4.5 Arts and Culture in Canada

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

Select all that apply:

Stephen Leacock

Louis Hémon

Sir Ernest MacMillan

Healey Willan

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

The Group of Five

The Group of Ten

The Group of Seven

The Group of Nine

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

False

True

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

False

True

#5. When was the Group of Seven founded?

1980

1820

1880

1920

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

Mark Tewksbury

Rick Hansen

Paul Henderson

Terry Fox

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

Raising money for cancer research

Raising money for mental health research

Raising money for spinal cord research

Raising money for cerebral palsy research

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

True

False

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

Mark Tewksbury

Paul Henderson

Terry Fox

Rick Hansen

#10. What was the “Marathon of Hope”?

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

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

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

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

#11. When was basketball invented?

1991

1981

1891

1791

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

1985

1980

1990

1970

#13. Who was Terry Fox?

A world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist

One of the greatest ice hockey players of all time

An accomplished Canadian swimmer

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

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

Unique style of writing that captured the multicultural experiences of Canadians

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

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

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

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

Canadian Football league

Football League of Canada

Canadian Football Champions League

Football Canada

#16. Who is Chantal Peticlerc?

A world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist from Canada

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

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

Alberta

British Columbia

Quebec

Ontario

#18. 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.

True

False

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

British Columbia

Alberta

Quebec

Ontario

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

True

False

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

Laccrosse

Baseball

Basketball

Ice hockey

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

21 days

10 days

17 days

He did not complete the “Marathon of Hope”

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

The D-Day

The Jack Pine

The Mona Lisa

The Starry Night

#24. Who is Wayne Gretzky?

A world champion wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist

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

An accomplished Canadian swimmer

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

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

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

She is an accomplished Canadian swimmer

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

They are world-renowned Canadian filmmakers

They are pioneers of modern abstract art

They are world-renowned Canadian performing artists

They are Pioneers of Canadian Inuit art

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

James Naismith

Normal Jewison

Denys Arcand

Atom Egoyan

#28. When did the Grey Cup championship begin?

1819

1809

1919

1909

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

1978-1988

1979-1987

1980-1988

1979-1988

#30. 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

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

The Group of Seven

Les Automatistes

The Snowbirds

Cirque du Soleil

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

Select all that apply:

Rohinton Mistry

Michael Ondaatje

Healey Willan

Joy Kogawa

#33. Which team did Wayne Gretzky play for?

Winnipeg Jets

Edmonton Oilers

Calgary Flames

Toronto Maple leafs

#34. Who was Louis-Philippe Hébert?

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

A celebrated Canadian filmmaker

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

A pioneer of modern realistic art

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

Paul Henderson

Rick Hansen

Mark Tewksbury

Terry Fox

#36. Who painted The Jack Pine?

Louis-Philippe Hébert

Tom Thomson

Emily Carr

Jean-Paul Riopelle

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

True

False

#38. Who was Healey Willan?

A Canadian Politician

A Canadian Author

A Canadian Actor

A Canadian Musician

#39. Who were the Les Automatistes?

World-renowned Canadian performing arts company

Pioneers of modern abstract art from Quebec

Pioneers of Canadian filmmaking

World-renowned Canadian athletic team

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

A group of seven pioneering Canadian painters

A group of seven pioneering Canadian inventors

A group of seven pioneering Canadian authors

A group of seven pioneering Canadian musicians

#41. 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 athletes

The are all famous Canadian men and women of letters

They are all famous Canadian actors

They are all famous Canadian musicians

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

World Cup

Grey Cup

Stanley Cup

NFL Cup

#43. Who donated the Grey Cup in 1909?

Lord Grey, Governor General of Canada

Lord Grey, Prime Minister of Canada

Lady Grey, Prime Minister of Canada

Lady Grey, Governor General of Canada

#44. Who ran the “Marathon of Hope”?

Catriona Le May Doan

Paul Henderson

Terry Fox

Mark Tewksbury

#45. 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

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

False

True

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

Le Automatics

Les Automatist

Les Automobiles

Les Automatistes

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

1992 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

#49. 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

#50. What is the national sport of Canada?

Laccrosse

Basketball

Baseball

Ice hockey

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

False

True

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

Denys Arcand

James Naismith

Donovan Bailey

Normal Jewison

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

False

True

#54. Who was Kenojuak Ashevak?

A celebrated Canadian filmmaker

A pioneer of modern abstract art

A celebrated sculptor from Quebec famous his sculptures of historical figures

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

#55. Which Canadian invented basketball?

James Naismith

Normal Jewison

Atom Egoyan

Denys Arcand

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

1990

1985

1970

1980

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

Louis-Philippe Hébert

Tom Thomson

Emily Carr

Jean-Paul Riopelle

Results

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

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

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

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

#5. When was the Group of Seven founded?

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

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

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

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

#10. What was the “Marathon of Hope”?

#11. When was basketball invented?

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

#13. Who was Terry Fox?

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

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

#16. Who is Chantal Peticlerc?

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

#18. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

#24. Who is Wayne Gretzky?

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

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

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

#28. When did the Grey Cup championship begin?

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

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

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

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

#33. Which team did Wayne Gretzky play for?

#34. Who was Louis-Philippe Hébert?

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

#36. Who painted The Jack Pine?

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

#38. Who was Healey Willan?

#39. Who were the Les Automatistes?

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

#41. 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?

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

#43. Who donated the Grey Cup in 1909?

#44. Who ran the “Marathon of Hope”?

#45. Who was Jean-Paul Riopelle?

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

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

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

#49. 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.

#50. What is the national sport of Canada?

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

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

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

#54. Who was Kenojuak Ashevak?

#55. Which Canadian invented basketball?

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

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