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Conference kaosws::canada

Title:True North Strong & Free
Notice:Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524
Moderator:POLAR::RICHARDSON
Created:Fri Jun 19 1987
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1040
Total number of notes:13668

88.0. "Canadiana Test" by TRCA03::TIPPER (In *my* (infallible) opinion...) Tue Jul 26 1988 13:34

    A multiple choice test on Canadiana for our American friends
    (add questions via REPLY):
    
    	1. Toronto:
    		a) is cleaner than most of New York City
    		b) has worse hunting and fishing than expected
                c) was the Lone Ranger's sidekick.
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88.1Five more questions...KAOM25::RUSHTONBoot to the headTue Jul 26 1988 16:5636
    
    	2. Ottawa Valley:
    		a) what Death Valley was originally called
    		b) where the original 'Valley girls' came from
                c) a nuclear waste dump in New Jersey
		d) a fictitious name for a well-known beer
		e) all of the above
		f) none of the above

	3. Poutine:
		a) a French toilet
		b) chips with gravy and melted cheese curds on top
		c) groundhog droppings
		d) a suspension spring on a Ski-doo

	4. 24 Sussex Drive:
		a) McDonalds (Canada) Headquarters
		b) the American embassy in Ottawa
		c) the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C.
		d) Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Gretzky's new house
		e) Gary Hart slept here
		f) Margaret Trudeau slept here...often

	5. Tuktoyaktuk:
		a) a university (Tuk U.) town on Ellesmere Island
		b) the sound made by a rabid moose
		c) a pull toy used by disgruntled dwarfs in Algonquin Park
		d) what Inuit call southerners

	6. The Arrow:
		a) a pointy thing with feathers
		b) an airplane with feathers
		c) a pub in downtown Tuktoyaktuk
		d) CF105, medical term for Cystic Fibrosis


88.2McDonald's name sake?CLOSUS::HOESammy's daddyTue Jul 26 1988 17:096
Sir John A MacDonald,

a. founder of the BigMac in Canada
b. prime mover of Canadian controversy
c. a scottish Donald Duck
d. late prime minister
88.3Not just a bird...KAOFS::N_BAXTERTue Jul 26 1988 17:466
    A Loonie,
    
    a. a silly person
    b. the name given to a President
    c. a piece of Canadian currency
    d. someone in Software
88.4Three more...KAOM25::RICHARDSONHe who laughs bestTue Jul 26 1988 19:5419
9. Bill 101:                      
	a) The "Bill Of Rights".
	b) The Bill submitted by the Contra Rebels.
	c) Quebec's controversial language legislation.
	d) The last Canadian Pope.

10. Montreal:
	a) An island in the St. Lawrence river.
	b) A "real" mountain.
	c) A place where the 1976 Olympics are always held.
	d) The capitol city of Canada.
	e) The largest state in Canada.

11. Quebec City:
	a) Very close to Dodge City.
	b) A French port on the Mediterranean.
	c) Where the New Orleans Mardigras is really held.
	d) Across the river from Levis.
	e) Not really a city.
88.5civil engineerAKOV11::BOYAJIANWed Jul 27 1988 07:098
    re:.2
    
    Ah, isn't Sir John A MacDonald one of the two guys that built
    401 through Ontario?
    
    :-)
    
    --- jerry
88.6A test of skill ....POLAR::WILSONDWed Jul 27 1988 12:4436
    10.  Farley Mowat is
    	    a.  A drunk.
    	    b.  A communist drunk. 
    	    c.  An Anti-American communist drunk.  
    	    d.  An Anti-American communist drunk author.
    	    e.  An Anti-Americam communist drunk author who single handly 
                supports the wineries of the Niagara Pennisula.
    	    f.  A threat to the Wineries of Upper New York State, and ban 
                from entry to the Etat-Unis.
                
    
    11.  North of the 49th parallel is
    	     a.  Artic Wasteland.
    	     b.  Where it snows in June and July.
             c.  Where hockey players grow in the fields.
             d.  Where paved roads stop.  
                                
    
    12.  Toronto Maple Leafs are
    	     a.  A national symbol of disgrace (next to Maggie).
    	     b.  A C level baseball team in Missassauga.
             c.  What will be used to covered Harold Ballards grave.
             d.  The 1919 Grey Cup champions.
    
    
    13.  Maple Leaf Gardens is
    	     a.  Harold Ballards tomb.
    	     b.  The Toronto Maple Leafs Circus plays.
             c.  Purgatory for hockey coaches.
             d.  Where you can watch wrestling matches Saturday night.
                                             
    
    14.  The CN Tower is
             a.  The worldest largest prophylactic.
    	     b.  A speed bump on the QEW by Front street.
    	     c.  Droppings left by giant aliens. 
88.7Nothing is for free...KAOFS::N_BAXTERWed Jul 27 1988 16:408
    
    	Free Trade is:
    
    		a. a prositiute named "free"
    		b. the great unkown
    		c. Brian's death
    		d. two Canadian's swapping hockey cards
    
88.8Towns and Provinces - some of these are HARDPOLAR::WILSONDWed Jul 27 1988 16:4813
    15.  Match the town against the province it is in
    
            a.  Flin Flon                        1.  Bristish Columbia
    	    b.  Calabogie                        2.  Newfoundland
            c.  Come by Chance                   3.  Prince Edward Island
            d.  Sackville                        4.  Quebec
            e.  Mount Carmel                     5.  Ontario	
            f.  Oromocto                         6.  Sasketewan
            g.  Deception                        7.  Nova Scotia
            h.  Bowser                           8.  Manitoba
            i.  Balgonie                         9.  New Brunswick
            j.  Bonnyville                      10.  Alberta
    
88.9Peanut butter on hamburgers?KAOM25::RUSHTONBoot to the headWed Jul 27 1988 18:4313
	16. Match the custom to the locale (caution: locale maybe
	    a suburb of a larger metropolis):

		1. Eating poutine			a. nowhere
		2. Eating the defeated hockey		b. Tuktoyaktuk
		   team					
		3. Farting in church			c. Rosedale
		4. Barfing into the open roof		d. Carp
		   of parked convertibles		
		5. Finding turds in the punch		e. Yellowknife
		   bowl					
		6. Jump-starting stalled 		f. Nepean
		   refridgerators
88.10POLITICSPOLAR::WILSONDWed Jul 27 1988 21:0511
    17.  Which political party exist?
    	    a.  PC    -  Professional Cons.
            b.  NDP   -  Newly DeParted.    
            c.  GRITs -  Grandiose Repulsive Innate Twerps.
                
    
    18.  The Senate is
    	    a.  Morgue in Ottawa
            b.  Home of the patronage burger.  Over 1 million served.
            c.  A place for SENile welfAre recipTEnts.
            d.  Uphosltered in plush RED velvet and leather....ehhhh.....
88.11KAOM25::RICHARDSONHe who laughs bestWed Jul 27 1988 21:078
19. Banff:
	a) How Canadians spell barf.
	b) The sound of a moose farting.
	c) A Canadian National Park.
	d) The sound of a moose sneezing.
	e) Canada's first black president.
	f) The sound of Cabinet Minister farting in a bathtub. (also known as a 
								"frump")
88.12What's a Loonie?KAOM25::RUSHTONInspired lunacyFri Jul 29 1988 19:4335
			Canadian Currency

20. On all Canadian coins, there is whose head?
	a. Guy Lombardo
	b. the best you've ever had
	c. Pee Wee Herman
	d. Lyndon Baines Johnson
	e. QE2
	f. one made by Crane plumbing

21. On the 5-cent piece, there is:
	a. a frozen road pizza
	b. a jellied skunk
	c. a flat-tailed rodent
	d. a used diaper
	e. creamed lemming on toast

22. On the 25-cent piece:
	a. Margaret Trudeau
	b. a moose
	c. two meese
	d. yak dung
	e. Rudolph ...
	f. Fergie

23. On the $50-bill:
	a. a horse's ass
	b. a horse's ass and the horsemen
	c. a King and all his horsemen
	d. former Prime Mover William Lyon MacKenzie King
	e. the RCMP Musical Ride
	f. all of the above
	


88.13Money and sanitary habitsPOLAR::WILSONDFri Jul 29 1988 20:1912
    24.  The Canadian $2 bill is
    	a.  Worth 11.2 lire.
       	b.  from Monolopy money.
        c.  equal to loonies.
        d.  Makes good toilet paper.    
    
    25.  When in the bush, and nature calls, and you forgot to bring
    your supplies, you use 
        a.  Poison Ivy
        b.  Moss
        c.  Sand
        d.  Your Wife's shirt.
88.14addendumTRCO01::FINNEYKeep cool, but do not freeze...Mon Aug 08 1988 17:459
    re: .8
    
    You forgot such gems as ...
    
    		Ecum-Secum
    		Pugwash
    		Meat Cove (yuck)
    
    Scooter
88.15Did I pass????XCUSME::KINGGive me a ChallengeSat Aug 13 1988 07:1211
    1 a.  Quite possible since New York is the dirtiest city in the
          world.
    
      b.  Depends on what you're hunting for.
    
      c.  True if you take the "or" out of Toronto.  I didn't know the
          Lone Ranger rode a motor cycle. (sidekick, get it?)
    
    Bryan (who's only experience with Toronto has been at the airport
           waiting to take off for Buffalo, NY)
           
88.16More GeographyKAOM25::RICHARDSONHe who laughs bestWed Aug 31 1988 16:567
26. Baffin Island Is:
		a) A place where Canadians love to bathe.
		b) Where herds of ferocious Baffins roam.
		c) In the middle of International waters.
		d) A gift to Canada from King Louis XIV.
		e) A remote Arctic island.
		f) Canada's Road Pizza Graveyard.
88.17Name of Toronto's StadiumPOLAR::WILSONDFri Sep 02 1988 18:244
27.  Toronto's new Dome Stadium is named
    	a)  Skydome
    	b)  The convertible
    	c)  After Conn Symthe, CON-dome
88.18Rising $MQOU06::A_COURCHESNEWed Sep 07 1988 12:135
88.19Who said WHAT!OTOFS::LALONDEWork! Work! Work! Work! Work!Mon Dec 19 1988 16:0610
    28.	Who said "Fuddle Duddle"
    
    		a)	The husband of the wowen who was at a Rolling
    			Stones Party.
                b)	The Prime Minister who didn't like to talk to
    			reporters.
                c)	The Prime Minister who was once a reporter.
    		d)	The Prime Minister who once gave the finger
    			at a crowd.
    
88.20Watch Your LanguageKAOM25::RICHARDSONHe who laughs bestMon Dec 19 1988 19:1014
	29. Notwithstanding Clause is :

		a) The brother of Santa Claus who altered his last name slightly
		   in order to protect the innocent.

		b) Something invoked when rules are to be broken.

		c) Something you should be able to invoke when you get a 
		   speeding ticket.

		d) A 'sign' of things to come.

		e) A clause that should be hyphenated.
88.21Meech Lake AccordTRCA03::OBRIENGlenn O'Brien @TRC 18/6Tue Dec 20 1988 20:187
    30. Meech Lake Accord
    
    a)	a new Honda dealership north of Ottawa
    b)	the rope used to pull barges across Meech Lake
    c)	a plan by the Federal Tories to split the Liberal party in two
    d)	agreement to allow Quebec to ignore the constitution, after
	it signs it
88.22Who `U' Gonna Call ??BTO::BOATENG_KWed Jan 18 1989 21:3420
    So in view of the 'complicated' nature of the above Questions.
    Who should an individual 'who wishes to know' call/contact for
    the answers ??
     
    1) Is it McGill Univ. Montreal,Quebec ?
    
    2) 'Tuk.Univ. ?
    
    3) Canadian edition of Guiness Book of World Records ?
    
    4) The two Canadian inventors of "Trivia Pursuit" ?
    
    5) Hqts. Of the R.C.M.P. ?
    
    6) ..Or what ?
    
    
    Thanks from an observer of Canadian Historical Progression .
    
    
88.23Wrong!TRCA03::OBRIENGlenn O'Brien @TRC 18/6Thu Jan 19 1989 13:195
    re .22
    
    You got 4) wrong.  There were three inventors of Trivial Pursuit.
        
    Glenn :-)
88.24So what's the answer ??BTO::BOATENG_KECOUTEZ ! QUAND LE CONSCIENCE PARLE !Tue Jan 24 1989 02:194
    O.K. make it "three" 4) ...
    but what is the answer to the original question ??
    Anyone ??
    
88.25What's the question??BETSY::WATSONNo_MadThu Feb 02 1989 14:535
What _was_ the original question, pray tell?    

Thanks,

Kip
88.26ORIGINAL `QUESTION' AS IN NOTE #22 CHECK !BTO::BOATENG_KECOUTEZ ! QUAND LE CONSCIENCE PARLE !Fri Feb 10 1989 01:432
    
    
88.27Do we need prompters flashing 'Laugh'?TRCA01::OBRIENGlenn O'Brien @TRC 18/6Fri Feb 10 1989 13:015
    re:.26
    
    I think you've missed the point.  There is a joke behind each question.
    
    Glenn
88.28So, What's the Joke du Jour ??BTO::BOATENG_KECOUTEZ ! QUAND LE CONSCIENCE PARLE !Tue Feb 14 1989 02:326
    There is a joke behind .22 `question for answers' too !!
       
         I would still like to know though, 'the answers' - that is.