FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Hip-ucation Trivia Quiz

One thing I love about the Hip is that you can learn so much about pop culture, literature, history and geography, as I hope this quiz will demonstrate. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by The_Q. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
The_Q

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,288

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
231

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "Nautical Disaster" describes the sinking of a ship off the coast of which country? Hint

United Kingdom

France

Norway

Spain

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. My favorite Hip song is "Fireworks" which alludes to numerous events from Canadian history. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the song? Hint

The Cold War

Montreal Massacre

1972 Summit Series

National Fitness Program

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. The Hip are very effective at weaving real-life events with fictional lyrics. What true event is alluded to in the song "38 Years Old"? Hint

1970: October Crisis 1970

1973: Millhaven Penetentionery Prison Break

1980: Canada elects Joe Clark, youngest prime minister ever.

1988: Guy Lafleur returns to the NHL after a four year absence.

4. One of Canada's most shameful miscarriages of justice is chronicled in "Wheat Kings," the story of a man who spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Who is the subject of this haunting ballad? Hint

Steven Truscott

David Milgaard

James Driskell

Romeo Phillion

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Perhaps the Hip's most well known song south of the border, "Courage," was inspired by which novel written by Canadian author Hugh McLennan? Hint

Barometer Rising

Fifth Business

Two Solitudes

The Watch That Ends the Night

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. Sometimes The Hip can be a tad obscure in their references, as is epitomized in their rollicking number "The Dire Wolf." Reference is made to Tallulah Bankhead
and Canada Lee. Who are they? Hint

American actors

American authors

Canadian politicians

Canadian authors

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. The Hip come from Kingston, Ontario, but brought notoriety to a much smaller Ontario town, which shares the title of one of their songs. What is that town? Hint

Orillia

Bobcaygeon

Omemee

Wiarton

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. With all of The Hip's literary references, it is inevitable that they would mention The Bard eventually. Which of the following of Shakespeare's characters are mentioned in Hip songs? Hint

Cordelia and Falstaff

Falstaff and Caliban

Cordelia and Juliet

Caliban and Juliet

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Back to hockey now, but a very sad moment in the NHL. "Heaven is a Better Place Today" serves as a tribute to which NHL player who died unexpectedly? Hint

John Kordic

Bill Barilko

Tim Horton

Dan Snyder

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. The 2009 album "We are the Same" includes a track entitled "Speed River." There is a real Speed River. Where is it? Hint

Manitoba

Michigan

Minnesota

Ontario

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Nautical Disaster" describes the sinking of a ship off the coast of which country?

Answer: France

"It was as though I'd been spit there, settled in , into a pocket
Of a lighthouse off some rocky socket,
Off the coast of France, Dear"

Not sure if they're describing a historical event or not!

2. My favorite Hip song is "Fireworks" which alludes to numerous events from Canadian history. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the song?

Answer: Montreal Massacre

"Loosening the grip on the fake Cold War"

"If there's a goal that everyone remembers, it was back in ol' '72..."
Canada defeated Russian in the eighth and final game of the series, winning the series four games to three (with one tie). The legendary game-winning goal was scored by Paul Henderson

"Next to your comrades in the National Fitness Program."
According to hipmuseum.com, this was a federal initiative in the early 70s to get flabby Canadian kids in shape.

The Hip's song "Montreal" addresses the Montreal Massacre of 1989, in which a crazed gunman killed 14 women at �cole Polytechnique de Montr�al, before turning the gun on himself.

3. The Hip are very effective at weaving real-life events with fictional lyrics. What true event is alluded to in the song "38 Years Old"?

Answer: 1973: Millhaven Penetentionery Prison Break

"Twelve men broke loose in '73; from Millhaven Maximum Security." The rest of the song is fictional.

The October Crisis was a stand off between the Federal Government and the separatist terrorist group the Front de Liberation de Quebec (FLQ) after the latter kidnapped British diplomat James Cross and Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Laporte. Laporte would eventually be murdered by the FLQ.

Joe Clark was the youngest prime minister ever, but he was actually one day shy of his 40th birthday at the time he was sworn in (June 4, 1980). Nine months later, his brilliant tenure as PM ended, as he was ousted by the resurgent Pierre Trudeau.

Guy Lafleur did return to the NHL in 1988 with the Quebec Nordiques. He was 37 years old at the time. He retired for good in 1991.

Answer: David Milgaard

All of the other men listed are Canadians who served time for crimes they did not commit. One of them, Steven Truscott, was the subject of a Blue Rodeo song with the very original title of "Truscott".

5. Perhaps the Hip's most well known song south of the border, "Courage," was inspired by which novel written by Canadian author Hugh McLennan?

Answer: The Watch That Ends the Night

"Barometer Rising" and "Two Solitudes" are also McLennan novels.

"Fifth Business" is the most famous work of acclaimed Canadian author Robertson Davies.

6. Sometimes The Hip can be a tad obscure in their references, as is epitomized in their rollicking number "The Dire Wolf." Reference is made to Tallulah Bankhead and Canada Lee. Who are they?

Answer: American actors

Apparently they were friends, and both starred in Hitchcock's 1944 film "Lifeboat."

7. The Hip come from Kingston, Ontario, but brought notoriety to a much smaller Ontario town, which shares the title of one of their songs. What is that town?

Answer: Bobcaygeon

Each of the other three towns are in Ontario, and all figure into other songs by Canadian musicians. Orillia is the hometown of Gordon Lightfoot, and is explicitly heralded in his 2004 release "Couchiching."

Wiarton is a small town off Georgian Bay, which Stan Rogers mentions in "White Squall."

Neil Young's "Helpless" refers to a "town in North Ontario." In a 1995 interview with Mojo magazine, Young acknowledged that it is an amalgamation of several towns, one of which is Omemee, where he went to school as a child.

8. With all of The Hip's literary references, it is inevitable that they would mention The Bard eventually. Which of the following of Shakespeare's characters are mentioned in Hip songs?

Answer: Cordelia and Falstaff

Both songs are on "Road Apples": "Cordelia" ("I'm not Cordelia...") and "Fiddler's Green" ("As Falstaff sings a song for a refrain...")

9. Back to hockey now, but a very sad moment in the NHL. "Heaven is a Better Place Today" serves as a tribute to which NHL player who died unexpectedly?

Answer: Dan Snyder

Snyder was a player with the Atlanta Thrashers who was killed in a car driven by teammate, and San Jose Shark superstar, Dany Heatley.

All the other players also died during their career. Bill Barilko is the subject of another Hip song "Fifty Mission Cap."

10. The 2009 album "We are the Same" includes a track entitled "Speed River." There is a real Speed River. Where is it?

Answer: Ontario

Speed River is near Guelph, ON.

Source: Author The_Q

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor agony before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.