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WINTER/SPRING 2017 DREAMSCAPES 53 9. Canada's national hockey team celebrates the 45 th anniversary of their victorious 1972 Summit Series. Paul Henderson scored the winning goals in the last three games against the Soviet Union. What was the jersey number this stellar right-handed, left winger wore? a) 6 b) 19 c) 22 d) 27 10. Canadians have invented everything from Pablum to the paint roller. What pioneer developer should be celebrating the 95 th anniversary of the snowmobile (created in 1922)? a) Hart Massey b) Adam Ferguson c) Sam McLaughlin d) Joseph-Armand Bombardier 11. In which province will you find Cupids (formerly Cupers Cove), the oldest English settlement in Canada, which celebrated its quadricentennial in 2010? a) New Brunswick b) Nova Scotia c) Newfoundland d) Québec 12. In which Canadian city did the world's first electric street-car system begin operation 130 years ago in 1887? a) St. Catharines b) St. Mary's c) St. Williams d) St. Thomas 13. It's been one century since which well-known landscape artist from the Group of Seven drowned in 1917 in Algonquin Park? a) Frank Johnston b) Tom Thomson c) A.J. Casson d) A.Y. Jackson 14. What Academy Award-winning Canadian director is responsible for the block- buster film features, Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009)? a) Norman Jewison b) David Cronenberg c) James Cameron d) Atom Egoyan 15. It is the 50 th anniversary of the release of the CP Rail tribute song named Canadian Railroad Trilogy. Which Canadian tunesmith wrote and performed this 1967 centennial song? a) Anne Murray b) Joni Mitchell c) Gordon Lightfoot d) Murray McLauchlan 16. It is the 80 th anniversary of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) and the appear- ance of the famous Bluenose schooner on our dime. What other entity was founded in the same year (1937)? a) Trans Canada Airlines (now Air Canada) b) Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) c) Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) d) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 17. The original Canadian conservationist, Grey Owl, had pet beavers live with him. In what national park can you make a trek to view his open cabin/shrine and gravesite? a) Gros Morne National Park, NL c) Kootenay National Park, BC b) Banff National Park, AB d) Prince Albert National Park, SK 18. In 1874, the patent for the light bulb was sold to Thomas Edison by Woodward & Evans. How much did the Canadian pair receive for their bright idea? a) $5,000 b) $10,000 c) $25,000 d) $50,000 19. Situated in Duck Mountain Provincial Park, what is the highest peak in Manitoba? a) Big Bald Mountain c) Redoubt Mountain b) Baldy Mountain d) Unnecessary Mountain 20. On which Ontario waterway system can you find the world's highest hydraulic lift lock (Lock 21)? a) Welland Canal b) Rideau Canal c) Trent Canal d) Sault Ste. Marie Canal See answers on page 62. DS Paddling in Algonquin Park. Voyageur Quest Admire the view at Halifax Harbour. Communications Nova Scotia The highest hydraulic lift in the world. Al Luke Grey Owl's cabin. Al Luke

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