Boomers and Beyond Trivia Challenge
June is seniors month! The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library recognizes the many contributions older adults have made, and continue to make in our community. In celebration of seniors month, the staff at SSMPL have created the Boomers and Beyond Trivia Challenge! The trivia challenge will run from Friday, June 18th to Friday, July 2nd, 2021.

Trivia buffs of all generations are welcome to test their knowledge, but we have a feeling the "Boomers" will score the highest!

All participants will be entered into a draw for the chance to win a gift basket filled with local products!

Participants born in or before 1966 will earn 4 entry ballots for completing the trivia challenge.
Participants born after 1966 will earn 1 entry ballot for completing the trivia challenge.

The draw will be made in early July once all ballots have been counted.

Good luck!

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Section 1: World and Canadian Trivia
Music, Movies, Books, Government, Pop Culture
1. Finish the lyrics from this famous Bill Withers song – “Sometimes in our lives we all have pain, we all have sorrow. But if we are wise, we know that _____________.”
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2. Which famous band announced their official breakup on April 10, 1970?
1 point
3. In 1977, Fleetwood Mac released their all-time best-selling album. It reached number one on the Billboard Top 200 and remained there for 31 straight weeks. What was this album titled?
1 point
4. How many people attended the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969?
1 point
5. Elton John’s song “Candle in the Wind” was originally written for this famous woman?
1 point
6. Name one band member from the Canadian rock band BTO (Bachman-Turner Overdrive).
1 point
7. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted in what year, and who was the Prime Minister responsible for crafting and negotiating the Charter?
1 point
8. In 1967, the International and Universal Exposition was held in which Canadian City?
1 point
9. In what year did Canada officially have its own flag?
1 point
10. September 1, 1980 – After 143 days and 5,373 kilometers, Canadian hero, Terry Fox ended his run near Thunder Bay, ON. What was the name Terry gave his running journey?
1 point
11. Great Scot! The Time Machine in "Back to the Future" is what type of car?
1 point
12. Which company invented the TV Dinner?
1 point
13. Fill in the blank - Alka Seltzer’s famous tag line - “Plop plop, fizz, fizz. Oh, ________________!”
1 point
14. This quote is from which classic novel? “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…Until you climb inside his skin and walk around in it.”
1 point
Section 2: Local Trivia - Sault Ste. Marie and Area
15. Originally published in 1974, this award-winning book is a memoir about growing up in Sault Ste. Marie in the 1930s and 1940s.
1 point
16. In what year did “The Great One”, Wayne Gretzsky, join the Soo Greyhounds?
1 point
17. In what year did the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library open its Centennial Branch on East Street?
1 point
18. On July 8, 1959 this famous couple arrived in Sault Ste. Marie on a yacht.
1 point
19. On October 1, 1967, this volunteer-built community arena celebrated its grand opening.
1 point
20. This famous author lived in Sault Ste. Marie with her family in the 1940s. She returned to Sault Ste. Marie in 1983 for an author reading, promoting her then-newest book, "Murder in the Dark".    
1 point
21. The international bridge between Sault Ste. Marie, ON and Sault Ste. Marie, MI officially opened in what year?
1 point
22. In 1976 this famous Canadian singer-songwriter released the song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”.
1 point
23. In January 1992, this astronaut was launched into space becoming Canada’s First woman and first neurologist in space.
1 point
24. Since 1961 this local landmark has been serving up the best broasted chicken around.  
1 point
25. The building at 130 Welling Street East is currently known as The Tech. What were the three other names of this once academic building?
1 point
26. This favourite local watering hole across from the Algonquin Hotel closed its doors for the last time in September 1989 after 70 years of operation.
1 point
27. This building is now Tool Town, but at one point in time you could find people of all ages rexing, scissoring, dipping and spinning.
1 point
28. For many years, local sports people went to this well-known locally owned sporting goods store. It was located across from the Memorial Gardens on Queen Street.
1 point
29. In 1958, Selwyn Dewdney, discovered an ancient Anishinaabe art site on the rugged shore of Lake Superior. What is this site commonly known as?
1 point
30. On what day in 1980 did Terry Fox run through Sault Ste. Marie?
1 point
31. What Governor General attended Sault Collegiate Institute and played minor hockey with the Esposito brothers?
1 point
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