name?

Answer: Joan Pellet

Joan was from Hillsdale, New Jersey, which is also where the got married on June 7, 1956.

10. The first television station that hired Brian was _____ ?

Answer: WRGB

WRGB broadcasts from Schenectady, New York. Brian hosted a late-night sports show that was sponsored by Mongomery-Ward.

Source: Author _jay_pee_

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