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Dionne Quintuplets - 1 Trivia Quiz

Here is my first installment of quizzes on the Dionne Quintuplets. Check it out to see how much you know about these interesing people.

A multiple-choice quiz by Trufflesss. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Trufflesss

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,777

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
334

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The Dionne quintuplets were identical girls.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. What province were the Dionnes born in? Hint

Quebec

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Ontario

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was "Quintland"? Hint

a theme park for tourists

a famous restaurant

a movie about the girls

a fun house

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many people a day visited Quintland in its heyday? Hint

1500

6000

900

4500

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the doctor who was credited with saving the quintuplets lives and was also one of their guardians? Hint

Dr. Dafoe

Dr. Dubois

Dr. Quinn

Dr. Getain

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the hospital that the quintuplets lived in until they were nine years old? Hint

Quintland Hospital and Nursery

Dafoe Hospital and Nursery

Corbeil Hospital and Infirmary

Dionne Hospital and Infirmary

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Question 7 of 10

7. How old were the quintuplets when they were taken from their parents to live in the hospital? Hint

a few hours

four months

one year

six months

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Question 8 of 10

8. The girls were put on display three times a day for visitors.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Dionne quintuplets visited which king and queen in 1939, when the royal couple came to Canada? Hint

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

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Question 10 of 10

10. What reason did the Ontario government give for taking the quintuplets from their parents? Hint

to give the parents a break

to put them up for adoption

to show them around the world

to protect their health

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Dionne quintuplets were identical girls.

Answer: True

They were identical girls, all coming from one egg. They were born on May 28, 1934 and were the first quintuplets known to survive infancy.

2. What province were the Dionnes born in?

Answer: Ontario

They were born naturally at home in Corbeil, Ontario which is just outside North Bay. Their mother, Elzire, suspected she was carrying twins. When she gave birth to five babies, she is reputed to have gone into shock!

3. What was "Quintland"?

Answer: a theme park for tourists

Quintland was the theme park built on the Dionne farm land, near the hospital that the quintuplets lived in for their first nine years. It housed restaurants and souvenir stands, selling postcards, all manner of memorabilia, pamphlets, hot dogs, candy, popcorn, binoculars, etc.

4. How many people a day visited Quintland in its heyday?

Answer: 6000

Yes, 6000 visitors visited Quintland every day during the Depression. Viewing the quints was free but no one was allowed to bring a camera. The only person allowed to take pictures of the girls was Fred Davis, a cameraman from the Toronto Star. Not even Oliva and Elzire, the quintuplets parents, were allowed to photograph the girls.

5. What was the name of the doctor who was credited with saving the quintuplets lives and was also one of their guardians?

Answer: Dr. Dafoe

Allan Roy Dafoe was the name of their doctor. They referred to him as "Papa Dafoe". Understandably, this was a sore point with their real father.

6. What was the name of the hospital that the quintuplets lived in until they were nine years old?

Answer: Dafoe Hospital and Nursery

The hospital was named after their doctor, Allan Roy Dafoe. It was right beside Quintland and both were an immense draw for the province of Ontario.

7. How old were the quintuplets when they were taken from their parents to live in the hospital?

Answer: four months

At the age of four months, the girls were removed from the family home. The guardianship was originally to be for two years, but it was eventually extended to eighteen years. Oliva Dionne fought to get his girls back, and was successful when they were nine.

8. The girls were put on display three times a day for visitors.

Answer: True

Three times a day, the girls were displayed in a playground that was surrounded by a horseshoe-shaped observation gallery. The tourists could see the girls but the girls could not see the tourists. As adults, the Dionne sisters reported being able to hear sounds and see the shadows of the people.

9. The Dionne quintuplets visited which king and queen in 1939, when the royal couple came to Canada?

Answer: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

King George and Queen Elizabeth, subsequently the Queen Mother, came to Canada in 1939. The Dionne Quintuplets were presented to them at that time. Queen Elizabeth is reported to have described the tour as the making of them as a royal couple.

10. What reason did the Ontario government give for taking the quintuplets from their parents?

Answer: to protect their health

The government originally took the girls from their parents to protect their health and to prevent them from being exploited. They were exploited however for the next nine years by being put on display! The government didn't remove any of the quintuplets' siblings from their parents. There were five older brothers and sisters, and three more after the quintuplets were born.

Source: Author Trufflesss

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