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Quiz about Famous People From Ottawa Canada

Famous People From Ottawa, Canada Quiz

Each correct answer is a famous person from Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Will that help you get a better score? Find out now!

A multiple-choice quiz by Carmek. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Carmek

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
245,149

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1570

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who recorded the hugely popular album titled "Jagged Little Pill"? Hint

Shania Twain

Avril Lavigne

k. d. lang

Alanis Morissette

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who co-starred with John Belushi in the movie "The Blues Brothers"? Hint

Dan Aykroyd

Steve Martin

Billy Crystal

Chevy Chase

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who played the commander of the Galactica in the original "Battlestar Galactica" series? Hint

Dirk Benedict

Lorne Greene

Edward James Olmos

William Shatner

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was one of the "Kids in the Hall" five-some, and appeared in 50 episodes of "Saturday Night Live"? Hint

Mark McKinney

Eugene Levy

John Candy

Norm MacDonald

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the Canadian author who wrote "The Robber Bride" and "A Handmaid's Tale"? Hint

Michael Ondaatje

Dan Brown

Margaret Atwood

Umberto Eco

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following singers appeared in, and composed music for, the movie "The Longest Day" (1962)? Hint

Tom Jones

Paul Anka

Neil Sedaka

John Tesh

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following Canadian comedians, nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Voices", was famous for his impressions? Hint

Rich Little

Alan Thicke

Jim Carrey

Howie Mandel

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who played Dr. Cristina Yang in the hit series "Grey's Anatomy"? Hint

Sandra Oh

Grace Park

Rachel McAdams

Evangeline Lily

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who's songs included "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" and "Lovers in a Dangerous Time"? Hint

Gowan

Bruce Cockburn

Bryan Adams

Corey Hart

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which actor had the title role in the TV series "Ed"? Hint

Jason Lee

Keifer Sutherland

Thomas Cavanagh

Alan Alda

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who recorded the hugely popular album titled "Jagged Little Pill"?

Answer: Alanis Morissette

Alanis was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1974. One of Alanis's songs mentioned the Gatineaus, which are a series of hills north of Ottawa.

2. Who co-starred with John Belushi in the movie "The Blues Brothers"?

Answer: Dan Aykroyd

Dan was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1952, and attended Ottawa's Carleton University in 1969. He did a sequel to the "Blues Brothers" with John Goodman. Part of the movie was filmed at a prison near Kingston, Ontario.

3. Who played the commander of the Galactica in the original "Battlestar Galactica" series?

Answer: Lorne Greene

He was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1915. Greene was probably best known for his role in the popular TV western "Bonanza". He died in 1987.

4. Who was one of the "Kids in the Hall" five-some, and appeared in 50 episodes of "Saturday Night Live"?

Answer: Mark McKinney

Mark was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1959. He and the rest of the "Kids and the Hall" gang made a movie called "Brain Candy" in 1996.

5. Who was the Canadian author who wrote "The Robber Bride" and "A Handmaid's Tale"?

Answer: Margaret Atwood

Atwood was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1939. Her novel "A Handmaid's Tale" was made into a movie starring Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway and Robert Duvall.

6. Which of the following singers appeared in, and composed music for, the movie "The Longest Day" (1962)?

Answer: Paul Anka

Paul Anka was born on Ottawa, Canada, in 1941. The movie "The Longest Day", starring John Wayne, was about the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

7. Which of the following Canadian comedians, nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Voices", was famous for his impressions?

Answer: Rich Little

He was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1938. When Stacey Keach was unavailable to complete the narration of a few episodes of the TV Series "Mike Hammer", the producers called on Rich Little to imitate Keach's voice.

8. Who played Dr. Cristina Yang in the hit series "Grey's Anatomy"?

Answer: Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh was born in Nepean, which later became part of the amalgamated City of Ottawa. She won a Golden Globe in 2005 for her role on "Grey's Anatomy".

9. Who's songs included "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" and "Lovers in a Dangerous Time"?

Answer: Bruce Cockburn

He was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1945. In 1980, he was one of the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live".

10. Which actor had the title role in the TV series "Ed"?

Answer: Thomas Cavanagh

He was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1963. He graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

Source: Author Carmek

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