4.6 Great Canadian Discoveries and Inventions

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

John Polanyi

Gerhard Herzberg

Sidney Altman

Sir Frederick Banting

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

Dr. Wilder Penfield

Dr. John A. Hopps

Reginald Fessenden

Alexander Graham Bell

#3. Who invented the famous Canadarm space technology?

Bombardier

RIM

SPAR Aerospace and Canadian National Research Council

RCAF

#4. Which Canadian invented the snowmobile?

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

Sir Sandford Fleming

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

Select all that apply:

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Mike Lazaridis

Douglas Fregin

Jim Balsillie

#6. 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)

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

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

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

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)

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

Terry Fox

Dr. Wilder Penfield

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Sir Sandford Fleming

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

Accomplished Canadian athletes

Canadian pioneering thinkers in the field of media and communications.

Pioneer Canadian film makers

Accomplished Canadian actors

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

Canadian Space Authority

Canadian Space Agency

Canadian Space Organization

Canadian Space Federation

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

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Sir Sandford Fleming

Alexander Graham Bell

None of the above

#12. Who invented the first electric light bulb?

Select all that apply:

Thomas Edison

Sir Sandford Fleming

Mathew Evans

Henry Woodward

#13. 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)

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

They are all part of the Group of Seven

They are all Canadian Olymic medalists

They are all Canadian Nobel Prize-winning scientists

They are all Canadian Oscar-winning actors

#15. What is the BlackBerry?

A cardiac pacemaker

A robotic arm used in outer space

A fruit juice brand

A pioneering wireless communications device

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

1980

1981

1990

1989

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

Arm Canada

Hand of God

Canadarm

Canada hand

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

Electric light bulb

Canadarm

The BlackBerry

Snowmobiles

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

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Sir Sandford Fleming

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

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

Reginald Fessenden

Dr. Wilder Penfield

Sir Sandford Fleming

Dr. John A. Hopps

#21. What does RIM stand for?

Research in Motion

None of the above

Research Motion

Robots in Motion

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

~16 million

~26 million

~6 million

~36 million

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

Sir Sandford Fleming

Dr. John A. Hopps

Sir Frederick Banting

Dr. Wilder Penfield

#24. Who was Marshall McLuhan?

Select all that apply:

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

Canadian Inventor

Canadian artist

Canadian Ice Hockey player

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

For inventing BlackBerry

For building Canadian snowmobiles

For developing Canadarm

For inventing the light bulb

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

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

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

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

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

#27. Which Canadian company invented the BlackBerry?

CIHR

NSERC

SPAR Aerospace

Research in Motion (RIM)

#28. Who was Dr. Wilder Penfield?

Inventor of the snowmobile

A pioneering brain surgeon at McGill University in Montreal

Inventor of the Standard Time Zones

Inventor of light bulb

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

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

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

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

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

#30. Who discovered and isolated insulin?

Select all that apply:

Sir Frederick Banting

Sir Sanford Fleming

Charles Best

Dr. Wilder Penfield

#31. Who was Harold Innis?

A Canadian actor

A Canadian Professor of political economy at the University of Toronto

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

A Canadian politician

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

Canada hand

Arm Canada

Hand of God

Canadarm

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

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

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)

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

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

False

True

Results

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

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

#3. Who invented the famous Canadarm space technology?

#4. Which Canadian invented the snowmobile?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#12. Who invented the first electric light bulb?

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

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

#15. What is the BlackBerry?

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

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

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

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

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

#21. What does RIM stand for?

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

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

#24. Who was Marshall McLuhan?

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

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

#27. Which Canadian company invented the BlackBerry?

#28. Who was Dr. Wilder Penfield?

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

#30. Who discovered and isolated insulin?

#31. Who was Harold Innis?

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

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

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