CM May 31, 1996. Vol. II, Number 33

The Great Canadian Trivia Contest

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  1. Finally we're back into the Village in Ontario.
  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:

Many historians claim that the Cold War became public in Ottawa, in 1946, with the defection of a Soviet cipher clerk, who revealed the presence of Soviet spy rings in North America.

Name this Soviet cipher clerk.

DUE DATE FOR THIS ANSWER: 8 June, 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

May 13th's Question:

The first commercial oil well in North America was located in Canada.

Name the location of this well.

Answer:

The first commercial oil well in North America was developed in Enniskillen Township, near a town, later named Oil Springs, in Ontario, in 1857.

Winners

  1. Mrs. Walker's Gr. 9 Social Studies Class, Pitt Meadows Secondary School: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
  2. Giovanni and Oscar, T. Burnie's Gr. 7/8 class, St. Ann School: Toronto, Ontario

General information about the Great Canadian Trivia Contest.

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