Canadian History: Sports

1. Where was the first organized hockey game played?

Montreal

Ottawa

Toronto

Quebec City

2. Out of the Canadian NHL teams, how many have won the Stanley Cup?

All of them

4

6

3

3. Who is the only Canadian in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Jackie Robinson

Fergie Jenkins

Gregg Zaun

Joe Carter

4. What crazy event occurred in the 1987 World Junior Championship hockey tournament preventing Canada a chance at gold?

The team got food poisoning

There was no crazy event, they won gold

They got in a bench brawl which got them disqualified

Players had to leave for the Civil War

5. When did Canada join the Olympics?

1858

1874

1904

1960

6. How many Canadian teams are in the NHL (January 2015)?

6

4

7

5

7. When was Hockey declared Canada's national winter sport?

1994

1901

1867

1918

8. When was Lacrosse invented?

1816

1933

1899

1636

9. What happened in hockey in the year 1930?

The NHL was created

The first goalie mask was worn, and players were forced to wear numbers on their jersey

A penalty system was introduced, and blue lines were added with offside rule

First Zamboni invented

10. What sport did Canada win their first gold medal in?

Women's Hockey

Men's Hockey

Men's Javelin

Men's Shotput