1970s Pop Culture
Who was the lead singer of the band Queen, known for hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You”?
Freddie Mercury
What white tri-petal woodland flower is the official flower of Ontario?
Trillium
Located in Alberta and established in 1885, what is the oldest national park in Canada?
Banff
What mythological being is a part of St. Patrick's Day lore and Irish culture?
Leprechauns
How many legs does a lobster have?
10
Which well known British rock singer once portrayed Ned Kelly in a 1970 movie of the same name?
Mick Jagger
The National Sports Act of Canada granted two different sports as the official sports of Canada. One is, unsurprisingly, hockey. What is the other?
Lacrosse
Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the name of the largest town in what region of Canada, which is combined with the another island in the name of one of the country's provinces?
Labrador
What major Catholic holiday does St. Patrick's Day occur during?
Lent
What land animal has the most powerful bite?
Hippopotamus
Which member of the British Royal Family was the victim of a failed kidnap attempt on 20th March 1974?
Princess Anne
Although James Naismith was teaching in Massachusetts in the U.S. at the time he invented a popular sport, he was a native Canadian who had only recently moved to the U.S. What sport did Naismith invent in 1891?
Basketball
What is the name for the Gothic Revival style mansion in midtown Toronto constructed in 1911 for financier Sir Henry Pellatt? The name translates from Spanish to "Hill House."
Casa Loma
The first-ever St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1762 didn't take place in Ireland as you might have thought. Where did it take place?
The United States
What is a female fox called?
Vixen
Which famous drummer released a solo album called 'Goodnight Vienna' in 1974?
Ringo Starr
Sarah Ann Curzon, Jessie Turnbull, Emily Stowe are all women famously associated with a Canadian movement that had achieved most of its political aims by the 1920s (Quebec was the only exception.) What was the cause championed by these women?
Women's Suffrage
Known for polar bears that live there in the fall, what town on Hudson Bay in Manitoba is named after one of the UK's most famous Prime Ministers?
Churchill
Saint Patrick wasn't actually Irish like many think. Where was he believed to have been born?
Scotland or Wales
What male sea creature gives birth to its young?
Seahorse
What is the name of the movie about Oliver and Jennifer, two Harvard students, who fall in love with one another. Oliver is rich and prominent. Jennifer is poor and ambitious. Played by Ali Macgraw and Tommy Lee Jones, released in1970.
Love Story
Founded in Quebec, what is the French name of the private entertainment company which has sold over 100 million tickets for its unique blend of continuous live music and circus-like acrobatics?
Cirque du Soleil
According to the most recent census, approximately 59% of the capital city of Nunavut is indigenous Canadian. What is the name of this city?
Iqaluit
What year did St. Patrick's Day go from being a strictly holy day for Catholics to an official Irish holiday?
1903
What is a group of parrots called?
A Pandemonium