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Quiz about Stompin Tom A Canadian Legend

Stompin' Tom - A Canadian Legend Quiz

Welcome friend. 'It's Bud the Spud, from the bright red mud.........' Stompin' Tom Connors has been writing and singing songs about Canada for over 35 years. He's one of Canada's most successful musicians, and the most patriotic Canadian there is.

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

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Author
bruckzzy

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
64,615

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Where was Stompin' Tom born? Hint

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Skinner's Pond, P.E.I.

Saint John, New Brunswick

Charlottetown, P.E.I.

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where did Stompin' Tom get his first big break? Hint

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Timmins, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario

London, Ontario

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Question 3 of 15

3. What year was Stompin' Tom born? Hint

1936

1941

1939

1943

4. Tom wrote a song in 2001 called 'Erika Nordby - Canada's Miracle Child' about a 13 month old baby who froze to death, but was revived and made a complete recovery. What city did this happen in? Hint

Barrie, Ontario

Edmonton, Alberta

Yukon, N.W.T.

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who does Tom say scored in 'The Hockey Song'? Hint

Bobby

Mike Peluso

Bernie Nicholls

Brad Marsh

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Question 6 of 15

6. 'The Ketchup Song' is about what city? Hint

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Windsor, Ontario

Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Leamington, Ontario

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Question 7 of 15

7. In the song 'Move On To Rouyn', where did Tom leave from to go to Rouyn, and how many shoes did his girl have on when he left? Hint

Skinner's Pond, two

Vancouver, two

Vancouver, one

Kirkland, one

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Question 8 of 15

8. In the song 'Margo's Cargo', what is Margo's cargo? Hint

potatoes

corn

apples

a cow and its dung

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Question 9 of 15

9. In 2002, which province did Stompin' Tom live in? Hint

New Brunswick

P.E.I.

Ontario

Nova Scotia

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Question 10 of 15

10. What does Tom refer to as a Mufferaw? Hint

a winter hat

a juicey steak

a mustache

an exaggeration

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where does Ben live? Hint

in the pen

on a houseboat

in his den

in a lighthouse

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Question 12 of 15

12. Lena Connors, Tom's wife, is from where? Hint

Windsor

Charlottetown

the Magdalene Islands

Toronto

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Question 13 of 15

13. In 'The Coal Boat Song', where does the boat leave from and go to? Hint

Ireland-Canada

Glace Bay-Charlottetown

Cape Breton-St. John's

Vancouver-Victoria

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Question 14 of 15

14. In the song 'Tillsonburg', what was Tom picking? Hint

apples

tobacco

his nose

strawberries

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who is Little Wawa? Hint

a French hen

a tame mare

a wild goose

a waddling duck

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Stompin' Tom born?

Answer: Saint John, New Brunswick

Stompin' Tom was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, and was adopted and moved to Skinner's Pond, P.E.I. at the age of 9.

2. Where did Stompin' Tom get his first big break?

Answer: Timmins, Ontario

He ordered a beer for 40 cents in the Maple Leaf Hotel in Timmins, Ontario and was 5 cents short. The bartender told him to sing a few songs and he would give him free beer. He was a hit and packed the place for weeks.

3. What year was Stompin' Tom born?

Answer: 1936

He was born February 9, 1936.

Answer: Edmonton, Alberta

Erika Nordby made a complete recovery, she didn't even lose any digits due to frostbite. Doctors called it a miracle.

5. Who does Tom say scored in 'The Hockey Song'?

Answer: Bobby

This song is played at virtually every hockey rink in North America, and probably everywhere hockey is played in the world.

6. 'The Ketchup Song' is about what city?

Answer: Leamington, Ontario

Tom said he was approached by a policeman when he was hitchhiking through Leamington, and was told to write 'a nice lovable song about Leamington'. Tom said the policeman had two belts on (one around his waist and one going from his waist to the shoulder).

7. In the song 'Move On To Rouyn', where did Tom leave from to go to Rouyn, and how many shoes did his girl have on when he left?

Answer: Kirkland, one

Good, question, eh?

8. In the song 'Margo's Cargo', what is Margo's cargo?

Answer: a cow and its dung

Tom actually has a clock made out of cow manure.

9. In 2002, which province did Stompin' Tom live in?

Answer: Ontario

Tom lived somewhere around Toronto.

10. What does Tom refer to as a Mufferaw?

Answer: an exaggeration

Read his autobiography, and learn why.

11. Where does Ben live?

Answer: in the pen

'Ben' talks about his life and why he went to jail.

12. Lena Connors, Tom's wife, is from where?

Answer: the Magdalene Islands

They met in a bar in Charlottetown. Tom was playing and Lena was serving drinks.

13. In 'The Coal Boat Song', where does the boat leave from and go to?

Answer: Cape Breton-St. John's

The young girl didn't want to date Tom because he had dirty hands.

14. In the song 'Tillsonburg', what was Tom picking?

Answer: tobacco

Tillsonburg? My back still aches when I hear that word.

15. Who is Little Wawa?

Answer: a wild goose

In the Ontario town of Wawa, there is a large statue of a goose, dubbed 'Little Wawa'.

Source: Author bruckzzy

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