Famous Canadian Women Trivia Quiz difficult level
1. In 1913, Mr. F. O’Connor named his new candy business after a famous Canadian women who had walked 32 km to warn the British soldiers of impending attack from the Americans during the war of 1812. He felt that her name represented all it meant to be a proud Canadian. Her name was
a. Nellie McClung
b. Laura Secord
c. Anne Shirley
d. Agnes MacDonald
2. Hi. My name is Braum.I am a singer. I sang in a group with two lovely women. We came together when we noticed that there were not many songs for young people. We decided that kids needed to have songs on records and tapes just like adults so we began to look for and research children’s songs. Perhaps you have heard out theme song all about an Elephant who went out to play one day? The name of the women who were my partners were
a. Sharon and Lois
b. Susanna and Catherine
c. Anna and Kate (McGarrigle)
d. Adrian and Vivian (Clarkson and Poy)
3. The small chocolate cake with cream in the middle , known as the Jos Louis is made from the recipe of this famous bakery. The cake was named after two of the sons of the baker. While the business started out as family business is was the mother who proved to be the driving force that brought the hard working family success. Her name was
a. Rose-Anna Vachon
b. Hilary Weston
c. Gay Cook
d. Jeanne Benoit.
4. Before records, radio and television, for a women who wanted to be singing performer they had only one to earn their fame. They had to tour and perform on stage before a live audience. Many women who were beautiful singers in classical music could earn fame by singing opera. “Pop” singers as we know them today really did not appear until the end of the 1800’s. It was not really considered a “proper” career for young ladies. One such “singing star” enjoyed the touring life. She would also earn some fame by appearing in one of the very first movies ever made and was daring enough to do the firs on screen kiss. Her name was
a. Dame Emma Albani
b. Anne Murray
c. May Irwin
d. Florence Lawrence
5. Canada has been blessed with many fine women authors. Many indeed have international reputations with their works being translated into many languages and selling millions of copies. The first book to sell a million copies in Canada was called “Beautiful Joe”. it was the story about a dog who had cruelly beaten and had ears and tail cut off. When she met Joe the writer was so moved by his story she wrote a manuscript about his life, from an autobiographical perspective of the dog. Because women authors were not popular at that time, she disguised her sex by using her middle name. The woman who wrote the book was
a. Lucy Maud Montgomery
b. Alice Munro
c. Margaret Marshall Saunders
d. Jean Little
6. Let’s go to the movies!!! Canadian born Florence Lawrence would become the world’s first “movie star”. Movie stars have their talents acknowledged by the actors guild who provide the coveted “Oscar” awards in various categories. Who was the first actress to win an academy award?
a. Norma Shearer
b. Nell Shipman
c. Mary Pickford
d. Marie Dressler
7. Empire Day was the original name for the holiday celebrated on the weekend closed to the 24th of May. It was originally chosen as the 24th of may in celebration of the birthday of Queen Victoria. This holiday originally came about due to the efforts of which Canadian woman?
a. Clementina Fessenden
b. Grace Denison
c. Gwethalyn Graham
d. Adelaide Hoodless
8. Who was the first Canadian woman to be a world champion in sport?
a. Leal Brooks a Toronto-born world champion speed skater
b. Dorothy Lidstone world champion target archer
c. Marilyn C. Bodough member world champion curling team
d. Susan Nattrass world champion trap shooter.