Where Were These Canuck Celebs Born? Quiz

Answer: Charlemagne, QC

Celine Dion is a French-Canadian performer, famous for her rendition of "My Heart Will Go On" from the movie "Titanic". She has also had a very successful show on stage in Las Vegas. Charlemagne is a relatively small town that is actually a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. Dion was born there on March 30, 1968.

Answer: Winnipeg, MB

Anna Paquin was actually born in Manitoba on July 24, 1982 before moving to Wellington, New Zealand at the age of four. She won an Academy Award at the age of 11 for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "The Piano" becoming, at that time, the second-youngest to win the award.

She has been active in movies, television and theatre. Winnipeg is the capital of the prairie province of Manitoba.

Answer: Port Perry, ON

Among many roles, Emily VanCamp is famous for her television roles on "Captain America", "Brothers and Sisters", "Revenge" and "The Resident". She was born in the small town of Port Perry, Ontario, about 84 km (52 miles) northeast of Toronto, Ontario on May 12, 1988.

Answer: Ottawa, ON

Alanis Morissette recorded two mildly successful albums that were released in Canada early in her career. She then jumped to fame when she moved to the US and created and released her first extremely successful album "Jagged Little Pill" in 1995. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the capital of Canada on June 1, 1974.

Answer: Guelph, ON

Ms. Campbell was born in Guelph, Ontario on October 3, 1973. Guelph is a city in southwestern Ontario that is approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Toronto. Neve Campbell has starred in movies and television, with two of her most notable roles being Julia Salinger on "Party of Five", and Sidney Prescott in the horror films in the "Scream" franchise.

Answer: Montreal, QC

William Shatner has played many roles, but he will forever be Captain James T. Kirk from the original "Star Trek" series in the minds of many. He actually trained as a Shakespearean actor and performed at the Stratford Festival in a number of roles in Shakespeare's plays early in his career. He was born in Montreal, Quebec on March 22, 1931.

Answer: London, ON

Ryan Gosling, the target of many a young-person's crush, was born on November 12, 1980 in London. The city of London, Ontario is located approximate 200 km (120 mi) from both Toronto, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. Ryan Gosling has appeared in many movies, with his first commercially successful role in "The Notebook" opposite fellow-Canadian actress Rachel McAdams. Funny enough, both Gosling and McAdams were born in London, Ontario (her birthdate is November 17, 1978). Canada is a big country, but somehow lots of star power was concentrated in London, Ontario in those few years!

Answer: Ladysmith, BC

Pamela Anderson's date of birth is July 1, 1967. She must be a true Canadian - she was born on Canada Day, the holiday when Canadians celebrate the birth of their country. One of her most famous roles is as C. J. Parker on "Baywatch". Ladysmith, BC was originally known as Oyster Harbour.

The town sits on a hillside on the east coast of Vancouver Island, looking down at the town's harbour. No wonder Ms. Anderson ended up on a show that focused on the water.

Answer: Halifax, NS

Halifax, Nova Scotia is the capital of this Maritime province on Canada's east coast. Halifax may be most notable to non-Canadians as the site of a huge explosion that took place in the Halifax harbour in 1917. Elliot Page has acted in both television and movie roles.

His breakthrough role (as Ellen Page) is often cited as that of the title role in the movie "Juno" in 2007. He was born on February 21, 1987.

Answer: Edmonton, AB

Michael J. Fox was born in the capital of Alberta on June 9, 1961 as "Michael Andrew Fox". He has starred in roles in both movies (e.g., as Marty McFly in the "Back to the Future" movies), and television (e.g., as Alex P. Keaton in "Family Ties"). He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1991 at the age of 29. Since then, he has decreased the number of roles that he takes on, but has continued to appear in some roles in the early part of the 21st century.