The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
1.) What is the motto on Manitoba's Coat of Arms? Glorious & Free From Many Peoples Strength Strong & Free One With The Strength Of Many 2.) How many times has a Winnipeg team won the Stanley Cup? Zero Once Twice Three 3.) Manitoba's present day borders were set in this year: 1870 1885 1912 1919 4.) Manitoba has many wonderful snow festivals. Which of the following is NOT one of them? Aurora Winterfest The Mistatakamik Festival Snospree Bust The Winter Blues 5.) What is Manitoba's provincial tree emblem? White Elm White Birch White Spruce Manitoba Maple 6.) Home to 35,000 artifacts spanning over 400 years, the Costume Museum of Canada is located in this Manitoba community: Austin Dugald Winnipeg Steinbach 7.) In 2003 Sports Illustrated provided a 'Faces in the Crowd' feature on Manitoba's Brooklyn Dyce, celebrating her accomplishments in this sport: Hockey Football Baseball Swimming 8.) This Manitoban community made it into the 2004 edition of Harrowsmith Country Life magazine's top 10 list of Canadian rural communities: Morden Stonewall Winkler Altona 9.) Manitoba-born cartoonist Jim Simpkins was one of the original artists at the National Film Board. He was also famous for creating this cartoon: Prince Valiant Jasper the Bear Ookpik Mutt & Jeff 10.) The new $100 bill will include Manitoba-born Miriam Waddington's ode to this gentleman: Robert Borden Robert Meighen Jacques Cartier Samuel de Champlain 11.) In 2003 Manitoba's Doc Walker won the Canadian Country Music Association's 'Independent Group of the Year' for the 2nd time. In 2004 they received a Juno nomination for this album: Pain To Kill Everyone Aboard Free Living Out Loud 12.) Filmed in Churchill, 'The Snow Walker' is up for 9 Genie Awards in 2004. Who wrote the book on which this movie is based? W.O. Mitchell Farley Mowat Carol Shields Sandra Birdsell 13.) Manitoba artist Paul Butler is gaining an international reputation for his use of this unusual medium: tape beer cans dried bacon paint cans 14.) Manitoba filmmaker Guy Maddin has 18 shorts and seven features to his credit, including this Gemini winning film featuring the Royal Winnipeg Ballet: The Saddest Music in the World Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary Cowards Bend the Knee Twilight of the Ice Nymphs 15.) In 2003 Manitoba-born Maurice Strong became the first non-U.S. citizen to receive the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' most prestigious award, the Public Welfare Medal. This medal recognized Mr. Strong's work regarding: nutrient food labeling environmental conferences water purification techniques new varieties of wheat 16.) Manitoba rapper Fresh I.E. received a 2004 Grammy nomination for this album: Jeckyll & Hide Red Letterz Back in the Day Ain't Givin' Upcheck answers Answers on page 22.
