Canadian Federation of University Women - Nanaimo
Action, Advocacy, Education since 1945


Bingo Mixer at BC AGM 2007 -- Questions and Answers


As researched by a CFUW-Nanaimo member

  1. Who was Canada’s 1st lady of surgery?-1st woman appointed to the Science Council of Canada------------Jessie Gray
  2. Name a well-known Canadian woman activist.----------------------Maude Barlow, June Callwood
  3. Who est. the 1st permanent CFUW head office in Ottawa?-----------------Linda Souter
  4. Name 2 indigenous plant species on VI.-----------Douglas Fir, West. Red Cedar, Sitka Spruce, Dogwood, Arbutus, Gary Oak
  5. Name Canada’s 1st licensed female undertaker.-------------------------Violet Guymer
  6. Name Canada’s 1st woman appointed speaker of the house of Commons, 1980. Jeanne Sauve
  7. Who was Canada’s 1st woman Governor General? 1984-Jeanne Sauve
  8. What year did BC women win provincial voting rights?--------------1917
  9. Who was the 1st woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada? ------Bertha Wilson, 1982
  10. Who was the 1st female chief of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory----Roberta Jamieson, 2001-2004
  11. What woman led the Circumpolar Conference from 2002-2006------------Sheila Watt Cloutier
  12. Who was the 1st woman elected to BC Legislature, 1918--------------Mary-Ellen Smith
  13. For what issue did Joy Moon work tirelessly ?---------------Child Safety Seat Standards
  14. Who was the prominent editor of Chatelaine magazine & women’s rights advocate?---Doris Anderson
  15. In what position was Mary Ann Burdett the 1st woman. ----- President of the Royal Canadian Legion
  16. Who was the founder of cognitive neuroscience and winner of the Gairdner Award 2005----Dr. Brenda Milner
  17. Who was the 1st woman appointed as minister in a federal Cabinet, 1957----Ellen Fairclough
  18. What BC “U” assisted in establishing the 1st law school of Nunavut, Akitsiraq Law School? -------------“U” Victoria
  19. Who was Canada 1st female Prime Minister ? ---------------------------Kim Campbell
  20. What president of CFUW established the 1st permanent head office in Ottawa?----Linda Souter
  21. Who was the 1st woman judge in BC?-----------------Helen Gregory MacGill, 1917
  22. What filmmaker created Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography, 1981? -------Bonnie Sherr Klein
  23. Who was the 1st Black woman elected to official office in Canada?-----Rosemary Brown, BC, 1972
  24. What did Urszula Tokarska do? -----------1st woman to reach the Seven Summits- highest peaks on 7 continents, 2005
  25. Who was Doreen Curtis?---------- Creator of GEMs( Global Education, Med. Supplies)
  26. Who is Allison Brewer?-Awarded the Gov. Gen. Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case, 2004 -----Leader of the NDP in New Brunswick, 2005
  27. Who was the 1st woman elected leader of a national party?-----Audrey McLaughlin, 1989
  28. Who was the 1st woman elected to Parliament, 1921?-----------Agnes Macphail
  29. Who was the 1st female neurosurgeon in Canada?--------------Dr. Eliz “Betty” MacRae
  30. Name a famous BC singer. -----------------------------------------Diana Krall, Norah Jones
  31. Name 2 female TV personalities?----------------------------- Wendy Mesley, Carol MacNeil, Sandy Renaldo, Adrienne Arsenault, Heather Hiscox, Kelly Crowe, Allison Smith, Pamela Martin, Crystal, Gomansing, etc.
  32. Name one Canadian woman environmental activist. ---- Elizabeth May, Sophia Rabliauskis ( Goldman Enviro Prize for the Poplar River MB Protected Area)
  33. What woman was first to be appointed President of a coed “U” in Canada? --------------Pauline Jewett, 1973
  34. What Aboriginal woman was the 1st to be admitted to the bar ( the Bar of MB)? ---Marion Meadmore
  35. Who was Canada’s 1st woman combat soldier? -------------------Heather Erxleben, 1989
  36. Who was the 1st Canadian woman in space? -----------------------Roberta Bondar
  37. Who founded nursing in Canada?------------------------------Jeanne Mance, 1641
  38. What “U” was the 1st to admit women students? --------------Mount Allison, NB, 1862.
  39. What woman was the 1st to receive a degree in Canada?----Grace Annie Lockhart, Mount Allison, 1875
  40. For what was Elsie Gregory MacGill noteworthy ? -----1st woman grad. from U of T aeronautical engineering program, 1929 1st woman to design an airplane, 1939.
  41. Who was Canada’s 1st woman lawyer?----------------------- Clara Martin, 1897
  42. In what year did the Canadian’s women wheelchair basketball team 1st win gold in the Paralympics?--1992
  43. What did Marilyn Bell do? -----------------------------1st woman to swim the Strait of Juan de Fuca
  44. What did Diane Rakiecki do? -----------1st woman to complete a wheelchair marathon, 1983
  45. Who was the founder of Studio D, the NFB production centre for, by and about women?-------- Kathleen Shannon, 1974
  46. Which province was the 1st to extend benefits (ie, health care) to same sex partners?-----BC, 1998
  47. Who was “tugboat Annie”? --------Lucille Johnstone, financial VP of Rivtow 1989, one of largest marine companies in BC
  48. Name one Canadian woman weather forecaster? ---Tamara Taggart, Claire Martin
  49. Who was Minnie Prat?--A famous Canadian woman book binder, started her own bindery, 1897
  50. Name two Canadian federal women politicians today.------------------Jean Crowder, Libby Davies, Penny Priddy, Hedy Fry, Denise Savoie, Nina Grewal
  51. Name 3 major BC rivers.-------Fraser, Cowichan, Adams, KickingHorse, Columbia, Peace, Skeena, Chilcotin, Thompson, Stamp/Sprout/Somass, etc
  52. Name 2 BC wineries.------------Salt Spring, Saturna, Inneskillin, Summerhill, Cedar Creek, Calona, Grey Monk, Sumac.etc
  53. Name 2 types of mining in BC. -----------------gold, bauxite
  54. Name a well-known Canadian woman radio host.------------Sheila Rogers
  55. Name 3 varieties of BC apples.------------------- McIntosh, Spartan, Jonagold, Gala, Braeburn, Delicious, Fuji etc.
  56. For what is Chemainus famous?------------------Logging, murals, theatre
  57. Name Canada’s only Arctic seaport.-------------Churchill, MB
  58. Name 2 books by Carol Shields-------Larry’s Party, Unless, Stone Diaries, Dropped Threads
  59. Name 3 lakes in BC.---------------Okanagan, Horne, Westwood, Long Lake, Divers L. etc.
  60. Name one UNESCO Heritage Site in BC-----------------Ninstints (Sgang Gwaay), Can. Rocky Mt Parks, Tutshenshini Park
  61. Name one bird species that uses the Pacific flyway.------Rufous Hummingbird, Snow Geese
  62. Name a famous Canadian ballerina.-------------------------Karen Kain, Evelyn Hart
  63. Name 2 health priorities for BC youth( 2005-06). ----alcohol & drugs, Sex h., mental h., racism & disc
  64. Name a famous Canadian woman Olympian.-----------------Nancy Greene, Karen Magnussen, etc.
  65. What whale migrates along BC’s west coast?-----------------Pacific Gray
  66. Name the famous woman who stayed at Milner Gardens --------Lady Diana
  67. Name a famous woman musician from BC.---------Diana Krall, Ingrid Jensen
  68. Name the BC city with a Bug Zoo. ------------------Victoria
  69. Name 3 types of salmon. ------------------------------Sockeye, (spring), Coho, Chinook, Chum, Pink
  70. What is the site for the 2010 Winter Olympics? -----------------------Whistler, BC
  71. Name one endangered animal on VI. ------------------------------------Marmot
  72. Name 1st Canadian “U” to admit females.------------------------------MT Allison, NB 1862
  73. Name two Canadian women artists.-------Emily Carr, Daphne Pointer(Odjig), Mary Pratt, etc
  74. What year was CFUW founded?------------1919
  75. How many regional councils of CFUW are there? ------------5
  76. What rare large animal can only be found in BC?---------------Spirit Bear
  77. Name 3 Canadian women writers.---Margaret Atwood, Alice Munroe, Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Jane Urquhart, A-M. MacDonald, Margaret Laurence, Gabrielle Roy, etc
  78. Name 3 cities in the interior of BC. ---Kelowna, Summerland, Penticton, Kamloops, Prince George, Cranbrook, etc
  79. Name 2 national parks in BC. ----Glacier, Gwaii Haanas, Kootenay, Mt. Revelstoke, Pacific Rim, Yoho
  80. What year were women declared persons in Canada? -----------------1929
  81. Name 3/5 Great lakes.-----Huron, Erie, Ontario, Michigan, Superior
  82. Name 5/7 continents----Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Europe, NA, SA, Oceania
  83. What was the name of the team that won the Scott Tournament of Hearts 2007-and the Worlds 2 years in a row----Kelly Scott’s BC team
  84. What is the 100 Mile Diet?-------eating food produced or grown within 100 miles of your home
  85. Who founded the Elizabeth Fry Society? ----Agnes Macphail
  86. What does the CFUW Charitable Trust support?-------graduate study, literacy and creative arts
  87. Name 2 native tree species in BC.---------------------Arbutus, Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, etc
  88. What is “Fair Trade“?--------------purchasing products directly from producers, ensuring they receive full compensation for all their production costs and a fair wage for their economic region
  89. What year did all Canadian women have the right to vote?-----1960 when Aboriginal women living on reserves gained their rights
  90. Name 3 territories of Canada. --------------------------NWT, Nunavut, Yukon
  91. Who is President of CFUW now? ---------------------Ardith Toogood
  92. Name one attendee with a tattoo.-----------------------------------------------
  93. Find one attendee who has had a letter to the editor published this year. ---------------
  94. Name a goal of CFUW.-------------improve educational opportunities through scholarships, work to improve the status of women and human rights, provide community for women
  95. Find one woman who turns down the heat each winter night.---------
  96. Find one woman wearing a slip----------------
  97. Find one woman who has visited NFLD & Labrador.--------------
  98. Find one woman who volunteers for a political party.--------------
  99. How many CFUW clubs are there in BC? ------------------------- 26
  100. What are the three “R’S” of environmental action?-----Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  101. Name 3 bird species on VI. ---------Bald Eagle, Anna Hummingbird, House Finch, Gulls, Geese, Ducks. Blue Heron, Sandhill Crane, Turkey Vulture, Owls, Flickers, Raven, Blackbirds, Sparrow, Towhee, Finch, etc.
  102. Find one woman who walks/runs 10 km a week.----------------------
  103. Find one woman who speaks more than 2 languages. --------------
  104. Who is a well known Canadian woman ethicist? ---------------------Margaret Somerville
  105. For what is Louise Arbour noted? ---------UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former Supreme Court of Canada Justice
  106. For what is “Cougar Annie” famous?-------nursery garden on VI west coast, several husbands
  107. Who is Iona Campanola?------------- Lieutenant Governor of BC
  108. Find one attendee who has written a masters or PHD thesis.-------------
  109. Find one woman who has parachuted or Bungee jumped. --------------------
  110. Who created Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography in 1981?--------------- Bonnie Sherr Klein
  111. Find one woman who owns a “smart car”?------------------------
  112. When is International Women’s Day? ---------------------March 8th
  113. Name a Canadian Aboriginal artist.--------------Germaine Arnaktauyok, Daphne Pointer (Odjig)
  114. Find one attendee who volunteers for a charity once/week.------------
  115. What Aboriginal woman was a Nobel Prize nominee in 2005 For the 1000 Women of Peace Project--Elder Doreen Spence
  116. For what is Clara Hughes known? -----Only woman to win multiple medals at both summer and winter Olympics( Cycling and speed skating). Works with Right to Play.
  117. Name 2 types of seastars.---------------Leather, sunstars, blood, purple, mottled, sunflower, ochre, pink, etc
  118. What BC community ‘s name is a synonym for “pursue”?---Chase