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The Sarnia Journal trivia challenge

1 - Which bestselling horror author once described himself as “the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries”? 2 - What did the city purchase for Veterans’ Park to commemorate the lives of four soldiers from Sarnia who lost their lives at Vimy Ridge
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1 - Which bestselling horror author once described himself as “the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and fries”?

2 - What did the city purchase for Veterans’ Park to commemorate the lives of four soldiers from Sarnia who lost their lives at Vimy Ridge 100 years ago?

3 - Seventy years ago, Jackie Robinson forever broke baseball’s colour barrier by playing for what team?

4 - The second annual Daffodil Dip into Lake Huron at the Sarnia Riding Club (on April 22nd) is raising funds for what agency?

5 - What is the most sacred river in India?

6 - What annual art show is named after a highly respected local educator, avid painter, and community volunteer who passed away in 2008?

7 - On what condition did Paul McCartney and his late wife Linda agree to portray themselves on TV’s The Simpsons?

8 - In what city park were 1,000 red and white tulips planted last autumn to commemorate Canada’s upcoming July 1 sesquicentennial?

9 - Last summer what fast food chain launched its own sunscreen (SPF 30) called “Extra Crispy” that smells like the food it serves?

10 - Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman and Cuba Gooding Jr. all won Oscars playing opposite what actor?

- Tom St. Amand

ANSWERS: 1 - Stephen King; 2 - A bench featuring the silhouettes of the four soldiers; 3 - Brooklyn Dodgers; 4 - Sarnia-Lambton Canadian Cancer Society; 5 – Ganges; 6 - Floyd Gibson; 7 - That Lisa would become a vegetarian; 8 – Germain; 9 – KFC; 10 - Tom Cruise


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