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Canadian Universities Quiz

A test by Oren Lahav.

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Find out more about the most famous universities of Canada!
Canada has some great universities. See if you can figure out which statement belongs to which university!

This university's athletic teams are known as the 'Golden Bears' for men, and the 'Pandas' for women! Alumni include Hockey legend Clarence Campbell, Nobel Laureate, Richard E. Taylor, and Former Prime Minister of Canada, Joe Clark.

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	University of Alberta
	St. John's Lake College
	McMaster University
	University of British Columbia

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This university is named after a fur-trader and businessman who became the richest man in Montreal during the early 1800s. Alumni include Ernest Rutherford — inventor of an atomic theory and Noble winner in Chemistry, Darren Entwistle — president and CEO of Telus, and William Shatner — lead actor in Star Trek and Boston Legal.

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	McGill University
	Universite de Richefrenchemanne
	Ottawa University
	Universite Laval

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Research at this university has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, and the extraction of insulin. Alumni include Lester B. Pearson - Prime Minster and Noble Peace Laureates (gave name to an airport), Richard Nesbitt – CEO of Toronto Stock Exchange, and David Shore – Screenwriter (House, Law & Order).

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	Queen's University
	University of Calgary
	McGill University
	University of Toronto

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This school's library which comprises 4.7 million books and journals, 5.0 million microforms, over 800,000 maps, videos and other multimedia materials and over 46,700 subscriptions, is the second largest research library in Canada. Alumni include David Suzuki, famous environmental activist, Carl E. Wieman, Nobel laureate in Physics in 2001, and George F.G. Stanley, Canadian historian, designer of Canadian flag.

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	Univerity of Northern Saskatchewan
	Maritime College
	University of British Columbia
	University of Toronto

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This university in Halifax, Nova Scotia is the largest post-secondary educational institution in the Maritime Provinces. Alumni include Barbara Fris, Canadian operatic soprano, Shaun Majumder, Actor/Comedian, and Charles Peter McColough, Xerox CEO.

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	Universite Laval
	NovScot U
	University of Toronto
	Dalhousie University

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This French university is is the oldest centre of education in Canada. Notable alumni include Jean Chrétien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada, Ben Mulroney, Entertainment broadcast-journalist, and Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Quebec poet, playwright and writer.

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	Quebec University
	Collage De L'Arts et La Canada
	Universite du McGill
	Universite Laval

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This university's graduates have been awarded a total of 47 Rhodes Scholarships; more than any other liberal arts university in North America. Alumni include Don Hannah, Playwright; novelist, Wallace McCain, co-founder of McCain Foods Limited (and a billionaire), and Christopher Pratt, artist.

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	University of Calgary
	Bethany Bible College
	Quebec University
	Mount Allison University

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This Ontario University is famous for being a groundbreaking proponent of co-operative education in Canada and currently maintains the largest co-op program in the world. Alumni include Steve Smith, Actor in The Red Green Show, George Roter and Mitchell Parker, Co-CEOs of Engineers Without Borders, and Erik Demaine- Youngest professor ever at MIT.

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	Minaki University
	University of Waterloo
	Toronto Open College
	University of Western Ontario

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This university's campus is home to the Black Lounge. Throughout most of the 1990s, the room was used as a live music venue by promoters involved in the local punk scene. Alumni include Ezra Levant, writer and commentator, Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, and James Gosling, inventor of the Java programming language.

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	Marshmallow University
	Queen's University
	University of Regina
	University of Calgary

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This university pioneered the use of mobile computing technology in a post-secondary educational environment. This academic initiative integrated the use of notebook computers into the undergraduate curriculum and featured innovations in teaching. Alumni include William Feindel, neurosurgeon, David H. Levy, astronomer, and Rev. William A. White, noted black minister and missionary.

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