Indian history quiz on Canada legacy and names
A multiple choice quiz tests knowledge of Indigenous peoples in North America, Canadian place names of Indigenous origin, rivers lakes capitals and notable figures. Questions cover provinces, major rivers, lakes, capitals, population estimates, premiers, animals, crops, wars, poets, Loyalists, Potlatch, Stadacona location, reserves, democracy, Longfellow and Sitting Bull, with a bonus on the meaning of Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Canada
Ontario
Mcief
Pontiac
Tom Longboat
Ais
Longfellow
Sitting Bull
Toronto
World Happenings Briefly Told
The Manitoba Flood Relief Fund received 185464 through the efforts of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire and Mrs. John H. Chipman. J Gibson Kerr returned to Edinburgh from Texas with 1000 Shetland ponies destined for ranch children. A 1000 year old coin hoard found in Trondheim includes Canute era and other origins. A Rolls Royce Silver Dawn valued at 11000 pounds, built for Eva Peron, was shipped from Southampton. New Zealand spends about 5 million pounds in Canada yearly. Alberta doctors and a teacher along with 26 nurses earned 23400 dollars in federal bursaries for post graduate training at Alberta Toronto and McGill. The US AID allocated 4267000 dollars to the Netherlands for copper products and other minerals from Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
John H. Chipman
Eva Peron
Southampton
New Zealand
Canada
Alberta
Toronto
McGill University
Montreal
U.S. Economic Co-Operation Administration
Netherlands
Saskatchewan to use cyanide shells on timber wolves
Provincial game officials in Prince Albert plan a souped up cyanide shell to kill timber wolves by triggering a self-activated mechanism. The scheme follows successful 1080 bait stations and a $10 bounty on wolves, though wolf numbers are not higher this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatchewan
Custard Cup Washing Tip
Weekly tip advises buttering custard cups before filling to ease washing and cleanup.
Farmer seeks missing porcupine at Saskatoon yard
Farmer S. V. Svo boda from Saskatoon reports his pet porcupine, a longtime prickly friend that wandered his yard, has vanished. He fears a coyote may have killed it and asks for any stray sightings or clues.
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Saskatoon
S. V. Svoboda
Crossworld Puzzle Pieces Hint at Historic Wordplay
A jumbled crossword puzzle fragment presents clues and partial answers in a horizon tailed format. Several entries reference animals, objects, and foreign terms while others appear garbled or misprinted, suggesting a vintage puzzle page with missing or corrupted letters.
Christmas Cakes With Rich Fruit and Nut Mix
Christmas cakes ready weeks ahead: two batters mix flour spices sugar and fruit with nuts and candied peel. One batter bakes at 275 to 500 degrees for several hours, then a second batter yields a 24 1/2 pound cake with mixed fruit almonds and juice.
Side Notes On Marriage Myths And Oddities
A column parodies home life and famous curiosities. It cites an alleged expert on marriage advising women to mother their husbands, then counters with a tale of a rugby origin myth attributed to William Webb Ellis. Other anecdotes cover allergies to cosmetics, Norfolk Island living, a Sandow lion match, dream folklore, and Bell on heredity.
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Rugby School
England
William Webb Ellis
Ellis
Ireland
Northern Saskatchewan Shows Definite Promise Of Becoming Another Mining Centre
The La Ronge area north of here is viewed as a potential mining hub with plans for airfield cross-strip work, a seaplane base overhaul, and a government barge link to Fort Black and La Crosse. Buffalo Narrows, Goldfields, and Eldorado see new facilities as mining and prospecting rise. Buildings, roads, and year round operations expand across Stony Rapids, Sandy Bay, and Cumberland House amid electric and industrial growth.
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Saskatchewan
la Ronge
Saskatchewan Government Airways
Fort Black
Tle
la Crosse
Beauval
Buffalo Narrows
la Loche
Alberta
Goldfields
Brockelbank
Nicholson Mines
Wellington Lake
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Eldorado
Stony Rapids
Nisto Mines
Black Lake
Lake Atha
Baska
Sandy Bay
Manitoba
Island Falls
Flin Flon
Man
Cumberland House
Pas
Molten Metal Spills at St Florian Bell Casting
Three tons of molten metal spilled from a mould and rushed toward a spectator stand during a bell casting ceremony in St Florian Austria, forcing about six hundred people to flee to safety.
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St. Florian
Austria
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. W. Rayfield
Brantford
Anderson
Johnson
Thomenn
Iset
U.K
J. Gibson Kerr
Edinburgh
Texas
Trondheim
Norway
Canute
Horizonta
Persia
King of Beasts
Czechoslowakia
Iz Ter Rip
Fiz
E E
Cerling
Norfolk Island
Sandow
Strong Man
Paris
A. G. Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Priscilla
al Vermeer
Ubmoyole
Hsews
Segenty
BY William Ferguson
Blom Oms
Eleanore Schroeder
Uwerkesia
Ulsconsk
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