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Quiz about Canadian Women of Fame
Quiz about Canadian Women of Fame

Canadian Women of Fame Trivia Quiz


You will be asked to match these Canadian women with the vocation or activity that is associated with their fame.

A matching quiz by lout62001. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
lout62001
Time
4 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
392,144
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
210
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
QuestionsChoices
1. Roberta Bondar  
  Art
2. Alice Munro  
  Social Activism
3. Emily Carr  
  Space Travel
4. Nellie McClung  
  Journalism
5. Emily Stowe  
  Engineering
6. Kim Campbell  
  Athletics
7. Viola Desmond  
  Politics
8. Elsie MacGill  
  Medicine
9. Clara Hughes  
  Racial Desegregation
10. Lisa LaFlamme  
  Literature





Select each answer

1. Roberta Bondar
2. Alice Munro
3. Emily Carr
4. Nellie McClung
5. Emily Stowe
6. Kim Campbell
7. Viola Desmond
8. Elsie MacGill
9. Clara Hughes
10. Lisa LaFlamme

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Roberta Bondar

Answer: Space Travel

In 1992, Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman astronaut to fly in space aboard the space shuttle Discovery during a NASA mission. She spent eight days conducting experiments in the Spacelab trying to discover ways for astronauts to endure longer space flights. Bondar is also a scientist and neurologist, and stayed on with NASA for more than ten years as a researcher after her days as an astronaut.
2. Alice Munro

Answer: Literature

Alice Munro is best known as the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, a feat accomplished in 2013. She has been characterized as a master in the creation of novellas that employs simple ordinary writing. Many have dubbed her as "Canada's Chekhov" as her style has affinities with that of the great Russian writer.

She has been writing short stories since the 1950s and graduated from the University of Western Ontario.
3. Emily Carr

Answer: Art

Emily Carr was one the leading and foremost Canadian woman painters during the first part of the twentieth century both in North America and Europe. Early in her career, her interest in the indigenous culture of the aboriginals reflected her work. Later on, she progressed into landscape painting and associated with the Group of Seven, a group of elite modern Canadian painters. Carr was a relatively late bloomer and called by some the "Canadian Grandma Moses".
4. Nellie McClung

Answer: Social Activism

Nellie McClung was a women's rights activist predominantly in Western Canada during the early twentieth century. In 1916, her efforts first granted women the right to vote in the province of Manitoba. She is best known for advocating women's suffrage in government and along with the "Famous Five", a group of other women's activists, successfully won the battle to have women declared as eligible for public office as senators.
5. Emily Stowe

Answer: Medicine

In 1867, Emily Stowe, although not licensed became the first female doctor to open a medical facility in Canada. Inspired by her husband's illness with tuberculosis, she opted to begin a career in medicine and studied at a New York school as enrollment in Canadian institutions were prohibited to women at that time. Subsequently, she fought with the women's suffrage movement and was instrumental in establishing the Ontario Medical College for Women in 1883.
6. Kim Campbell

Answer: Politics

Kim Campbell has the distinction of becoming the first female Prime Minister of Canada. She accomplished this feat in June of 1993, succeeding Brian Mulroney who stepped down mid-term to retire from politics. Campbell managed to defeat Jean Charest at the PC leadership convention.

Her tenure was short-lived as the Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Liberals at the next Federal election in October of the same year.
7. Viola Desmond

Answer: Racial Desegregation

Viola Desmond was a black business owner in Nova Scotia who was instrumental in the establishment of the modern movement against racial segregation and discrimination in Canada. Her motivation was highlighted by her refusal to move from a "Whites-only" section of a Halifax movie theatre in 1946 and her subsequent arrest under the guise of tax evasion.

The incident closely parallels the Rosa Parks occurrence in Alabama almost a decade later.
8. Elsie MacGill

Answer: Engineering

In 1927, Elsie MacGill became the first Canadian woman to receive a degree in electrical engineering. Subsequently, she also earned a degree in aeronautical engineering and was chiefly responsible for the production of the 'Hawker Hurricane', a fighter aircraft used during the Second World War.

After the war she then gained a position as technical advisor for the International Civil Aviation Organization, also a first for a woman.
9. Clara Hughes

Answer: Athletics

Clara Hughes is a Canadian athlete who gained fame while winning Olympic medals at both the Summer and Winter games, and is among only a handful of athletes who have accomplished that feat. Her disciplines included both road cycling and speed skating.

She is also involved with humanitarian efforts and is an advocate of mental health awareness reflecting her own battle with depression. Hughes has been admitted to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and honored with the Order of Canada.
10. Lisa LaFlamme

Answer: Journalism

Lisa LaFlamme is among Canada's top news broadcasters and is a pioneer and role model for women in journalism. She is in a prominent role as anchor for CTV National News and has assumed the "face" of news in Canada upon the retirement of Lloyd Robertson.

Her career has spanned 30 years and graduated from the University of Ottawa. LaFlamme is also an advocate in journalism for human rights and child welfare.
Source: Author lout62001

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