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CITY
SO, YOU THINK YOU’RE
AN EDMONTONIAN
Shake off the holiday cobwebs, and let’s see how well you know some
Edmonton minutiae. Are you worthy of full “780 Expert” cred, or do
terms like “Purple City” and “Accidental Beach” mean nothing to you?
1.
OK, you want to
invite your friends
for a walk through
the Muttart
Conservatory. Is it
pronounced…
a) Moo-tart?
b) Mew-tart?
c) Mutt-art?
2.
Anthony Henday was a
a) Provincial cabinet minister
b) 18th-century English explorer
c) Former mayor of Edmonton
d) Quarterback for Edmonton’s football
team and won a Grey Cup
3.
They said what? Match the person to the Edmonton quote
1. 2. 3. 4. “I promised Mess I wouldn’t do this.”
“I have a trophy case that contains all the action figures ever
made of me.”
“You can’t become a dictator through checks and balances.”
“I really have to keep an eye on myself, because sometimes
I think I might say something important.”
(a)
Nathan
Filion
(b)
Wayne
Gretzky
(c)
Tommy
Chong
(yes, he was born
in Edmonton)
(d)
Leslie
Nielsen
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4.
How many parking spots
are there surrounding West
Edmonton Mall?
a) 5,000
b) 10,000 plus 5,000 overflow
c) 20,000 plus 10,000 overflow
d) 35,000 plus 5,000 overflow
No wonder
I can
never find
my car
5.
Which famous Calgarian said:
“Edmonton isn’t really the
end of the world — although
you can see it from there.”
a) Theo Fleury
b) Bret “The Hitman” Hart
c) Ralph Klein
d) Jann Arden
6.
“Castledowns” or “Castle
Downs?” “Mill Woods” or
“Millwoods?”
?
1. C, 2. B 3. 1-B 2-A 3-C 4-D 4. C, ,and it’s still almost impossible to find a spot during the
holiday season 5. C 6. Officially, both Castle Downs and Mill Woods are two-word names.