Saskatchewan Somethings Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Snowbirds

The Snowbirds are officially known as The Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron. The show team flies CT-114 Tutors. They have flown for over one hundred million spectators across North America.
The name "Snowbirds" was officially adopted in 1971 resulting from an elementary school contest and the Anne Murray song "Snowbird" being popular at the time.

Answer: Rouleau

Rouleau is a little town between Moose Jaw and Weyburn. The town's grain elevator has been changed to read "Dog River", rather than Rouleau, as this is the name of the fictional town where the road side gas station is located. It is a show depicting rural life in Saskatchewan.

It was created by, and features comedian Brent Butt. Butt's home town is Tisdale, Saskatchewan. It airs on CTV in Canada, SBS in Australia and WGN in the United States. It is worth watching if you get the chance.

Answer: Willow Bunch

The Willow Bunch Giant, Edouard Beaupre was born in 1881 and died in 1904. He was a normal size at birth and up until three years of age. He started growing rapidly and by the age of nine, he was six feet tall! At 17, he was 7'1". In 1902, he was almost 8'3" and weighed close to 400 pounds.

He loved horses, but had to give up riding, because his feet touched the ground on even the biggest horse. He decided to use his height and strength to support his family and started lifting rather than riding horses and went on to star in the circus.

He was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1902 and died in 1904 at the age of 23. His death certificate showed that he was 8'3" and doctors said he was still growing.

Answer: Prince Albert

Sir Wilfred Laurier, the 7th Prime Minister of Canada, represented Prince Albert in 1896. William Lyon Mackenzie King, the 10th Prime Minister of Canada, represented Prince Albert from 1926 to 1945 and John Diefenbaker, 13th Prime Minister of Canada, was a representative from 1957 to 1963.

Answer: His testicles

Poor Mac has had his testicles painted many colors including orange, blue and red. This has usually, but not always, happened during graduation celebrations in Moose Jaw. The helpless statue even lost them completely in a shooting!

Answer: "Airplane", "The Naked Gun" series and the "Scary Movie" series.

Leslie Nielson has had many roles in movies as well as television. He is most famous for his roles as Dr. Rumack in "Airplane", Lt. Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun" series and President Harris in the "Scary Movie" series. In 2001, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6541 Hollywood Blvd. He has also been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

Answer: Chief Sitting Bull

In the year following the Battle of the Little Bighorn, American soldiers continued to pursue Sitting Bull and his people. In May of 1877, they fled to Wood Mountain in Saskatchewan. Chief Sitting Bull met with Major James Walsh of the Northwest Mounted Police at what is known today as Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan, near Cypress Hills.

Although Sitting Bull and Walsh had many disagreements and differences of opinion, they became friends and Sitting Bull considered Walsh the most trustworthy "white man" he ever knew.

In 1881, due to starvation and cold, Sitting Bull and his people of the Sioux tribe, were forced to return to the United States and surrender.

Answer: Fort Qu'Appelle

In 1917, the provincial Department of Health opened a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan in the Qu'Appelle Valley and named it Fort San. It was a self-sufficient community with its own five acre garden, stables, power station and poultry ranch.

It could accommodate 358 patients. It ran until the mid 1960s, but shut down when the number of TB cases decreased and there was no longer a need for it. Fort San has since been used for a school of arts, military training and conference facilities.

It is said to be haunted as well! I went on a "Ghost Tour" there one night, but didn't encounter anything of the supernatural!

Answer: Football player Neil "Piffles" Taylor

"Piffles" Taylor played in the Regina Ruby Club. He left to fight in World War I, lost an eye in battle and then returned to Saskatchewan to play football. There is a story that during a game, he lost his glass eye on the field. Play was stopped while both teams searched for it in the mud. When it was found, he popped it back in and resumed play.

Answer: Craven

The Craven Country Jamboree is held in the middle of July, in Craven, Saskatchewan in the Qu'Appelle Valley. It started as the "Big Valley Jamboree" in the 1980s. In the late 90s it was changed to "Rock in the Valley" and for a few years hosted Rock and Roll stars rather than country. In 2005, it became the "Craven Country Jamboree"! "Back to our Boots!"
Many, many famous country singers have performed there, including Kenny Rogers, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and in most recent years, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson and Reba McEntire have been the headliners.