4.6 Great Canadian Discoveries and Inventions

#1. Who was Harold Innis?

A Canadian Professor of political economy at the University of Toronto

A Canadian politician

Acclaimed author of seminal works on media, communication theory, and Canadian economic history

A Canadian actor

#2. What did Sidney Altman win the Nobel Prize for?

For developing site-directed mutagenesis (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1989)

For his work on chemical kinetics (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986)

For his work on electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1971)”

For his work on catalytic properties of RNA (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1989)

#3. What did John Polanyi win the Nobel Prize for?

Development of the quark model in particle physics (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1990)

Work on catalytic properties of RN (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1989)

For developing site-directed mutagenesis (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1989)

Work on chemical kinetics (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986)

#4. What do Gerhard Herzberg, John Polanyi, Sidney Altman, Richard E. Taylor, Michael Smith, and Bertram Brockhouse have in common?

They are all Canadian Olymic medalists

They are all Canadian Oscar-winning actors

They are all part of the Group of Seven

They are all Canadian Nobel Prize-winning scientists

#5. How many lives have been saved around the world by the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?

~26 million

~16 million

~6 million

~36 million

#6. Which Canadian company invented the BlackBerry?

Research in Motion (RIM)

NSERC

SPAR Aerospace

CIHR

#7. Which Canadian won the Nobel Prize for the discovery and isolation of insulin, a hormone that is used to treat diabetes?

Dr. Wilder Penfield

Sir Frederick Banting

Dr. John A. Hopps

Sir Sandford Fleming

#8. What did Michael Smith win the Nobel Prize for?

For his work on chemical kinetics (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986)

For his work on catalytic properties of RN (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1989)

For developing site-directed mutagenesis (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1989)

For his work on electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1971)

#9. Which Canadian invented the first cardiac pacemaker, which is used today to save the lives of people with heart disorders?

Sir Sandford Fleming

Reginald Fessenden

Dr. John A. Hopps

Dr. Wilder Penfield

#10. What did Bertram Brockhouse win the Nobel Prize for?

For the development of neutron spectroscopy (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1994)

For the development of the quark model in particle physics (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1990)

For his work on electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1971)

For developing site-directed mutagenesis (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1989)

#11. Who was Marshall McLuhan?

Select all that apply:

Canadian Inventor

Canadian Philosopher and Professor who is regarded as the Father of Media Studies

Canadian Ice Hockey player

Canadian artist

#12. What is Research in Motion (RIM) famous for?

For inventing BlackBerry

For inventing the light bulb

For developing Canadarm

For building Canadian snowmobiles

#13. Name the famous Canadian invention used in space exploration.

Arm Canada

Hand of God

Canadarm

Canada hand

#14. Since when have the Canadian astronauts and the CSA participated in space exploration activities?

1981

1989

1990

1980

#15. Which Canadian contributed to the invention of the radio, sending the first wireless voice message in the world?

Dr. John A. Hopps

Dr. Wilder Penfield

Reginald Fessenden

Alexander Graham Bell

#16. Who were the founders of the famous Canadian company RIM?

Reginald Fessenden

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Mike Lazaridis

Jim Balsillie

#17. What are Harold Innis and Marshal McLuhan famous as?

Pioneer Canadian film makers

Accomplished Canadian actors

Accomplished Canadian athletes

Canadian pioneering thinkers in the field of media and communications.

#18. What does RIM stand for?

Robots in Motion

Research Motion

Research in Motion

None of the above

#19. Which Canadian invented the global Standard Time Zone system?

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

Sir Sandford Fleming

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

#20. Which famous technology used in space shuttles from 1981-2011 was designed and built in Canada?

Canadarm

Hand of God

Canada hand

Arm Canada

#21. What did Richard E. Taylor win the Nobel Prize for?

For his work on electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1971)

For his work on chemical kinetics (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986)

For his work on catalytic properties of RN (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1989)

For work that helped the development of the quark model in particle physics (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1990)

#22. Who was known as “the greatest living Canadian”?

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Terry Fox

Sir Sandford Fleming

Dr. Wilder Penfield

#23. Which famous inventor hit upon the idea of telephone at his summer house in Canada?

Alexander Graham Bell

None of the above

Sir Sandford Fleming

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

#24. Who invented the first electric light bulb?

Select all that apply:

Thomas Edison

Mathew Evans

Sir Sandford Fleming

Henry Woodward

#25. Which Canadian invented the snowmobile?

Sir Sandford Fleming

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

#26. Which Canadian is the youngest Nobel Prize Winner till now?

Sir Frederick Banting

Gerhard Herzberg

John Polanyi

Sidney Altman

#27. Through which organization does Canada participate in space exploration activities?

Canadian Space Organization

Canadian Space Agency

Canadian Space Federation

Canadian Space Authority

#28. Who invented the famous Canadarm space technology?

RCAF

SPAR Aerospace and Canadian National Research Council

RIM

Bombardier

#29. What are Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie known for?

Snowmobiles

Electric light bulb

The BlackBerry

Canadarm

#30. Who was Dr. Wilder Penfield?

Inventor of the Standard Time Zones

A pioneering brain surgeon at McGill University in Montreal

Inventor of light bulb

Inventor of the snowmobile

#31. What is the BlackBerry?

A robotic arm used in outer space

A cardiac pacemaker

A pioneering wireless communications device

A fruit juice brand

#32. What did Gerhard Herzberg win the Nobel Prize for?

For developing site-directed mutagenesis (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1989)

Work on chemical kinetics (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986)

Work on electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1971)

Work on catalytic properties of RN (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1989)

#33. Canadians Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward invented the light bulb but sold their patent to Thomas Edison who commercialized it.

False

True

#34. Who discovered and isolated insulin?

Select all that apply:

Sir Frederick Banting

Dr. Wilder Penfield

Sir Sanford Fleming

Charles Best

Results

#1. Who was Harold Innis?

#2. What did Sidney Altman win the Nobel Prize for?

#3. What did John Polanyi win the Nobel Prize for?

#4. What do Gerhard Herzberg, John Polanyi, Sidney Altman, Richard E. Taylor, Michael Smith, and Bertram Brockhouse have in common?

#5. How many lives have been saved around the world by the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?

#6. Which Canadian company invented the BlackBerry?

#7. Which Canadian won the Nobel Prize for the discovery and isolation of insulin, a hormone that is used to treat diabetes?

#8. What did Michael Smith win the Nobel Prize for?

#9. Which Canadian invented the first cardiac pacemaker, which is used today to save the lives of people with heart disorders?

#10. What did Bertram Brockhouse win the Nobel Prize for?

#11. Who was Marshall McLuhan?

#12. What is Research in Motion (RIM) famous for?

#13. Name the famous Canadian invention used in space exploration.

#14. Since when have the Canadian astronauts and the CSA participated in space exploration activities?

#15. Which Canadian contributed to the invention of the radio, sending the first wireless voice message in the world?

#16. Who were the founders of the famous Canadian company RIM?

#17. What are Harold Innis and Marshal McLuhan famous as?

#18. What does RIM stand for?

#19. Which Canadian invented the global Standard Time Zone system?

#20. Which famous technology used in space shuttles from 1981-2011 was designed and built in Canada?

#21. What did Richard E. Taylor win the Nobel Prize for?

#22. Who was known as “the greatest living Canadian”?

#23. Which famous inventor hit upon the idea of telephone at his summer house in Canada?

#24. Who invented the first electric light bulb?

#25. Which Canadian invented the snowmobile?

#26. Which Canadian is the youngest Nobel Prize Winner till now?

#27. Through which organization does Canada participate in space exploration activities?

#28. Who invented the famous Canadarm space technology?

#29. What are Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie known for?

#30. Who was Dr. Wilder Penfield?

#31. What is the BlackBerry?

#32. What did Gerhard Herzberg win the Nobel Prize for?

#33. Canadians Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward invented the light bulb but sold their patent to Thomas Edison who commercialized it.

#34. Who discovered and isolated insulin?