StFX Trivia
When was StFX founded?
When is 1853
Who was Canada’s first Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party.
Who is Sir John A. Macdonald?
Before becoming Premier, this current PC leader worked as a paramedic and MLA for Pictou East.
Who is Tim Houston?
Canada officially became a country in this year.
What is 1867?
This fruit has more genes than humans.
What is a banana?
Who Is the StFX Legend known for his "GO X GO" at Sports games.
Who is Father Stan
This was the year Stephen Harper first became Prime Minister.
What is 2006
Tim Houston’s main 2021 campaign promise was to fix this system.
What is healthcare?
this Canadian athlete inspired a nationwide marathon of hope in 1980.
Who is Terry Fox?
This country has more vending machines than people per capita.
What is Japan?
Which Stfx Student went on to become Prime Minister of Canada.
Who is Brian Mulroney
Stephen Harper introduced this tax measure in 2009 to encourage saving
What is the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
What NS Premier is the Halifax Airport named after
Robert L. Stanfield
This Province is home to the Gopher Museum
What is Saskatchewan
This animal can live for up to 3 years without eating.
What is a crocodile?
Who is the The President of St. Francis Xavier University?
Who is Dr. Andy Hakin
The “Big Blue Machine” was the nickname for the Conservatives in this Canadian province.
What is Ontario?
The Nova Scotia PCs are sometimes called this short nickname, shared with the federal Conservatives.
What are the Tories?
This slang phrase means a case of 24 beers, Canadian style.
What is a two-four?
In Alberta, it’s illegal to paint a wooden ladder this colour.
What is red?
The StFX library is named after this Nova Scotia premier, who was also a StFX graduate.
Who is Angus L. Macdonald?
This PC Prime Minister appointed the first woman to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Who is Brian Mulroney? (Justice Bertha Wilson, 1982).
This long-serving Nova Scotia PC Premier was known as “the best Prime Minister Canada never had.
Who is Robert Stanfield?
In Vancouver, it’s illegal to kill this insect, with a bylaw still on the books.
What is a wasp?
This city accidentally dropped thousands of oranges from planes in a publicity stunt in 1945.
What is Toronto?