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Canadian Athletes Trivia Quiz

There are many great athletes in this country. This first quiz covers a few of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by TotalGoof. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
TotalGoof

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,667

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
787

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which Canadian missed winning the 1969 Masters golf tournament by a single stroke?

Answer: (George Archer won)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which woman won the silver medal at the World Figure Skating championships in 1988?

Answer: (Belleville native)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following was a heavyweight boxer? Hint

Leo Cahill

Jocelyn Lovell

Willie deWit

Ed Werenich

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first black player in the NHL?

Answer: (Boston Bruins 1958)

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which year did Canada win an Olympic silver medal in men's basketball? Hint

1936

1932

1924

1928

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following books was written by Ken Dryden? Hint

Game Over

The Game

Love Affair With The Game

The Game and The Glory

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Toronto Maple Leaf scored a record 10 points in one 1976 game? Hint

Darryl Sittler

Wilf Paiement

Lanny MacDonald

Ian Turnbull

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Question 8 of 10

8. What woman was the first to complete a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel?

Answer: (she also swam Lake Ontario)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which province does LPGA player Lori Kane call home? Hint

Alberta

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

British Columbia

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Question 10 of 10

10. Bronko Nagurski was the first Canadian inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Name the second Canadian to be enshrined.

Answer: (a New York Giant)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Canadian missed winning the 1969 Masters golf tournament by a single stroke?

Answer: George Knudson

George Knudson won 8 tournaments in his career. More then any other Canadian before then. At this Masters he tied with Tom Weiskopf and Billy Casper

2. Which woman won the silver medal at the World Figure Skating championships in 1988?

Answer: Elizabeth Manley

Two months before the Worlds, Elizabeth won silver at the Calgary Olympics.

3. Which of the following was a heavyweight boxer?

Answer: Willie deWit

Willie won Olympic silver in 1984 and is currently a lawyer.

4. Who was the first black player in the NHL?

Answer: Willie O'Ree

He played 41 games in the 1960 season. After this it took 25 years for another black player to succeed him.

5. In which year did Canada win an Olympic silver medal in men's basketball?

Answer: 1936

The Edmonton Grads were undefeated through 4 Olympic competitions, but never won gold as women's basketball was not an official sport.

6. Which of the following books was written by Ken Dryden?

Answer: The Game

A lawyer and a member of the hockey hall of fame.

7. Which Toronto Maple Leaf scored a record 10 points in one 1976 game?

Answer: Darryl Sittler

One of the few records not held by Wayne Gretzky or Mario Lemieux.

8. What woman was the first to complete a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel?

Answer: Cindy Nicholas

Nicholas became known as The Queen of the Channel in Great Britain when she accomplished this feat in 1977.

9. Which province does LPGA player Lori Kane call home?

Answer: Prince Edward Island

In 1991 she was the Mexican Amateur champion.

10. Bronko Nagurski was the first Canadian inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Name the second Canadian to be enshrined.

Answer: Arnie Weinmeister

Nagurski from Rainy River, Ontario was enshrined in 1963 and played for the Chicago Bears. Weinmeister, from Rhein, Saskatchewan was inducted in 1984.

Source: Author TotalGoof

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