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         THE GREAT CANADIAN TRIVIA CONTEST
  
From: Steve_Caldwell@colby.on.infoshare.ca
Subject: Great Canadian Trivia Contest
 
Question for 17 March, 1997.

Many schools, including Colonel By,  were off last week on March break.
For those of you who were welcome back. 

Just a reminder that there was a question last week. Its answer is not
due until 22 March so there's still time to tackle it if you were off
on break.

  
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.

March 3rd's QUESTION: 

One more Prime Minister Question before we give this topic a rest.

 Since Confederation, only one Prime Minister of Canada has also been
the Premier of a province.  Name the individual and the province of
which he/she was premier.

ANSWER:

The only person to have served as both a provincial premier and the
Prime Minister of Canada, since Confederation in 1867, was Sir John
Thompson. He was Premier of Nova Scotia, for two months in 1882 and
became Prime Minister of Canada on December 5, 1892. He died, while in
office two years later.

WINNERS:

1. Robert Ewing, Gr. 10, Sir Wilfrid Laurier High School: Orleans,
Ontario

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

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

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

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

The Academy Awards, the Oscars, are coming up next week. This is a two
part question with a bonus. 

1. Which film, nominated for a 1997 Oscar for best picture, was based
on an award winning novel written by a Canadian?

2. What is the name of this Canadian award winning author?

Bonus: What award did this novel win its author?

DUE DATE: 30 March, 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