Results: Our Canadian Treasures

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Trivia
1.
1.
Canada is celebrating its 150th anniversary of confederation, and probably can list 150 X 1,000,000 when it comes to talent. Some say it must be something in our water (or maybe in our Tim Hortons' coffee?) that produces some top notch talent in all the arts. While it may be hard to narrow down the list (don't want all those cries about "long surveys"), I tried. If I left off one of your favorites, I apologize (like us Canadians do) but, it is a daunting task! First off, the men and women of music. How many great Canadian artists did you know were, in fact, Canadian?
Canada is celebrating its 150th anniversary of confederation, and probably can list 150 X 1,000,000 when it comes to talent. Some say it must be something in our water (or maybe in our Tim Hortons' coffee?) that produces some top notch talent in all the arts. While it may be hard to narrow down the list (don't want all those cries about
Neil Young
898%
557 votes
Gordon Lightfoot
794%
492 votes
Joni MItchell
629%
390 votes
Leonard Cohen
573%
355 votes
Celine Dion
1,308%
811 votes
Shania Twain
1,124%
697 votes
Anne Murray
850%
527 votes
Randy Bachman
366%
227 votes
Burton Cummings
373%
231 votes
Bruce Cockburn
287%
178 votes
The Weeknd
310%
192 votes
Alanis Morisette
790%
490 votes
Bryan Adams
810%
502 votes
Drake
574%
356 votes
Michael Buble
721%
447 votes
kd lang
610%
378 votes
Knew they were all Canadian
260%
161 votes
Did not know any of them were Canadian
353%
219 votes
2.
2.
Now, on to the bands. Again, so many to choose from. Which of your favorites are on this list?
Now, on to the bands. Again, so many to choose from. Which of your favorites are on this list?
Guess Who
623%
386 votes
The Band
274%
170 votes
The Tragically Hip
276%
171 votes
Blue Rodeo
273%
169 votes
Rush
429%
266 votes
Arcade Fire
148%
92 votes
Three Days Grace
166%
103 votes
Steppenwolf (yes, not all members were Canadian, but they were formed in Toronto)
400%
248 votes
Billy Talent
82%
51 votes
Marianas Trench
100%
62 votes
Crazy Horse
163%
101 votes
April Wine
263%
163 votes
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
479%
297 votes
Nickelback
531%
329 votes
Simple Plan
155%
96 votes
Anvil
56%
35 votes
Sum 41
142%
88 votes
Theory Of A Deadman
97%
60 votes
Annihilator
21%
13 votes
All
95%
59 votes
None of them
785%
487 votes
3.
3.
Now, both Toronto and Vancouver have shared the titles of "Hollywood North", and many Canadian cities have been the backdrop for some big movies, so it's no surprise that Canadians fare very well in the industry. How many Canadian film stars and filmmakers do you know?
Now, both Toronto and Vancouver have shared the titles of
Rachel McAdams
527%
327 votes
Ellen Page
387%
240 votes
Anna Paquin
427%
265 votes
Evangeline Lilly
292%
181 votes
Seth Rogan
710%
440 votes
Ryan Gosling
1,008%
625 votes
Ryan Reynolds
805%
499 votes
Deepa Mehta -- Water, Fire, Midnight's Children
77%
48 votes
Michael Cera
260%
161 votes
David Cronenberg -- A History Of Violence, Dead Ringers, Crash
173%
107 votes
Jim Carrey
1,150%
713 votes
James Cameron -- Titanic, Avatar, The Terminator
611%
379 votes
Mike Myers
918%
569 votes
Sarah Polley -- Take This Waltz, Away From Her, The Sweet Hereafter
181%
112 votes
Dan Ackroyd
939%
582 votes
Joshua Jackson
174%
108 votes
Arthur Hiller -- Love Story, Silver Streak, Plaza Suite
89%
55 votes
Will Arnett
402%
249 votes
Martin Short
779%
483 votes
Norman Jewison -- Fiddler On The Roof, Moonstruck, In The Heat Of The Night
208%
129 votes
Michael J Fox
1,135%
704 votes
Victor Garber
144%
89 votes
Eric McCormack
266%
165 votes
William Shatner
939%
582 votes
Donald Sutherland
874%
542 votes
Keifer Sutherland
895%
555 votes
Hayden Christensen
229%
142 votes
All of them
155%
96 votes
None of them
421%
261 votes
4.
4.
Some of the best authors read by millions are Canadian. How many of these Canadian authors' books have you read (listed are some of their most well-known works)?
Some of the best authors read by millions are Canadian. How many of these Canadian authors' books have you read (listed are some of their most well-known works)?
Margaret Atwood -- The Cat's Eye, The Handmaid's Tale, Alias Grace
342%
212 votes
Margaret Laurence -- The Stone Angel, The Diviners, A Bird In The House
119%
74 votes
Mordecai Richler -- Barney's Version, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, St. Urbain's Horseman
155%
96 votes
Lawrence Hill -- The Book Of Negroes, The Illegal, Any Known Blood
116%
72 votes
Lucy Maud Montgomery -- Anne Of Green Gables, Emily Of New Moon
326%
202 votes
Yann Martel -- Life Of Pi, Beatrice And Virgil
105%
65 votes
Alice Munro -- Dear Life, Lives Of Girls And Women, Too Much Happiness
129%
80 votes
Rohinton Mistry -- A Fine Balance, Family Matters
45%
28 votes
Miriam Toews -- A Complicated Kindness, All My Puny Sorrows
53%
33 votes
Stephen Leacock -- Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, Literary Lapses
115%
71 votes
Robert Munsch -- Love You Forever, The Paperbag Princess
189%
117 votes
Robertson Davies -- Fifth Business, The Rebel Angels
66%
41 votes
All of them
103%
64 votes
None of them
1,371%
850 votes
5.
5.
Our last category is the Canadians who made it big in the other arts -- dance, visual arts and photography. Which ones on this list do you know?
Our last category is the Canadians who made it big in the other arts -- dance, visual arts and photography. Which ones on this list do you know?
Karen Kain --dance
232%
144 votes
Anh Nguyen -- dance
66%
41 votes
Blake McGrath -- dance
65%
40 votes
Cynthia Barrett -- dance
52%
32 votes
Emily Carr -- artist
256%
159 votes
Tom Thomson -- artist
147%
91 votes
Jack Chambers -- artist
48%
30 votes
William Kurelek -- artist
68%
42 votes
A.Y. Jackson -- artist
152%
94 votes
Edward Burtynsky -- photography
32%
20 votes
Yousuf Karsh -- photography
77%
48 votes
Know all of them
82%
51 votes
Know none of them
1,555%
964 votes

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