As our northern neighbors storm through the Winter Olympics in Russia and break US hearts in hockey, what better time than now to play, "Name that Canadian"?
1 Which of the below persons is not Canadian?
a Michael J Fox
b Jim Carrey
c Steven Harper
d Alfred Eh. Neuman
2 Which of the below persons was not born in Canada?
a Wayne Gretsky
b Mario Lemieux
c Barack Obama
d Ted Cruz
3 When US troops stormed the beaches at Normandy in World War II, they were joined by troops from which of the below countries (2 correct answers)
a Great Britain
b Canada
c France
d Japan
e Germany
4 When Canadian prime minister Steven Harper recently spoke in front of the Israeli Knesset, he gave his speech in both English and French. Why?
a Half of the Israeli people are French
b Harper has Tourette Syndrome
c Somebody put the wrong speech on his teleprompter
d John Kerry was in the audience
e He has to because Canada is officially bilingual, and everything has to be done in two languages, or the French Canadians would demand secession, and Harper would be impeached or some such rot.
5 Which Canadian moved to the US and became known as "America's Sweetheart"?
a Mary Pickford
b Justin Bieber
c Jim Carrey
d Ferguson Jenkins
The correct answers are:
1 d
2 c
3 a and b
4 e
5 a
For you UC Santa Cruz Community Studies majors, here is a consolation question.
6 Name the Canadian national anthem
a Deutschland Uber Alles
b La Marseillaise
c The Star Spangled Banner
d Oh Canada
For you UC Santa Cruz History of Consciousness majors here is your consolation question.
7 Which of the below beers is Canadian?
a Molson Canadian
b Budweiser
c Lowenbrau
d Corona
The answers are:
6 d
7 a
Now that was funny.
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