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Famous Canadians Trivia Quiz

This quiz does exactly what it says on the tin: It's about Famous Canadians. See how much you know

A multiple-choice quiz by nickdrew55. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nickdrew55

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
344,459

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
933

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (9/10), Guest 72 (10/10), Guest 173 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This glamorous lady from Ontario sprang to fame in 1995 with the album "The Woman in Me". She is often referred to as "The First Lady of Canadian Country Music". Who is she? Hint

Amanda Marshall

Paula Cole

Sheryl Crow

Shania Twain

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who in October 1984 became the first Canadian to travel in space? Hint

Marc Garneau

Charles Duke

John Glenn

James Irwin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Canadian, born in Ontario in 1861, is generally regarded as the man who invented basketball? Hint

Denham Brown

James Naismith

Sherman Hamilton

Johhny Basketball

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who in 1993 became the first female Prime Minister of Canada? Hint

Mary Robinson

Kim Campbell

Julia Gillard

Sandra Day O'Connor

5. What is the name of the Canadian stand-up comedian, actor and television host, who starred in the medical drama "St. Elsewhere", was a judge on "America's Got Talent" and has hosted Canada's version of "Deal or No Deal"? Hint

David Hasselhoff

Howie Mandel

Ted Danson

Alex Trebek

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Canadian authoress' most famous work is "Anne of Green Gables", published in 1908? Hint

Lauren B. Davis

A.A. Milne

L.M. Montgomery

Jeannette Armstrong

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the Canadian supermodel, born to Italian parents in 1965, who has featured on over 600 magazine covers, including the infamous picture on the cover of "Vogue" in 2006 when she was heavily pregnant? Hint

Kate Moss

Linda Evangelista

Samantha Fox

Heather Marks

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Canadian comedian and actor co-wrote, with Harold Ramis, the 1984 blockbuster "Ghostbusters" and starred, along with Ramis and Bill Murray, in the movie? Hint

Jim Carrey

Randy Quaid

Dan Aykroyd

Jim Belushi

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Canadian sprinter won the 100 meters Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta games, and was the first Canadian to legally run 100 meters in under 10 seconds? Hint

Maurice Greene

Leroy Burrell

Asafa Powell

Donovan Bailey

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the Nobel prize winning politician, with the middle name Bowles, that became Canada's 14th Prime Minister in 1963? Toronto's international airport is named after him. Hint

Lester Pearson

Pierre Trudeau

Louis St. Laurent

Brian Mulroney

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This glamorous lady from Ontario sprang to fame in 1995 with the album "The Woman in Me". She is often referred to as "The First Lady of Canadian Country Music". Who is she?

Answer: Shania Twain

Shania Twain alias Eilleen Regina Edwards, followed the success of "The Woman in Me", in 1997 with "Come On Over", which became the best selling album of all time by a female singer/musician worldwide. It also became the best selling country album ever released.

2. Who in October 1984 became the first Canadian to travel in space?

Answer: Marc Garneau

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau is a former Canadian astronaut, turned politician. He became the first Canadian in space in 1984 by being a crew member on three NASA Space shuttles. In 2001 he took the post of President of the Canadian Space Agency. In 2006 he entered federal politics.

3. Which Canadian, born in Ontario in 1861, is generally regarded as the man who invented basketball?

Answer: James Naismith

Sports coach and innovator James A. Naismith, created the sport of basketball in 1891 and is the composer of the original basketball rulebook. Naismith became a U.S. citizen in 1925. Basketball became an official Olympic sport in the 1936 Berlin games.

4. Who in 1993 became the first female Prime Minister of Canada?

Answer: Kim Campbell

Avril Ph�dra Douglas "Kim" Campbell became Canada's first female Prime Minister, in June 1993. Unfortunately her tenure lasted less than five months when she was succeeded by the Liberal Party's Jean Chr�tien.

Answer: Howie Mandel

Howard Michael Mandel was born into a Jewish family in 1955. As a young stand up comic he was tagged "a wild and crazy borderline psychotic". Mandel's first real taste of fame came playing Dr. Wayne Fiscus in "St. Elsewhere". He replaced David Hasselhoff in the fifth season of "America's Got Talent", and later went on to host the popular game show "Deal or No Deal".

6. Which Canadian authoress' most famous work is "Anne of Green Gables", published in 1908?

Answer: L.M. Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island in 1874. Besides "Anne of Green Gables", she has published a further 19 novels and around 500 short stories. L.M. Montgomery died in 1942 aged 67. It is often speculated she may have committed suicide by taking a drug overdose.

Answer: Linda Evangelista

Linda Evangelista began modelling at the age of 12. She later moved to New York City, where she signed with Elite Model Management. From there she moved to Paris and in 2007, she signed an exclusive contract with the cosmetics giant L'Oreal of Paris.

8. Which Canadian comedian and actor co-wrote, with Harold Ramis, the 1984 blockbuster "Ghostbusters" and starred, along with Ramis and Bill Murray, in the movie?

Answer: Dan Aykroyd

Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, was an original cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and "The Blues Brothers", as well as starring in "Ghostbusters" and over 60 other movies. Aykroyd later became a naturalized US citizen.

9. Which Canadian sprinter won the 100 meters Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta games, and was the first Canadian to legally run 100 meters in under 10 seconds?

Answer: Donovan Bailey

Jamaican-born Donovan Bailey moved to Canada at the age of 13. His Olympic victory in Atlanta in a world record time went a long way to salvaging Canada's sprinting reputation, that had been previously tarnished by Ben Johnson's drug induced Olympic victory of 1988.

10. Who was the Nobel prize winning politician, with the middle name Bowles, that became Canada's 14th Prime Minister in 1963? Toronto's international airport is named after him.

Answer: Lester Pearson

Born in 1897, Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson was Canadian Prime Minister for five years during the 1960s. He is responsible for many social programmes including the Canada Pension Plan, Canada Student Loans and Universal Health Care. In 1957, Pearson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the Suez Crisis.

Source: Author nickdrew55

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