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The Sarnia Journal Trivia Challenge

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1 – In what island country did reggae music originate in the late 1960s?

2 – Lambton County’s EMS Department (Emergency Medical Services) is encouraging all residents to learn what life-saving skill?

3 – What is the top colour in a rainbow?

4 – What Sarnian was a former dragon on the TV show Dragons’ Den?

5 – The Russian city formerly called Leningrad was renamed what in 1991?  (Think Florida)

6 – Now a rookie with the Rochester Knighthawks, Sarnia’s Kyle Jackson excels at what sport?

7 – What recently deceased British actor played the parts of John Merrick in The Elephant Man and Winston Smith in 1984?

8 – What former local factory was the scene of a highly publicized and turbulent wildcat strike in 1937 (workers’ demands included pay of $5 a day and shower facilities)?

9 – If you play for the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos, how many Es are on your helmet?

10 – What legendary Italian lover was also a librarian, soldier, doctor, government official, spy and Greek translator?

– Tom St. Amand

 

ANSWERS: 1 – Jamaica; 2 – CPR  (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation); 3 – Red; 4 – David Chilton; 5 – Saint Petersburg; 6 – Lacrosse; 7 – John Hurt; 8 – Holmes Foundry; 9 – Four (two on each side); 10 – Casanova

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