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Grab a pencil and paper – it’s test time. I’ve prepared a year in review quiz to look back on the year that was 2006. I’ve posted the answers at the top of the comments section, so resist the urge to cheat and see how you do.<\/p>\nGrab a pencil and paper – it’s test time. I’ve prepared a year in review quiz to look back on the year that was 2006. I’ve posted the answers at the top of the comments section, so resist the urge to cheat and see how you do.<\/p>\n
1. How did the New York Times describe Peter MacKay when speculating about him and Condi?<\/p>\n a) “A horse faced charmer” a) Had lunch at Harvey’s with Rick 3. Which of the following parties finished dead last in terms of the popular vote, with a mere 72 votes nationally?<\/p>\n a) Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada 4. Andrew Coyne’s longest blogging hiatus this year was: a) 20 days 5. Which Harper communications director was fired less than a month into the job?<\/p>\n a) Sandra Buckler 6. What percentage of the vote did Ralph Klein get on his leadership review, prompting him to call it quits?<\/p>\n a) 45% a) Justin Trudeau 8. Which of the following Liberal MPs and onetime leadership hopefuls did not<\/strong> participate in the leadership Q & A session in Edmonton this April?<\/p>\n a) Belinda Stronach 9. How many MLAs from Alberta’s two largest cities were included in Ed Stelmach’s first 18 member Cabinet?<\/p>\n a) 4 10. According to Lawrence Cannon, the Quebecois are:<\/p>\n a) Descendants of the French settlers <\/p>\n 13. How many provinces changed Premiers this year?<\/p>\n 15. Which two Liberal leadership contenders voted against Harper’s “nation” motion?<\/p>\n 16. Put the following celebrity break-ups in chronological order:<\/p>\n -Britney Spears and Kevin Federline 17. Who is the Minister of National Revenue and Western Diversification?<\/p>\n 18. Who is this man?![\"\"](\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/x\/blogger\/8128\/397\/1600\/575735\/mackayrice.jpg\")
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b) “The closest thing to eye candy on the diplomatic circuit”
c) “The Britney Spears of Canadian politics”
d) “An elfin type with fierce eyes”<\/p>\n<\/a>2. Which of the following did Stephen Harper do on the Rick Mercer Report this fall?<\/p>\n
b) Visited Canadian Tire with Rick
c) Read Rick a bedtime story
d) Went skinny dipping with Rick<\/p>\n
b) Canadian Action Party
c) Marijuana Party
d) The NDP<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
b) 50 days
c) 90 days
d) 150 days<\/p>\n
b) William Stairs
c) Jeff Norquay
d) Toby Ziegler<\/p>\n
b) 55%
c) 65%
d) 75%<\/p>\n<\/a>7. According to Alf Apps, who best understands Pierre Trudeau’s view of federalism?<\/p>\n
b) Alexandre Trudeau
c) Stephen Harper
d) Alf Apps<\/p>\n
b) John McCallum
c) Joe Fontana
d) Ruby Dhalla<\/p>\n
b) 8
c) 12
d) 16<\/p>\n
b) Francophone Quebecers
c) Francophone Canadians
d) Everyone living in Quebec
e) All\/some of the above<\/p>\n
11. Who won my “best Prime Minister we never had” contest this summer?<\/p>\n<\/a>
12. Put the following leadership candidates in the chronological order that they endorsed Bob Rae: Carolyn Bennett, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Scott Brison, Ken Dryden, Hedy Fry, Joe Volpe<\/p>\n<\/a>14. For another point, name the new Premiers.<\/p>\n
-Michael Ignatieff and Susan Kadis
-Joe Volpe and Jimmy K<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n