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Name That Canadian Author Trivia Quiz

I will give you three literary or dramatic works. It is your job to provide me with the Canadian author, poet, or playwright responsible for the pieces of literature. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by me132. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
me132

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
227,376

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
601

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the author of "Dance Me Outside", "Shoeless Joe", and "Magic Time"? Hint

W. P. Kinsella

Matt Christopher

Rohinton Mistry

Tom Cheek

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Manitoban wrote "The Tin Flute", "The Hidden Mountain", and "Garden in the Wind"? Hint

Margaret Lawrence

Gabrielle Roy

Rodney McMillan

M. L. Booker

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Canadian author is responsible for "The Luck of Ginger Coffey", "I Am Mary Dunne", and "Black Robe"? Hint

Joseph Campbell

Maggie Smith

Brian Moore

James Michener

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Question 4 of 10

4. Whose short stories include "Prayers of a Very Wise Child", "The End", and "The Hockey Sweater"? Hint

Roch Carrier

Jacques Poulin

Marie Chapdelaine

Jean Charest

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which prolific Canadian author wrote "The Handmaid's Tale", "Bodily Harm", and "Cat's Eye"? Hint

Dorothy Killiam

Alice Munro

Susanna Moodie

Margaret Atwood

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Question 6 of 10

6. Whose published works include "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town", "Literary Lapses", and "Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich"? Hint

Robertson Davies

Stephen Leacock

Barbara Nimmo

Sir Arthur Currie

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Such a Long Journey", "A Fine Balance", and "Family Matters" are novels by which Canadian writer? Hint

Michael Ondaatje

Megan Fellows

Clara Thomas

Rohinton Mistry

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which poet is responsible for writing "The Shooting of Dan McGrew", "The Cremation of Sam McGee", and "Bob Smart's Dream"? Hint

Tom Byrne

Bill Cody

Johnny Nunan

Robert Service

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the author of "The Diviners", "A Bird in the House", and "The Stone Angel"? Hint

Carol Shields

William Aberhart

Margaret Laurence

Timothy Findley

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Order of Canada recipient wrote "The Last Spike", "Klondike", "The Mysterious North"? Hint

Pierre Berton

James Stewart

Adrienne Clarkson

W. O. Mitchell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the author of "Dance Me Outside", "Shoeless Joe", and "Magic Time"?

Answer: W. P. Kinsella

Kinsella's most famous novel, "Shoeless Joe", was published in 1982. It is based on the infamous 1919 Black Sox scandal. The novel was turned into the highly-successful film "Field of Dreams", released in 1989.

2. Which Manitoban wrote "The Tin Flute", "The Hidden Mountain", and "Garden in the Wind"?

Answer: Gabrielle Roy

Roy was born in Manitoba in 1909. All of her novels were originally written in French.

3. Which Canadian author is responsible for "The Luck of Ginger Coffey", "I Am Mary Dunne", and "Black Robe"?

Answer: Brian Moore

Moore was actually born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but he moved to Canada in 1948. Despite moving to the US in 1959, he maintained his Canadian citizenship.

4. Whose short stories include "Prayers of a Very Wise Child", "The End", and "The Hockey Sweater"?

Answer: Roch Carrier

Carrier's short stories earned him the Order of Canada in 1991. In 1999, he was named National Librarian of Canada.

5. Which prolific Canadian author wrote "The Handmaid's Tale", "Bodily Harm", and "Cat's Eye"?

Answer: Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood is one of Canada's best-known living authors. Her work includes novels, poetry, short stories, children's books, and non-fiction.

6. Whose published works include "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town", "Literary Lapses", and "Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich"?

Answer: Stephen Leacock

Leacock was a Professor of Economics at McGill University in Montreal, but his most famous novel, "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town", was written about his summer home: Orillia, Ontario. In the novel, Orillia is given the name Mariposa.

7. "Such a Long Journey", "A Fine Balance", and "Family Matters" are novels by which Canadian writer?

Answer: Rohinton Mistry

Mistry was born in Bombay, India, in 1952. He immigrated to Canada in 1975, and his first novel was published in 1987.

8. Which poet is responsible for writing "The Shooting of Dan McGrew", "The Cremation of Sam McGee", and "Bob Smart's Dream"?

Answer: Robert Service

Service is known for his work about Western Canada and the Yukon Gold Miners. He was a childhood neighbour of Pierre Berton.

9. Who is the author of "The Diviners", "A Bird in the House", and "The Stone Angel"?

Answer: Margaret Laurence

Laurence committed suicide in 1987 after a long struggle with lung cancer.

10. Which Order of Canada recipient wrote "The Last Spike", "Klondike", "The Mysterious North"?

Answer: Pierre Berton

Berton's childhood home in Dawson City, Yukon, is now a writer's retreat where a writer is allowed to live. Berton published 50 books before his death in 2004.

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