People & Places Quiz

Grey Owl
(Courtesy of the Prince Albert Historical Society)

Questions

1) What Prince Albert resident was a goal tender with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s?

2) Which local operatic tenor went on to sing at the Royal Opera House in London, England?

3) What well-known Canadian author was published for the first time while living in Prince Albert?

4) What Hollywood star spent six years performing with a local theatre group?

5) What building in Prince Albert once housed the City Hall, theatre productions and a jail?

6) Where is the first clinic in Canada to operate under the medicare system located?

7) Who built the Canadian Historic site, Keyhole Castle?

8) What famous naturalist and writer used to sleep at the old fire hall on River Street East?

9) Where does the longest continuous sled dog race in Canada start?

10) When was the Rawlinson Centre opened?

 

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Answers:

1) Johnny Bower. Born in Prince Albert in 1928, Bower went on to play hockey for the New York Rangers and the Maple Leafs. He helped the Leafs win four Stanley Cup Championships. Bower was inducted into Hockey's Hall of Fame in 1976.

2) Jon Vickers. Born in Prince Albert on Oct. 8 1926, Vickers was the sixth of eight children. He sang in local choirs before becoming a hardware salesman. Vickers rich tenor could not be ignored, however. In 1956, Vickers joined the Royal Opera House, and eventually sang for Queen Elizabeth II. In his lifetime, Vickers performed at some of the most prestigious opera houses in the world, including the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

3) Lucy Maude Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables. Montgomery lived in Prince Albert from 1890 to 1891 with her father and his wife. During that time, Montgomery, 16, had her poem, On Cape LeForce, published in the P.E.I. paper, The Patriot. She also wrote a lengthy article about the Prairies for the Prince Albert Times.

4) Boris Karloff, who went on to become the star of the original Frankenstein movie, and the inspiration for the "Incredible Hulk" character. Karloff moved to Prince Albert in 1913.

5) The Prince Albert Arts Centre, 1010 Central Avenue. When the building first opened in the 1890s it was a multi- purpose facility that hosted theatrical performances, civic offices, police court and jail cells.

6) The Co-Operative Health Centre, 110 8th St. E., became the first clinic in Canada to adopt the medicare system in 1962.

7) Samuel Mcleod, mayor of Prince Albert in 1886 and 1919. This sizable home at 1925 1st Ave. E, features keyhole shaped windows.

8) Archibald Belaney (1888-1938), better known as Grey Owl. This talented author and orator wrote three best selling books while living in Prince Albert National Park. When Grey Owl was unable to return to his cabin, the men at the fire hall would pull out a cot for him.

9) On Central Avenue. The Canadian Challenge sled dog race attracts competitors from around the world. The race runs a total of 512 kilometres during its return trip from Prince Albert to La Ronge.

10) The centre was opened in 2003. Funds for the $9.5 million facilty were raised by the community. The centre features a 600 seat theatre and about 250 events each year.