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A Tribute to My Grandfather Trivia Quiz

My grandfather died at the age of 102. He came from Ukraine to Canada in 1913. This quiz has a question for each decade of his life.

A multiple-choice quiz by Catamount. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Catamount

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
186,513

Updated
Apr 17 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1074

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. My grandfather was born in 1896 in Bukovina. What empire ruled Bukovina in that time? Hint

Ottoman empire

Serbian empire

Russian empire

Austro-Hungarian empire

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which is the main river in Ukraine? Hint: It's the third largest river in Europe. Hint

Volga

Neva

Ural

Dnieper

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Question 3 of 10

3. My grandparents had six children. They lost their eldest daughter in a pandemic. What disease swept the world in 1918/19? Hint

Plague

Small pox

Influenza

Typhoid fever

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Question 4 of 10

4. My grandfather was a logger and later a farmer. Had he been a seaman, he could have been on the crew of this famous rum runner vessel that was sunk by the US coast guard in 1929. Hint

Dexter

Blue Nose

I'm Alone

Holewood

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Question 5 of 10

5. During the 1930s my grandfather went to California as a logger. What important act that set some minimal labour standards was passed in the US in 1938? Hint

The Black Lung Benefits Act

The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

The Immigration and Nationality Act

The Wages and Hours Act

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Question 6 of 10

6. During WWII my grandfather's eldest son tried to enlist in the Canadian army but was rejected for health reasons. Approximately how many Ukrainian Canadians fought for Canada during WWII? Hint

35,000

15,000

25,000

45,000

7. During the 1950s, my grandfather owned and operated a mushroom farm in British Columbia. Mushrooms are still an important crop in B.C. About how much of Canada's mushroom production takes place in B.C.? Hint

25%

10%

50%

90%

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Question 8 of 10

8. My grandfather was a life-long member of the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians (AUUC). In 1964 the association celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of which famous Ukrainian poet? Hint

Ivan Franko

Lesia Ukrainka

Hryhory Chubai

Taras Shevchenko

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Question 9 of 10

9. My grandfather was extremely interested in politics and made sure the rest of his family were, too. Who was prime minister of Canada during most of the 1970s? Hint

Bennett

Mulroney

Trudeau

Diefenbaker

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Question 10 of 10

10. My grandfather attributed his long life to three things: garlic, cayenne pepper and dancing three times a week until he was in his mid-nineties. Was he on to something?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. My grandfather was born in 1896 in Bukovina. What empire ruled Bukovina in that time?

Answer: Austro-Hungarian empire

This was also the decade that Ukrainian immigration to Canada began, in 1891 to be exact.

2. Which is the main river in Ukraine? Hint: It's the third largest river in Europe.

Answer: Dnieper

From its source in the Valdai Upland in Russia until it empties into the Black Sea the Dnieper is over 2,200 km long.

3. My grandparents had six children. They lost their eldest daughter in a pandemic. What disease swept the world in 1918/19?

Answer: Influenza

The estimated numbers of dead from the "Spanish flu" vary wildly, from twenty million to seventy million world wide. There is general agreement though that more people died from the influenza pandemic than during WWI.

4. My grandfather was a logger and later a farmer. Had he been a seaman, he could have been on the crew of this famous rum runner vessel that was sunk by the US coast guard in 1929.

Answer: I'm Alone

There was a great deal of controversy over this incident since the "I'm Alone" was sunk in international waters and one sailor who drowned was a French citizen. The US government paid compensation to the schooner's crew in 1935, two years after Prohibition ended.

5. During the 1930s my grandfather went to California as a logger. What important act that set some minimal labour standards was passed in the US in 1938?

Answer: The Wages and Hours Act

This act banned child labor, set the minimum wage at $0.25 per hour and the standard work week at forty four hours.

6. During WWII my grandfather's eldest son tried to enlist in the Canadian army but was rejected for health reasons. Approximately how many Ukrainian Canadians fought for Canada during WWII?

Answer: 35,000

Sadly, also during WWII 5,000 Ukrainian Canadians were interred as "enemy aliens", together with thousands of Japanese-Canadians and German-Canadians, a dark chapter in our history.

Answer: 25%

Over 90% of mushrooms eaten in British Columbia are grown right here.

Answer: Taras Shevchenko

Here is an example of his poetry; I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did.

DON'T WED:

Don't wed a wealthy woman, friend,/
She'll drive you from the house./
Don't wed a poor one either, friend,/
Dull care will be your spouse./
Get hitched to carefree Cossack life/
And share a Cossack fate:/
If it be rags, let it be rags --/
What comes, that's what you take./
Then you'll have nobody to nag/
Or try to cheer you up,/
To fuss and fret and question you/
What ails you and what's up./
When two misfortune share, they say,/
It's easier to weep./
Not so: it's easier to cry/
When no-one's there to see.

Mirhorod, October 4th, 1845.

Translated by John Weir,
Toronto

9. My grandfather was extremely interested in politics and made sure the rest of his family were, too. Who was prime minister of Canada during most of the 1970s?

Answer: Trudeau

Pierre Eliot Trudeau was prime minister from 1969 to 1979, and again from 1980 to 1984. His legacy includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and patriating the Canadian Constitution.

10. My grandfather attributed his long life to three things: garlic, cayenne pepper and dancing three times a week until he was in his mid-nineties. Was he on to something?

Answer: Yes

Both garlic and cayenne pepper have been studied for their beneficial influences on the heart, digestive tract and other body systems. Exercise strengthens the heart, helps lower body weight and blood pressure. Of course genetics also helps.

Source: Author Catamount

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