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Canadians were strong, were proud, were free, were polite. We are known for hockey, for lacrosse. We invented basketball, the zipper and the garbage bag.
I am an artist famous for my paintings of totem poles. a. Emily Carr b. Ken Danby c. Tom Thomson d. A. Y. Jackson I am Canada's most decorated war hero. a. Billy Bishop b. John McCrae c. Sir Isaac Brock d. William Barker At age fourteen, I joined the Oshawa Generals junior hockey team. a. Bobby Orr b. Wayne Gretzky c. Sidney Crosby d. Maurice Richard My number one song Jagged Little Pill stayed at the top of the chart for 113 weeks. a. Alanis Morissette b. Avril lavigne c. Shania Twain d. Nelly furtado I suffer from mysophobia the fear of germs. Dont ask me to shake your hand. a. Justin Trudeau b. Bryan Adams c. Alex Trebek d. Howie Mandel My most widely known book is Never Cry Wolf. a. Farley Mowat b. Stephen Leacock c. Timothy Findley d. Robertson Davies
I invented the green garbage bag. a. John Glad b. Tom Green c. Harry Wasylyk d. Sam Heft I invented the electric streetcar. a. Wilbur Wright b. Orville Wright c. John Joseph Wright d. Frank Lloyd Wright
I invented the game of basketball in 1891. a. John Smith b. James Naims c. Jim Sansmith d. James Naismith
I composed our national anthem. a. Guy Lombardo b. Theodore Robitaille c. Joseph Vzina d. Calixa Lavalee In 1992, I was the first Canadian woman to be launched into outer space. a. Michaelle Jean b. Belinda Stronach c. Roberta Bondar d. Julie Payette
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I sang Hallelujah at the Vancouver Olympics. a. Avril Lavigne b. k.d. lang c. Diana Krall d. Anne Murray
Answers: Answers: 1. b; 2. a; 3. b; 4. c; 5. c; 6. d; 7. c; 8. c; 9. d; 10. d; 11. b; 12. a; 13. a; 14. d; 15. a; 16. b; 17. c; 18. c; 19. a; 20. d; 21. a; 22. a; 23. d; 24. a; 25. b Photos: 1. Sir Frederick Banting; 2. Celine Dion; 3. Wayne Gretzky; 4. Sir John A. Macdonald; 5. Terry Fox; 6. Louis Riel; 7. Michaelle Jean; 8. Pierre Trudeau; 9. Tommy Douglas 10. Gordon Lightfoot