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The Great Canadian Trivia Book 2
Did a Canadian kill famed escape artist Harry Houdini? Are the streets of Yellowknife really paved with gold? What was Canada's connection to those famous "Paul McCartney is dead" rumours of the late 1960s? And just how long does it take a drop of water to flow from Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean?
The Great Canadian Trivia Book II brings you all these answers and more. In the much-anticipated sequel to their bestseller, The Great Canadian Trivia Book, award-winning writers Mark Kearney and Randy Ray dig even deeper into Canada's curious characters, storied past, natural phenomena, cultural idiosyncrasies, and the peculiarities of our leisurely pursuits.
In the pages of this intriguing book, you'll discover the Canadian who was responsible for introducing the glove to professional baseball, the story behind Canada's blue two-dollar bill, how the robbery phrase "hands up" was connected to Canada, and whether a goalie can take a face-off in a hockey game.
Think it's unlikely a Canadian might have been president of the United States? That Sir John A. Macdonald was the only one in his family to achieve political fame? Or that a Canadian rock group would turn down a chance to play at the famous Woodstock festival of 1969? The Great Canadian Trivia Book II will have you thinking again. And again.
The Great Canadian Trivia Book II brings you all these answers and more. In the much-anticipated sequel to their bestseller, The Great Canadian Trivia Book, award-winning writers Mark Kearney and Randy Ray dig even deeper into Canada's curious characters, storied past, natural phenomena, cultural idiosyncrasies, and the peculiarities of our leisurely pursuits.
In the pages of this intriguing book, you'll discover the Canadian who was responsible for introducing the glove to professional baseball, the story behind Canada's blue two-dollar bill, how the robbery phrase "hands up" was connected to Canada, and whether a goalie can take a face-off in a hockey game.
Think it's unlikely a Canadian might have been president of the United States? That Sir John A. Macdonald was the only one in his family to achieve political fame? Or that a Canadian rock group would turn down a chance to play at the famous Woodstock festival of 1969? The Great Canadian Trivia Book II will have you thinking again. And again.
264 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 1998
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About the author
Randy Ray
18 books4 followersRandy Ray was born in Toronto and was educated at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University. He was a reporter with the London Free Press for 13 years, the last three as the paper's Parliament Hill correspondent.
He has been a freelance writer and author since 1989 and has had articles published in many Canadian newspapers and magazines, including The Globe & Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Halifax Chronicle Herald and the Vancouver Sun. He has co-written nine books about Canada with Mark Kearney of London, Ontario.
Randy also works as a freelance publicist, helping authors, companies and charities land media coverage.
He is married and lives in Ottawa.
He has been a freelance writer and author since 1989 and has had articles published in many Canadian newspapers and magazines, including The Globe & Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Halifax Chronicle Herald and the Vancouver Sun. He has co-written nine books about Canada with Mark Kearney of London, Ontario.
Randy also works as a freelance publicist, helping authors, companies and charities land media coverage.
He is married and lives in Ottawa.
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