MONTREAL FACTS
HABS NICKNAMES
MTL ICONIC SANDWICH RESTAURANTS
MONTREAL MUSIC
MONTREAL HISTORY
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NAME THE John Lennon song THAT was written in Montreal during his ‘bed-in’ at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on June 1st, 1969.
Give Peace a Chance
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LE GROS BILL
JEAN BELIVEAU
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THIS FAMOUS DELI RESIDING AT 3895 BOULEVARD SAINT LAURENT SINCE 1928
SCHWARTZ'S
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A true poet and visionary, forever changed the landscape of music with his poignant lyrics and melancholic melodies.
the legendary Leonard Cohen
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NAME THE two-story domed public market located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at 350 Rue Saint-Paul in Old Montreal. For more than 100 years, it was the main public market in the Montreal area. It also briefly accommodated the Parliament of United Canada for one session in 1849.
BONSECOURS MARKET
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MONTREAL sits at the same latitude as THIS GREAT ITALIAN CITY KNOWN AS THE QUEEN OF THE ADRIATIC?
VENICE
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ROADRUNNER
YVAN COURNOYER
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THIS FAMOUS SANDWICH DELI OPEN FIRST IN 1927 AT THE CORNER OF PAPINEAU NEAR MOUNT ROYAL. IN 1955, THE FLAGSHIP RESTUARANT OPENED AT 892 STE CATHERINE STREET
DUNNS FAMOUS
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Their debut album Funeral was nothing short of a sonic revelation, capturing listeners with its anthemic choruses and deeply emotional themes.
ARCADE FIRE
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Jacques Cartier became the first European to reach the area now known as Montreal in 1535 when he entered this village on the Island of Montreal while in search of a passage to Asia during the Age of Exploration
HOCHELAGA
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JEAN DRAPEAU IS THE LONGEST SERVING CONSECUTIVE TERM MAYOR OF MONTREAL. NAME THE OTHER MAYOR WHO WON 4 NON-CONSECUTIVE TERMS.
CAMILLIEN HOUDE
1932-34, 1934-36, 1938-40, 1944-54
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BUNNY
Michel Larocque
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SINCE 1932, This lunch counter located in the Mile End neighbourhood at 34 Fairmount Avenue West . It is famous for its pressed sandwich of grilled beef salami and beef bologna in a Kaiser roll with mustard. Don’t ask for substitutions: they’ve been serving it the same way for over 80 years without compromise.
Wilensky
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BORN IN 1962 IN MONTREAL, Canadian singer, musician and songwriter known for his hit single Never Surrender
COREY HART
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NAME THE French fortress and settlement established in May 1642 by a company of French settlers, led by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve,
FORT VILLE MARIE
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WHAT IS THE official motto of Montreal?
The official motto of Montreal is Concordia Salus, which is Latin for “well-being through harmony”.
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RED LIGHT
ANDRE RACICOT
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990 DE MAISSONEUVE BLVD CORNER OF METCALF
It was open for nearly a century, from 1908 to 2006. At 98 years it was the oldest deli in the city.
BENS DELUXE DELICATESENN
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Canadian new wave and synth-pop band, originally from Montreal, Quebec. Their music is characterized by the baritone voice of their lead singer Ivan Doroschuk AND FOR LETTING US ALL KNOW HOW TO DANCE SAFELY
MEN WITHOUT HATS
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founder of the Hôtel-Dieu of Montreal
JEANNE MANCE
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THIS WAS THE FLAG OF A NOTORIOUS ORGANIZATION IN TH 1960'S
FLQ - Front de libération du Québec
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TUNA
TOMAS TATAR
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LOCATED AT 888 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montréal, THIS DELI IS KNOWN FOR ITS ICONIC PATRAMI SANDWICH
RUEBENS DELI
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Canadian rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, in 1999. They are known for their catchy pop-punk sound and have released several successful albums throughout their career.
SIMPLE PLAN
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MONTREAL HAS A HISTORY OF HAVING BIG DEPARTMENT STORES. EATONS, SIMPSONS, OGIVY'S TO NAME A FEW. WHICH OTHER FAMOUS DEPT STORE FOUNDED BY A SCOTTISH IMMIGRANT. IT WAS THE FIRST IN CANADA FOUNDED IN 1845, WAS LATER PURCHASES BY THE HUDSONS BAY CO IN 1960.
MORGANS
HENRY MORGAN