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         THE GREAT CANADIAN TRIVIA CONTEST
  
From: Steve_Caldwell@colby.on.infoshare.ca
Subject: Great Canadian Trivia Contest
 
QUESTION FOR 27 APRIL, 1998.
 
The History Department of Colonel By Secondary School in Ottawa,
Ontario is sponsoring a Canadian Studies Internet trivia contest.  
 
This contest is designed to appeal to students in Grades 6 - 10
although other grades are more than welcome to participate.

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,
as well as Sweden while in previous years we have had participants from
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 30th's  QUESTION:

At 9:00 p.m. on 24 December, 1906, "astounded wireless operators on
ships off the east coast" heard the world's first radio broadcast. A
Canadian scientist personally introduced the Christmas Eve broadcast,
played a recording of Handel's "Largo", and then played "O, Holy Night"
on the violin and sang the last verse. 

What is the name of this extraordinary Canadian who was so far in
advance of his contemporaries?

ANSWER: 

The Canadian's name is Reginald Fessenden. Fessenden was born in Canada
East (Quebec) in 1866. He attended Bishop's University in Lennoxville,
Quebec and he began to work for Thomas Edison in 1886. He later worked
for Westinghouse and the U.S. Weather Service as well as two American
universities. Many of his patents were used, without his consent, and
in 1928, "in recognition of his contributions to radio technology, the
US Radio Trust paid him $2.5 million".  

WINNERS:

1. Dean Voykin, Sa-Hali Secondary School: Kamloops, British Columbia

2. Peter and Cindy Bailey, Madison, Connecticut

3. Charmaine Ng, York House School: Vancouver, British Columbia

4. Rod Clifton?

5. Andy Pan, Colonel By, Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

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

LATE ANSWER:
for the Titanic question about where the victims were buried - Halifax

Yasmine Belharakat et Falouma Khirc, Grade 4/5, ecole Marie-Curie:
Ottawa, Ontario

LAST WEEK'S QUESTION:

At the current time the people of Ireland both in the North and South
are deciding on a peace settlement. Votes, in both parts of Ireland,
will take place in May. One of the three co-chairmen of the peace talks
is a Canadian. If the settlement is accepted this Canadian will be in
charge of "decommissioning" the paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland.

Who is this Canadian?

DUE DATE: 2 May, 1998.

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

It's Stanley Cup playoff time again, so here's a hockey question. Many
questions have been asked about the future of "small market" Canadian
NHL teams, such as Edmonton, Calgary, and Ottawa. Recently two Canadian
teams have been moved to the United States, Quebec City to Denver and
Winnipeg to Phoenix. 

Here's the two part question

1. In the history of the NHL what other Canadian team(s) have moved
south of the border? 

2. What American team(s) have moved to Canada?

 
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