The Great White North: In the Movies! Quiz

Answer: Porky's

"Porky's" was released in 1982, and has grossed over $109.5 Million. Although "Men With Brooms" made Canadian history in March 2002, by registering over $1 Million in its opening weekend, its total is at $4.24 Million.

Answer: The Hanging Garden

"The Hanging Garden" by director/writer Thom Fitzgerald won in 1997. Atom Egoyan's "The Sweet Hereafter" was nominated for two Academy Awards, and controversial director, David Cronenberg's "Spider" won Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival.

Answer: Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford won the Best Actress Oscar at the 1930 Academy Awards for "Coquette". Mary Pickford was born as Gladys Smith on April 8, 1892 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and became America's first sweetheart.

Answer: Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin was born in Winnipeg in 1982, and won the Oscar for her role as Holly Hunter's daughter, Flora McGrath in "The Piano."

Answer: The Sweet Hereafter

The 1993 critically acclaimed film, "The Sweet Hereafter" won many international and national awards and stars Sarah Polley and Ian Holm. Atom Egoyan was only raised in Canada, he was born in Egypt, and his last name was originally spelled Yeghoyan.

Answer: Dead Ringers

In 1988 The David Cronenberg film Dead Ringers won the Best Picture Genie, but "Crash", and "Naked Lunch" each earned him Best Director Genies and "eXistenZ" was nominated for Best Picture.

Answer: Ararat

"Ararat" by Atom Egoyan is a powerful film about the Armenian holocaust between 1915 and 1918 and stars the young University of Toronto student, David Alpay, in the lead role. "Flower & Garnet" director, Keith Behrman won the Claude Jutra Genie Award for his first feature length film.

Answer: No

It did not receive a nomination at the Academy Awards, but it was Canada's official entry for the award, as it won Best Motion Picture and a host of others at the Genie Awards. "Atanarjuat" was done in the Inuit language: Inuktitut.

Answer: Exotica

Don McKellar is a brilliantly funny Canadian actor/director/writer; he was nominated for Best Actor in both "Highway 61" and "Roadkill", and "Last Night" earned him Best Director and Best Screenplay nominations. You can also see him in "Rub & Tug" - McKellar is fantastic as a supposedly naive, new-owner of a massage parlor.

Answer: Fab Filippo

Fab Filippo is one of my favourite actors. You can see him in seasons 2 and 3 of "Queer as Folk" as Ethan Gold, and I heartily recommend "Waydowntown" a very funny Canadian movie. I am always eagerly anticipating his next projects, such as "Hollywood North", which should be released sometime in 2003.