CM June 14, 1996. Vol. II, Number 34

The Great Canadian Trivia Contest

Important Note

This will be the last question for this school year with a two-week answer period. There will be a question next week but it will only have a one-week answer period.

Please Note:

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

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

The White House, home of the President of the United States, got its name when it was white-washed to cover fire damage incurred when British troops burned the city of Washington in 1814. Washington was burned at least partly in retaliation for the burning of a Canadian town by American troops.

What was the name of this Canadian town?

DUE DATE FOR THIS ANSWER: 22 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 31st'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.

Answer:

The Soviet cipher clerk who blew the whistle on Soviet spy rings in North America was Igor Sergeievich Gouzenko.

Winners

  1. Ian Raska, M. Pitre's Gr. 9 Histoire class, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario
  2. Anshuman Kumar, Gr. 12, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario
  3. Tommy and Cora Leigh representing Madame Scaplan's Gr. 6 French Immersion Class, Sacred Heart Elementary School: Marystown, Newfoundland
  4. Amanda Bharara, T. Burnie's Gr. 7/8 class, St. Ann School: Toronto, Ontario
  5. David Charbonneaux, T. Burnie's Gr. 7/8 class, St. Ann School: Toronto, Ontario
  6. Mrs. Walker's Social Studies 9 class, Pitt Meadows Secondary School: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia

General information about the Great Canadian Trivia Contest.

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