CM March 8, 1996. Vol. II, Number 21

The Great Canadian Trivia Contest

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

If you were driving a car, what is the greatest number of provinces that you could visit in a twenty-four hour period? You must not exceed the speed limit of 90 kilometres per hour and you must include any ferry transit times, if applicable. Name the provinces.

DUE DATE FOR THIS ANSWER: March 16, 1996

SEND IN YOUR ANSWERS:

Remember, don't post your answers to CM. Instead, send your answers to Steve Caldwell at one of the following e-mail addresses:

Steve_Caldwell@colby.on.infoshare.ca or stepcald@village.ca

February 19th's Question:

If we leave out the Arctic Islands of the North West Territories what is the largest island in the rest of Canada?

Answer:

Although only the fourth largest island in Canada, the island of Newfoundland is the largest when those of the North West Territories are left out.

  1. Island of Newfoundland - 108,860 sq. km.
  2. Vancouver Island - 31,285 sq. km.
  3. Cape Breton Island - 10,311 sq. km.
  4. Anticosti Island - 7,941 sq. km.
  5. Graham Island - 6,361 sq. km.
  6. Prince Edward Island - 5,620 sq. km.

Of the 26 largest islands in Canada only these six lie outside the North West Territories.

Winners

  1. Danny Ray, Gr. 7, Alma Middle School: Alma, Arkansas
  2. Noah Moser Gr. 9, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario
  3. Cathy Reid, Gr. 5, Piper Creek Elementary School: Red Deer, Alberta
  4. Bobby Eckert, Gr. 5, Piper Creek Elementary School: Red Deer, Alberta
  5. Travis Yim, Yorkhill Elementary School: Thornhill, Ontario
  6. Graham Puffer, Gr. 5, Joseph Welsh Elementary School: Red Deer, Alberta
  7. Corrine Saunders, Gr. 5, Joseph Welsh Elementary School: Red Deer, Alberta
  8. Phillipe Willis, Mr. Reeder's Gr. 9 History Class, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario
  9. Suchita Varma, Mr. Reeder's Gr. 9 History Class, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario
  10. Anita Kumar, Mr. Reeder's Gr. 9 History Class, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario
  11. Mr. Renaud's Gr. 5 Class, St. Peter School: Sarnia, Ontario
  12. Mrs. Cantalini's Gr. 7/8 class, Gregory A. Hogan School: Sarnia, Ontario

ADDITIONAL ANSWER:

For some reason the following students were not listed among last week's winners. I am still trying to figure out why. My sincere apologies to those who were left out. These students answered the question on why the Inuit did not want to be called Eskimos correctly.

  1. M. Lebovit, Centennial Academy: Montreal, Quebec
  2. Jessica Oesterreich, Centennial Academy: Montreal, Quebec
  3. D. Finkels, Centennial Academy: Montreal, Quebec
  4. Sophie Stavropoulos, Centennial Academy: Montreal, Quebec
  5. K. Stacey, Centennial Academy: Montreal, Quebec
  6. Shannon Lahache, Centennial Academy: Montreal, Quebec

General information about the Great Canadian Trivia Contest.

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