4.5 Arts and Culture in Canada

#1. Which Canadian circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?

Terry Fox

Mark Tewksbury

Rick Hansen

Paul Henderson

#2. Who is Chantal Peticlerc?

An accomplished Canadian swimmer

One of the greatest ice hockey players of all time

A world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist from Canada

A British Columbian who lost his right leg to cancer at the age of 18

#3. How many days did Terry Fox take to complete his “Marathon of Hope”?

10 days

He did not complete the “Marathon of Hope”

21 days

17 days

#4. What cause did Terry Fox pursue when he ran the famous “Marathon of Hope”?

Raising money for cerebral palsy research

Raising money for spinal cord research

Raising money for cancer research

Raising money for mental health research

#5. Which part of Canada was Rick Hansen from?

Ontario

British Columbia

Quebec

Alberta

#6. Which Canadian invented basketball?

Normal Jewison

Denys Arcand

James Naismith

Atom Egoyan

#7. Which sport has been dominated by Canadian teams on the world stage?

Basketball

Ice hockey

Baseball

Laccrosse

#8. Who were the Les Automatistes?

Pioneers of Canadian filmmaking

World-renowned Canadian performing arts company

Pioneers of modern abstract art from Quebec

World-renowned Canadian athletic team

#9. All provinces and territories in Canada have produced amateur and professional star athletes and Olympic medal winners.

False

True

#10. Identify the Canadian Olympic gold medalist swimmer who is also a prominent activist for gay and lesbian Canadians.

Rick Hansen

Mark Tewksbury

Paul Henderson

Terry Fox

#11. Canada has a long history in performing arts as well as a network of regional theatres and world-renowned performing arts companies.

False

True

#12. What is the common factor between Stephen Leacock, Louis Hémon, Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, Pauline Johnson, Émile Nelligan, Robertson Davies, Margaret Laurence, and Mordecai Richler?

They are all famous Canadian actors

They are all famous Canadian athletes

They are all famous Canadian musicians

The are all famous Canadian men and women of letters

#13. Canadians have made significant contributions to English literature, but not so much to the French literature.

False

True

#14. Identify the award winning Canadian filmmaker whose films have been popular across Quebec and Canada.

James Naismith

Atom Egoyan

Denys Arcand

Normal Jewison

#15. What is the professional football league in Canada called?

Football League of Canada

Canadian Football league

Football Canada

Canadian Football Champions League

#16. Which team did Wayne Gretzky play for?

Winnipeg Jets

Toronto Maple leafs

Edmonton Oilers

Calgary Flames

#17. Identify Canadian writers who have diversified Canada’s literary experience.

Select all that apply:

Rohinton Mistry

Joy Kogawa

Healey Willan

Michael Ondaatje

#18. Who scored the “goal heard around the world”?

Paul Henderson

Rick Hansen

Mark Tewksbury

Terry Fox

#19. Which iconic painting did Tom Thomson of the Group of Seven paint?

The Jack Pine

The Starry Night

The Mona Lisa

The D-Day

#20. Canadian Football is the same as American Football.

False

True

#21. What were a group of pioneers of modern abstract art from Quebec in the 1950s famously called?

Les Automobiles

Les Automatistes

Les Automatist

Le Automatics

#22. Who was Healey Willan?

A Canadian Author

A Canadian Musician

A Canadian Actor

A Canadian Politician

#23. When was basketball invented?

1891

1991

1981

1791

#24. Who among the following are Canadian musicians of world renown?

Select all that apply:

Healey Willan

Stephen Leacock

Sir Ernest MacMillan

Louis Hémon

#25. Which part of Canada was Terry Fox from?

British Columbia

Ontario

Alberta

Quebec

#26. When did Rick Hansen circle the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?

1985

1990

1980

1970

#27. Terry Fox ultimately won his battle against cancer.

False

True

#28. Who donated the Grey Cup in 1909?

Lord Grey, Prime Minister of Canada

Lord Grey, Governor General of Canada

Lady Grey, Governor General of Canada

Lady Grey, Prime Minister of Canada

#29. Which championship cup do professional teams in the CFL play for?

Stanley Cup

Grey Cup

World Cup

NFL Cup

#30. Who was Louis-Philippe Hébert?

A pioneer of modern Inuit art with etchings, prints, and soapstone sculptures

A celebrated Canadian filmmaker

A pioneer of modern realistic art

A celebrated sculptor from Quebec famous for his sculptures of historical figures

#31. When was the Group of Seven founded?

1920

1880

1980

1820

#32. When did Donovan Bailey become a world record holder sprinter?

1992 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

#33. What is the Group of Seven famous for?

Unique style of literature that capture the aboriginal folk lores of Canada

Unique style of music that capture the aboriginal folk songs of Canada

Unique style of writing that captured the multicultural experiences of Canadians

Unique style of painting that captured the rugged wilderness landscapes of Canada

#34. What is common between Denys Arcand, Atom Egoyan, and Norman Jewison?

They are world-renowned Canadian filmmakers

They are world-renowned Canadian performing artists

They are pioneers of modern abstract art

They are Pioneers of Canadian Inuit art

#35. Canadian artists have only recently begun to make a name for themselves, both at home and abroad.

False

True

#36. When did Wayne Gretzky play for the Edmonton Oilers?

1980-1988

1978-1988

1979-1987

1979-1988

#37. Canadian artists reflect and define our diverse culture and forms of creative expression.

True

False

#38. Identify the world-renowned Canadian performing arts company?

The Snowbirds

Les Automatistes

The Group of Seven

Cirque du Soleil

#39. Who was Kenojuak Ashevak?

A celebrated Canadian filmmaker

A pioneer of modern Inuit art with etchings, prints, and soapstone sculptures

A pioneer of modern abstract art

A celebrated sculptor from Quebec famous his sculptures of historical figures

#40. What was the “Marathon of Hope”?

Donovan Bailey winning two gold medals and became a world record sprinter at the 1996 Olympic Summer games

Rick Hansen circling the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research

The ice-hockey play that resulted in the “goal heard around the world”

A cross-country run across Canada by Terry Fox to raise money for cancer research

#41. What is Catriona Le May Doan famous for?

She is one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time

She is an accomplished Canadian swimmer

She is a world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist

She won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games

#42. Which artist is famous for paintings of forests and Aboriginal artifacts of the West Coast?

Louis-Philippe Hébert

Emily Carr

Tom Thomson

Jean-Paul Riopelle

#43. What is Canada best known for in the field of visual arts?

The Group of Seven

The Group of Five

The Group of Nine

The Group of Ten

#44. Who was Terry Fox?

A British Columbian who lost his right leg to cancer at the age of 18

An accomplished Canadian swimmer

A world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist

One of the greatest ice hockey players of all time

#45. When did Terry Fox undertake his famous “Marathon of Hope”?

1970

1980

1990

1985

#46. Who painted The Jack Pine?

Emily Carr

Jean-Paul Riopelle

Tom Thomson

Louis-Philippe Hébert

#47. Why did Rick Hansen circle the globe in a wheelchair in 1985?

To raise funds for cerebral palsy research

To raise money for cancer research

To raise money for mental health research

To raise funds for spinal cord research

#48. The “goal heard around the world” refers to the winning goal for Canada in football scored by Paul Henderson in the 1972 Canada-Soviet Summit Series.

True

False

#49. The “goal heard around the world” was an important event in both sports and cultural history.

True

False

#50. Which Canadian won two gold medals and broke the world record in sprinting at the 1996 Olympic Summer games?

Donovan Bailey

Normal Jewison

James Naismith

Denys Arcand

#51. When did the Grey Cup championship begin?

1919

1909

1819

1809

#52. The legacy of Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope continues today via yearly events in his name for the purpose of continuing fundraising for cancer research.

False

True

#53. What is the national sport of Canada?

Laccrosse

Ice hockey

Basketball

Baseball

#54. Who is Wayne Gretzky?

An accomplished Canadian swimmer

A British Columbian who lost his right leg to cancer at the age of 18

One of the greatest ice hockey players of all time

A world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist

#55. Who ran the “Marathon of Hope”?

Catriona Le May Doan

Paul Henderson

Terry Fox

Mark Tewksbury

#56. What does “The Group of Seven” stand for?

A group of seven pioneering Canadian inventors

A group of seven pioneering Canadian authors

A group of seven pioneering Canadian painters

A group of seven pioneering Canadian musicians

#57. Who was Jean-Paul Riopelle?

A musician from Quebec

A pioneer of modern Inuit art with etchings, prints, and soapstone sculptures

A pioneer of modern abstract art and a member of Les Automatistes from Quebec

A celebrated sculptor from B.C. famous his sculptures of historical figures

Results

#1. Which Canadian circled the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?

#2. Who is Chantal Peticlerc?

#3. How many days did Terry Fox take to complete his “Marathon of Hope”?

#4. What cause did Terry Fox pursue when he ran the famous “Marathon of Hope”?

#5. Which part of Canada was Rick Hansen from?

#6. Which Canadian invented basketball?

#7. Which sport has been dominated by Canadian teams on the world stage?

#8. Who were the Les Automatistes?

#9. All provinces and territories in Canada have produced amateur and professional star athletes and Olympic medal winners.

#10. Identify the Canadian Olympic gold medalist swimmer who is also a prominent activist for gay and lesbian Canadians.

#11. Canada has a long history in performing arts as well as a network of regional theatres and world-renowned performing arts companies.

#12. What is the common factor between Stephen Leacock, Louis Hémon, Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, Pauline Johnson, Émile Nelligan, Robertson Davies, Margaret Laurence, and Mordecai Richler?

#13. Canadians have made significant contributions to English literature, but not so much to the French literature.

#14. Identify the award winning Canadian filmmaker whose films have been popular across Quebec and Canada.

#15. What is the professional football league in Canada called?

#16. Which team did Wayne Gretzky play for?

#17. Identify Canadian writers who have diversified Canada’s literary experience.

#18. Who scored the “goal heard around the world”?

#19. Which iconic painting did Tom Thomson of the Group of Seven paint?

#20. Canadian Football is the same as American Football.

#21. What were a group of pioneers of modern abstract art from Quebec in the 1950s famously called?

#22. Who was Healey Willan?

#23. When was basketball invented?

#24. Who among the following are Canadian musicians of world renown?

#25. Which part of Canada was Terry Fox from?

#26. When did Rick Hansen circle the globe in a wheelchair to raise funds for spinal cord research?

#27. Terry Fox ultimately won his battle against cancer.

#28. Who donated the Grey Cup in 1909?

#29. Which championship cup do professional teams in the CFL play for?

#30. Who was Louis-Philippe Hébert?

#31. When was the Group of Seven founded?

#32. When did Donovan Bailey become a world record holder sprinter?

#33. What is the Group of Seven famous for?

#34. What is common between Denys Arcand, Atom Egoyan, and Norman Jewison?

#35. Canadian artists have only recently begun to make a name for themselves, both at home and abroad.

#36. When did Wayne Gretzky play for the Edmonton Oilers?

#37. Canadian artists reflect and define our diverse culture and forms of creative expression.

#38. Identify the world-renowned Canadian performing arts company?

#39. Who was Kenojuak Ashevak?

#40. What was the “Marathon of Hope”?

#41. What is Catriona Le May Doan famous for?

#42. Which artist is famous for paintings of forests and Aboriginal artifacts of the West Coast?

#43. What is Canada best known for in the field of visual arts?

#44. Who was Terry Fox?

#45. When did Terry Fox undertake his famous “Marathon of Hope”?

#46. Who painted The Jack Pine?

#47. Why did Rick Hansen circle the globe in a wheelchair in 1985?

#48. The “goal heard around the world” refers to the winning goal for Canada in football scored by Paul Henderson in the 1972 Canada-Soviet Summit Series.

#49. The “goal heard around the world” was an important event in both sports and cultural history.

#50. Which Canadian won two gold medals and broke the world record in sprinting at the 1996 Olympic Summer games?

#51. When did the Grey Cup championship begin?

#52. The legacy of Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope continues today via yearly events in his name for the purpose of continuing fundraising for cancer research.

#53. What is the national sport of Canada?

#54. Who is Wayne Gretzky?

#55. Who ran the “Marathon of Hope”?

#56. What does “The Group of Seven” stand for?

#57. Who was Jean-Paul Riopelle?