CM May 17, 1996. Vol. II, Number 31

The Great Canadian Trivia Contest

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  1. Still no joy with the Village in Ontario. I tried to post to it again this week but could not get through. I'll post all questions as soon as I can get through.
  2. Important note to those that answer by means of the Village address. This address has been changed. The new address is listed at the end of this posting. Some who have tried to post to the old address have had their messages bounced back.
  3. When a list of students is sent in could you please indicate if these students answered the question:

    a) independently
    b) as a team or group
    c) as a team or group representing a class or school

The question is posted every week and therefore should appear each week. If you have not received the question by Thursday then please e-mail me personally and I will get it out to you with lots of time to answer the question. Please try to find it from the regular sources first and only use this in the event you can't find it in the regular places. If everyone asks for it to be sent personally it will tie up a tremendous amount of my time.

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

The first commercial oil well in North America was located in Canada. Name the location of this well.

DUE DATE FOR THIS ANSWER: 25 May, 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@enoreo.on.ca

April 29th's Question:

The Mackenzie River is the longest river in Canada and it is entirely within Canada. Name the next longest river that is entirely within Canada. It must not flow into or out of Canada or have one of its banks not in Canada.

Answer:

Depending on one's interpretation of the question there are two possible answers, both of which will be accepted. If one simply takes the section of the St. Lawrence that is entirely within Canada it would still qualify as the second longest entirely within Canada. If one excludes the St. Lawrence because of the wording of the question and the short international section of the river then the Nelson River becomes the second longest entirely within Canada.

Winners

  1. Mrs. Scaplen's Gr. 6 French Immersion class, Sacred Heart Elementary School: Marystown, Newfoundland

General information about the Great Canadian Trivia Contest.

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