Sport in Ontario Trivia Quiz

Answer: Joe Carter

The Blue Jays took a 3-2 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies into game six at the SkyDome. Trailing 5-6 in the bottom of the ninth, Rickey Henderson walked and Paul Molitor hit a single. Joe Carter came to the plate to face Mitch Williams and launched the fifth pitch he faced into the stands to clinch the series.

Answer: The Masters

Mike Weir was born in Sarnia in 1970 and turned professional in 1992. He had five PGA tour titles to his credit when he teed off at Augusta in 2003. A final round of 68 saw him tied with Len Mattiace after 72 holes, which meant a sudden death play-off. Weir bogeyed the first play-off hole, but that was enough to secure the green jacket.

Answer: Kawhi Leonard

The Raptors had acquired Leonard in a trade with the San Antonio Spurs prior to the start of the 2018-19 season. They finished the regular season with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. In the play-offs, they eliminated Orlando, Philadelphia and Milwaukee to reach the finals for the first time. Against the two-time defending champion Warriors, they prevailed by four games to two to bring the title to Canada for the first time.

Answer: Darts

John Part was born in Toronto in 1966, turning pro in 1991. In 1994, he became the first non-British winner of the BDO World Championship, defeating Bobby George in the final. In 1997, he moved to the rival PDC tour, and he would go on to win that version of the world title twice.

In 2003, he shocked perennial champion Phil Taylor in the final, then, in 2008, he beat outsider Kirk Shepherd to win title number three.

Answer: Anaheim Ducks

The original Ottawa Senators were eleven-time Stanley Cup champions, but they folded in 1934. Their successors had yet to achieve anything like that level of success by 2019, but did make it to the finals of the Stanley Cup in 2007. That year, they eliminated Pittsburgh, New Jersey and Buffalo from the play-offs, but came up short in the finals, losing in five games to Anaheim.

Answer: Ice Skating

Barbara Ann Scott was born in Ottawa in 1928. In 1947, in Stockholm, she became World figure skating champion, the first skater from North America to do so. The following year, in London, she added the Olympic title to her resume. Nicknamed "Canada's Sweetheart", she turned professional shortly afterwards.

Answer: Hamilton

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats were founded in 1950 when two other local teams, the Tigers and the Wildcats, merged. This "new" team won their first Grey Cup in 1953, and had a golden era during the 1950s and 60s with a total of five titles. Although that sort of success wasn't sustained in the following decades, they did land Grey Cup number eight in 1999.

Answer: US Open

Bianca Andreescu was born in Mississauga in 2000 to parents who were Romanian immigrants. Turning pro in 2017, she became the first "home" winner of the Canadian Open in 50 years in 2019. A few weeks later, she became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam event when she lifted the US Open trophy - Serena Williams was her straight sets victim in the final.

Answer: Glen Abbey

Glen Abbey Golf Club was opened in 1974 in Oakville, near Toronto. It hosted its first Canadian Open in 1977 when Lee Trevino was the champion. Other winners of the event at Glen Abbey include Greg Norman, Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson.

Answer: Heavyweight

Tommy Burns was born in Hanover in 1881 under the name Noah Busso. He took on his new moniker in 1904. In 1906, he won the World Heavyweight title with victory over Marvin Hart in Los Angeles. He would go on to make 13 successful defences of his title before losing to Jack Johnson in Sydney, Australia, in 1908.