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         THE GREAT CANADIAN TRIVIA CONTEST
  
From: Steve_Caldwell@colby.on.infoshare.ca
Subject: Great Canadian Trivia Contest
 
Question for 21 April, 1997.
 
GENERAL INFORMATION:
 
Each week a new question  will be presented.  Students participating in
the contest will, in all likelihood, have to do some research to find
the correct answer to our weekly question.
 
Questions are based on some aspect of Canadian Studies. Questions will
include the subjects of history, geography, culture, natural science,
sports, current events, law and any other aspect of Canadian studies
that we can think of.
 
A new question will be posted by noon, eastern time, every Monday and
answers must be received by 8:00 a.m. eastern time the following
Saturday week. Answers will be tabulated, and the correct answer, along
with the winners' names, will be posted in two weeks. Thus, there will
be a new question each week while the answer and winners will be posted
two weeks later.
 
We plan on offering a few nominal prizes so make sure you let us know
where we can reach you. We plan on offering three prizes this year, one
for the top scoring individual or small group, one for the top scoring
class, and one for the top scoring out of country participant. Because
of this it is vital for participants to identify which of the three you
are entering as. If the participants are representing a particular
class please identify the teacher, grade(s) and school. 

Last year we had participants from across Canada and the United States,
while the year before we had participants as far away as China.
We welcome all new participants as well as our returning veteran
contestants.    
 
Don't forget your e-mail address, as well as your school�s name and the
grade and/or class that you are in, as well as your postal address.

April 7th's QUESTION: 

Which Canadian company is responsible for providing subway trains for
New York City, monorail trains for Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida and
trains for the Chunnel, the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and
France? 

ANSWER:

This Canadian company began by building snowmobiles which became known
as Skidoos. The company then branched out into building railroad
locomotives and rolling stock as well as airplanes among other
products. The company is called Bombardier after its founder Armand
Bombardier.

WINNERS:

1. Dean Voykin, Gr. 10, Sa-Hal Secondary School: Kamloops, British
Columbia

2. Chris Maier, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

3. Gabriel Castro, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

4. Noah Moser, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

5. Peter and Cindy Bailey, cindy@connix.com

6. Cassandra Lei, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

7. Yan Zheng, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

8. Rick Aistrope, Brunswick High School: Brunswick, Ohio

9. Kyle Quinn, Sr 4, Fort Richmond Collegiate: Winnipeg, Manitoba

10. Julie Peters, Gr. 7, St. Peter Canisius School: Watford, Ontario

11. Mrs. Cantalini's Gr. 7 class, Gregory A. Hogan School: Sarnia,
Ontario

12. M. Gave, Staff, Sir Wilfrid Laurier High School: Orleans, Ontario

13. Darren Greenspon, Business Teacher, Middlefield Collegiate
Institute: Markham, Ontario

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

What is the name of the train, popular with tourists, that runs between
Cochrane and Moosonee?

DUE DATE: 10 May, 1997.
          
SEND IN YOUR ANSWERS:
 
Remember, don't post your answers to this list.  Otherwise everyone
will see what you're sending in. Instead, send your answers to Steve
Caldwell at the following e-mail address:

Steve_Caldwell@colby.on.infoshare.ca