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         THE GREAT CANADIAN TRIVIA CONTEST
  
From: Steve_Caldwell@colby.on.infoshare.ca
Subject: Great Canadian Trivia Contest
 
Question for 28 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 14th's QUESTION: 

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are due to start this week so here's a
question dealing with the history of the Stanley Cup. 

This player holds the record for the most goals scored in a single
Stanley Cup playoff game, 14. He joined the Canadian Army in World War
I and was killed in action in 1916.

1. What is the name of this player?

2. What team was he playing for when he set the record? 

ANSWER:

In January, 1905 the Ottawa Silver Seven defended the Stanley Cup
against a challenge from a team from Dawson City in the Yukon. In the
second game of the two game total goal challenge, one-eyed Frank McGee
scored 14 goals for the Ottawa Silver Seven to lead them to a 23-2
victory over Dawson City. McGee was later killed in action at the
Battle of the Somme,  September 16, 1916.

WINNERS:

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

2. Peter and Cindy Bailey, Madison, Connecticut

3. Timothy Kitz, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

4. Greg Cowell, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

5. Ian Raska, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

Prime Minister Chretien has just called a federal, general, election
for June 2, 1997. What is the minimum number of seats, or
constituencies, that one party will have to win to form a majority
government? 

DUE DATE: 17 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