Canada in 1979 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Manitoba

Krazy Krazy was initially established as auto audio and electronics franchise and based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, starting in 1979. Over the years, the franchise opened up in other locations including Thunder Bay and Timmins Ontario as well as in Sydney, Nova Scotia. As the company progressed, it moved from electronics sales to also selling kitchen and laundry appliances.

Answer: British Columbia

The Steveston Museum was initially built in 1905 and housed the first bank in the village of Steveston, British Columbia. In 1979, it re-opened as a museum to tell the story of the community and its rich history in fishing and farming. The museum features various Japanese and Chinese artifacts that represent their cultures as part of the development of both Steveston as well as the province of British Columbia.

Answer: Prince Edward Island

Angus MacLean was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island following his retirement from the federal government in 1976. He had served as Minister of Fisheries from 1957 to 1963 under the leadership of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.

After being convinced to leave federal politics, he was elected to the provincial legislature in Prince Edward Island in 1976 and then elected as the 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island on May 3, 1979. A well respected politician, his premiership focused on various policies including the banning of new shopping malls within the province as well as focusing on the issue of urban sprawl. Following his retirement in 1981, he ran a blueberry farm.

Answer: Alberta

The Canadian Rodeo Hall of Fame was established in Ponoka, Alberta to honour the developers, athletes, and animals that have become synonymous with the rodeo industry in Canada. Since its opening, there have been over 200 members inducted into the Hall of Fame including cowboy Pete Knight whose tragic death in 1937 is remembered as well as Midnight, a black gelding known for his bucking abilities and was the first animal elected to the Hall of Fame in 1981.

Answer: Saskatchewan

CIMG-FM was established to serve the southwest region of Saskatchewan on the frequency 94.1 FM including the communities of Swift Current, Gull Lake, and Rosenhof. Its main focus is classic rock music and has a listening range of roughly seventy kilometers.

Answer: Ontario

Chickadee is a children's magazine that spawned off of the popular Canadian Owl Magazine and has been sold to readers across North America. The magazine was geared towards readers aged 6-9 with a focus on science and nature. Each issue has a variety of articles and activities for youth including puzzles, stories, crafts and pictures of animals and geography.

Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador

After a restructuring process, various areas with the Canadian National Railway company were brought into a new division known as Terra Transport. While passenger services were transferred to Via Rail, freight operations, CN bus services, and trucking operations were re-organized into Terra Transport.

This new division made various changes to rail services in the province of Newfoundland, most notably the replacement of boxcars with flatcars that could be stacked with shipping containers. In 1987, railways in Newfoundland were deregulated and abandoned completely by 1990 and, as a result, Terra Transport ceased operations in 1988.

Answer: Quebec

Due to financial strain and inability to pay many star athletes, the World Hockey Association merged with the National Hockey League. Four of the six remaining teams from the league joined the NHL including the Quebec Nordiques. This merger was particularly important in the province of Quebec as it established a new hockey rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and Quebec Nordiques known as the "Battle of Quebec".

This rivalry was so intense that it included an infamous brawl in 1984 known as the "Good Friday Massacre", multiple playoff matchups, and a political rivalry between the two teams who were owned by competing breweries Carling-O'Keefe (Quebec) and Molson (Montreal).

Answer: New Brunswick

The Fredericton Marathon is a full marathon that also includes a half-marathon, a five and ten kilometer run, a five and ten kilometer walk, and a youth run. It is used as a qualifier race for the Boston Marathon. In its initial phase, it featured only a few hundred runners, but by 2012, well over 1000 athletes participated in the various scheduled events. Notable marathoners of the event have included Paula Keating, Ryan O'Shea, Chris Brake and Heather O'Donnell.

Answer: Nova Scotia

The Discovery Train was a mobile museum that ran across Canada from 1978-80. The purpose of the train was to educate Canadians on the history of the country and was operated by the National Museums of Canada. From September 14-25 of 1979, The Discovery Train toured the four Nova Scotian Communities of Truro, Yarmouth, Liverpool, and New Glasgow. According to "The Vanguard", a newspaper in Yarmouth, over 12,000 people attended the event.