From BLAKE DILLON , originally published in Chill Magazine. Modified by Lisa Portolese
1. Neil Young; Basically the epitome of Canadian music, Neil Young has had an illustrious career that has lasted over 40 years and is still going strong.
2. Nickelback; Even though Canadians tend to have a love-hate relationship with this homegrown rock group, their international success can’t be denied. Selling over 35 million records kind of speaks for itself.
3. Trio of Women; Canada has a legendary list of successful female performers. Among the top are Celine Dion, Shania Twain and Sarah McLachlan who have combined for over 320 million sold records.
4. Popular Video; Blink-182′s official music video for their hit “First Date” was filmed in Vancouver. It has almost 14 million views on YouTube.
5. Arcade Fire; Montreal’s infamous indie outfit won a Grammy and a Juno this year.
6. Bieber Fever; Stratford, Ontario’s Justin Bieber cracked Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people this year. He was, after all, the first artist in history to have seven tracks from a debut album top the charts.
7. Jim Carrey; Though this comedian-turned-actor currently resides in America, he is a Canadian at heart(born and raised in Scarborough)
8. No S#!@ Sherlock; Ontario-born Rachel McAdams is reprising her role as the lead female character in the upcoming Sherlock Holmes sequel.
9. Commander Kirk; William Shatner of Montreal, Quebec commanded the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek as a major part of his 50-years-plus career in front of the camera.
10. The Hip; 54-40, Tal Bachman, the Barenaked Ladies, Bryan Adams(all award winning amazing artists)
11. Alexisonfire; These musical revolutionists formed an entirely new genre of music known as “screamo.” They also spawned the internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Dallas Green (City And Colour).
12. Rush; This Canadian rock and roll trio is known for its complex compositions, its lyrical mastership and its time on the cover of issue 43 of Chill Magazine. Yeah, we went there.
13. Seth Rogen; This Canadian groomed comedian is known for his blockbuster hits like Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Green Hornet.
14. Farley Mowat; This infamous Canadian author received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame this year.
15. Margaret Atwood; Emerging from our nation’s capital, Margaret Atwood has become one of the most-honoured authors in history.
16. Guess Who; The Guess Who are one of the biggest internationally renowned Canadian bands for the hits “American Woman” and “These Eyes.” Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings.
17. Who is? Alex Trebek; This Sudbury, Ontario native put Canada on the map by hosting the hit trivia series known as Jeopardy for 27 years.
18. Rick Mercer; This Canadian political satirist’s hit TV show “Talking To Americans” was the highest-rated comedy special in the history of CBC Television, with 2.7 million viewers
19. Cirque du Soleil; Renowned for its internationally touring performing arts show, Cirque du Soleil originated in Montreal, Quebec.
20. Todd McFarlane; This Canadian cartoonist is the mastermind behind the fantasy series called “Spawn.”
21. Ryan Reynolds; Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds was recently cast as the latest star for a superhero blockbuster – The Green Lantern.
22. The Day After Tomorrow; Filmed in Montreal, Quebec, The Day After Tomorrow is currently history’s highest grossing Hollywood film that was filmed in Canada.
SPORTS
1. The Coolest Game On Earth; Though a direct derivative of stick and ball field sports, the first game of ice hockey was played in Canada, by Canadians.
2. Shooting Hoops; James Naismith invented the sport of basketball in 1891 using two peach baskets and a soccer ball.
3. Lacrosse; Our national summer sport is believed to have originated in Canada sometime in the fifth century.
4. High-Five; Five-pin bowling is a variation of regular bowling that is only played in Canada.
5. Paul Henderson; This Canadian right winger scored the most historic goal in hockey history, giving Canada the win over Russia in the 1972 Summit Series.
6. Sid The Kid; Sidney Crosby is the youngest player to ever hit 100 points in the NHL’s regular season. He did so at 18 years old.
7. Steve Nash; This Canadian b-baller is the first and only Canadian to ever win the NBA MVP Award. He did so twice consecutively in 2005 and 2006.
8. The Great One; Upon his retirement in 1999, Wayne Gretzky held 40 NHL Regular Season records, 15 Playoff records and six All-Star Game records. He still remains the only player to ever topple 200 points in a single season – something he did four times.
9. Table Hockey; Strapped for cash, Don Munro got creative in his Christmas gift giving as he turned his wife’s ironing board into the first ever table hockey board.
10. Over And Over; CBC Producer George Retzlaff made in-game bathroom breaks easier with his creation of instant replay.
11. Jordin Tootoo; This tough-as-nails Nashville Predator is the first and currently only Inuit hockey player to play in the NHL.
12. Fox 40; Ron Foxcroft’s pealess whistle was the first to produce stadium-quality decibels and is currently the official whistle of Olympics, the World Cup of Soccer, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL and more.
13. Masked Men; Jacques Plante of the Montreal Canadiens was the first NHL goalie to don a mask.
14. Donald S. Cherry; This suit-a-day television personality has been capturing the hearts of hockey fans since his show, Coach’s Corner, first aired in the early 80s.
15. Joey Votto; While playing first base with the Cincinnati Reds last season, Joey Votto was named to the MLB All-Star Game, was chosen as the NL MVP and was awarded both the Hank Aaron Award and the Lou Marsh Trophy.
16. Martin Brodeur; Martin Brodeur is the only goalie in NHL history to hit 600 wins.
17. Adam van Koeverden; Growing up on the lakeshore of Oakville, Ontario turned out to be extremely beneficial for Adam van Koeverden’s kayaking career, as he went on to make his country proud in winning a gold medal at the Olympics in 2004.
18. Jarome Iginla; This year, Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla became 10th player in NHL history to score 30 goals in 10 or more consecutive seasons.
19. Lord Stanley; The Lord Stanley of Preston, who was the Governor General of Canada at the time, donated this legendary trophy to the NHL in 1892.
20. The Good Ol’ Hockey Game; This famous hockey ditty was written and performed by Canadian country star, Stompin’ Tom Connors.
FOOD 101
1. Maple Syrup; This delicious pancake and waffle topper was originally harvested in Canada.
2. Poutine; This popular menu item is exclusive to Canada.
3. Canadian Bacon; No, not the movie. We’re talking peameal bacon. This brined and coated back bacon is a favourite Canadian meal.
4. Butter Tarts; The earliest known recipe for butter tarts originated in Ontario way back in 1915.
5. Ginger Ale; John McLaughlin, a Canadian chemist and pharmacist, is the proud creator of the world’s favourite brand of ginger ale – Canada Dry.
6. Krafty Fellow; Canadian-born James L. Kraft is famous for founding the food industry giant that we all know and love – Kraft Foods.
7. Smoked Meat; Montreal’s internationally acclaimed smoked meat is the epitome of Canadian savoury foods.
8. Alberta Beef; Alberta is the largest cattle producer in Canada and the fourth largest in North America, just behind Nebraska, Kansas and Texas.
9. Nanaimo Bars; Mabel Jenkins of Vancouver Island submitted the recipe for these dessert bars to a local women’s cookbook in 1950.
10. BeaverTails; In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama came to see what these fried dough pastries were all about. Needless to say, he liked it. A lot.
11. Easy Off; This tough on food and grease spray originally surfaced in Regina, Saskatchewan.
12. Apple A Day; McIntosh apples were the find of an old Canadian farm owner named Johnny Appleseed. Just kidding, his name was John McIntosh.
13. Canola Oil; Canada is known for originally implementing the use of canola oil – one of the healthiest oils around because of its low saturated fat.
14. Ketchup Chips; Ketchup – arguably the only flavored seasoning that makes sense on a fried potato chip – is a flavor exclusive to Canada.
15. Fiddleheads; The Canadian village of Tide Head, New Brunswick bills itself as the “Fiddlehead Capital of the World.”
16. Access Bar; Alberta-based inventor Larry Wang created the access bar – a tasty snack designed to help people burn fat.
BOTTOM LINE
1. Tim Horton’s; In Canada, our beloved Tim Horton’s holds 76% of the market for baked goods and 67% of the market for coffee, while Starbucks, who commands the second highest percentage, sits at a measly 7%.
2. All Nighters; We Canadians love our video games. Recognized as a global leader in video game design and development, our gaming sector has generated more than $2 billion in economic activity in each of the past three years.
3. Second Cup; This all-Canadian café franchise is the country’s largest specialty coffee retailer with over 360 locations spread across The Great White.
4. Roger That; Rogers Canada currently has a total equity of over $20 billion.
5. RBC; The Royal Bank of Canada cracked the Forbes global list of biggest companies for its market value of $87.2 billion.
6. Canadian Tire; Ranked as one of Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, Canadian Tire proudly employs almost 60,000 Canadians.
7. American Dollar; It was Canada’s invention of green ink that is ironically used to create American currency.
8. Shopper’s Drug Mart; With 1,149 stores scattered around the country, Shopper’s is Canada’s largest pharmacy chain.
9. Air Canada; This airline giant rakes in $10 billion annually in passenger revenues.
10. Cineplex Entertainment; This film exhibitor is the largest in Canada and owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 130 theatres with 1,352 screens.
HEALTHY HABITS
1. The Name’s Bond-ar; Roberta Bondar of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario was the world’s first neurologist in outer space and Canada’s first female astronaut.
2. Deuce Bigelow; Wilfred Bigelow, a famous heart surgeon from Brandon, Manitoba, is known for inventing the pacemaker along side fellow Canadian, John Hopps.
3. Banting And Best; These infamous Canadian scientists are known by diabetes sufferers across the world for their helpful creation of isolated insulin.
4. Dianne Croteau; This Canadian inventor came up with the CPR dummies that are used to train people on how to properly perform the life-saving task.
5. Analyze That; Imants Lauks, a Canadian doctor, invented the silicon chip blood analyzer in 1986.
6. Gas Mask; Newfoundland-born Cluny Macpherson was a famous medical doctor who came up with the original gas mask.
7. Bombs Away; Harold Elford Johns was a Canadian medical physicist noted for his Cobalt-60 “Bomb” – a relatively effective, cheap, fast and powerful method of destroying cancer cells.
8. George Klein; This 20th Century Hamiltonian designed the first electric wheelchair.
9. Hillier & Prebus; As post-grad classmates, James Hillier and Arthur Prebus developed the first ever high-resolution electron microscope.
10. Dr. Dick; John E. Dick was an award-winning Canadian scientist who is credited with first distinguishing differences among cancer cells. His findings thrust cancer research in an all-new direction.
11. Bain of Existence; Dr. Barbara Bain drove the success rate of bone marrow transplants through the roof with her invention of the compatibility test.
12. Germaphobe; Harold Humphrey invented the polypump liquid dispenser to have easier access to hand soap and sanitizer.
13. Lung Transplant; The first successful lung transplant ever took place in Toronto, Ontario.
14. 3TC; Lamivudine, also known as 3TC, was created by a couple of Canadian pharmacologists. This is the most common medicine used to treat Hepatitis B and HIV.
15. Electric Avenue; It was a Canadian medical scientist by the name of Helmut Lucas who invented the first electric prosthetic hand.
TECH TOYS
1. Bell; After immigrating to Canada, Alexander Graham Bell’s extensive studies in speech and sound lead him to inventing the first practical telephone. His legacy lives on via Bell Canada.
2. Canadarm; In over 50 NASA missions, Canada’s massive mechanical arm has never malfunctioned. Talk about an out-of-this-world invention. Get it?
3. RIM; Canadian telecommunications giant, Research In Motion, is best known for developing the legendary BlackBerry smartphone device.
4. Java; This Canadian software developer is best known for his invention of the Java programming language.
5. Synth; Hugh Le Caine, a Canadian physicist and composer, used his studies in electronic sound generation to create the world’s first synthesizer.
7. Quartz Clock; Warren Marrison, a Canadian telecommunications engineer, developed the very first quartz crystal-powered clock.
8. Walkie-Talkie; During the second World War, Donald Hings, a Canadian inventor established the first set of walkie-talkies.
9. Electric Oven; Thomas Ahearn was a Canadian inventor and businessman who led the charge in inventing the electric oven.
10. Batteries; Canadian chemical engineer, Lewis Urry, invented both the alkaline and lithium batteries.
11. Incandescence; Henry Woodward was a major pioneer in the production of the first incandescent light bulb.
12. Morse Code; Frederick Creed was a Canadian inventor who created the typewriter-style device required for customizing Morse code.
13. Fathometer; Canadian-born Reginald A. Fessenden invented the Fathometer in 1919. Today, anglers use this device under a different name – the fish finder.
14. IMAX; This in-your-face motion picture film format was created by the Canadian IMAX Corporation.
15. Kodak; Arthur Williams McCurdy, a Canadian inventor and businessman, foolishly sold his patent for portable film development to America’s Eastman Kodak.
16. Key Frame Animation; A couple of Canadian scientists created key frame animation, collecting an Academy Award for their invention.
17. Wirephoto; William Stephenson, a Canadian soldier, created the first device capable of sending pictures via telegraph or telephone.
MOTOR
1. Snowmobile; Joseph-Armand Bombardier, a Quebec native, is the proud inventor of the skidoo.
2. Snow Blower; Arthur Sicard made clearing the driveway of snow much easier with his creative invention of the snow blower.
3. Kerosene; This combustible hydrocarbon liquid was patented by Abraham Gesner of Nova Scotia. Gesner is now known as the “Father of The Petroleum Industry.”
4. Odometer; In 1854, Samuel McKeen of Nova Scotia designed the earliest version of the odometer. His was attached to the side of a carriage and measured the miles with the turning of the wheels.
5. The Real McCoy; Elijah McCoy was a Canadian inventor that developed the automatic oil cup.
6. Uno Cycle; It was Canadian Ben Gulak that invented this electric-powered unicycle.
7. Jetliner; The Avro Canada C102 was the first commercial jet airliner ever produced, but the second to ever fly. The U.K.’s de Havilland DH 106 Comet beat it to the air by 13 days.
8. All Aboard; It was Canadian George Dorey who made it possible for trains to stop with his creation of the railway car brake.
9. Right Side of the Road; In 1930, John D. Millar, an engineer working for the Ontario Department of Transport thought up the idea of painting lines on roads.
10. John Patch; John Patch of Nova Scotia invented the first marine screw propeller.
HANDYMAN
1. Holmes on Homes; Mike Holmes of Halton Hills, Ontario is a world-renowned handyman for his hit HGTV series, Holmes on Homes.
2. Robertson; Canadian industrialist Peter Robertson coined the original square-socket screwdriver.
3. Multi-Tasking; George Cluthé showed up Peter Robertson by lightening the load of Canadian toolboxes with his handy invention known as the interchangeable screwdriver head.
4. Paint Roller; Imagine completing a paint job without a roller. No thanks. Manitoba-born Norman Breakey made life easy with this practical tool.
5. Nailed It!; Allan Dove hit the nail on the head when he invented the first spiral nail.
6. Green Garbage Bag; Both the original green garbage bag and the modern biodegradable versions were developed in Canada by Canadians.
7. Lawn Care; The lawn sprinkler is a Canadian invention that was developed in 1871.
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
1. Niagara Falls; Home to about a 2,600-foot wide stretch of waterfalls, this city is one of the major tourist attractions of the world.
2. Buzz Off; Canadian inventor Charles H. Coll is credited with the original creation of insect repellent.
3. Birch Bark Canoes; These trusty Canadian vessels have stayed afloat for centuries.
4. CN Tower; The tallest tower in the entire western hemisphere calls Toronto, Ontario home. It is one of Canada’s most visited tourist attractions.
5. The Rockies; British Columbia’s beautiful Rocky Mountains bring out sightseers from the four corners of the world.
6. Jurassic Park; The Dinosaur Provincial Park is a World Heritage Site located just outside of Calgary, Alberta and is one of the world’s richest dinosaur fossil locales.
7. The Great Lakes; These lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on the entire Earth in total surface and volume.
DRESSED TO CHILL
1. Wonderbra; Canadians can lay claim to creating the best fashion accessory ever. The Wonderbra.
2. Lululemon; This infamous yoga apparel company began in Vancouver.
3. Parasuco; These international denim giants began making their patented jeans in Montreal, Quebec.
4. Flying Low; Gideon Sundback made getting in and out of your trousers a little easier with his invention of the zipper.
CHARITABLE WORK & ACTIVISM
1. Babe-Watch; Pamela Anderson, former Baywatch star and current vegan activist, is a proud representative of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and is born on July 1st(Canada Day)
2. Terry Fox; This determined cancer patient embarked on a nation-wide one-legged jog to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Today, he lives on through the globally annual Terry Fox Run.
3. Free The Children; This international charity and youth movement was created in 1995 by Craig Kielburger – a native of Toronto, Ontario.
4. Michael J. Fox; Suffering from Parkinson’s disease since 1991, this Back To The Future star basically abandoned his acting career to pursue a cure for the degenerative disorder.
5. David Suzuki; This Japanese-Canadian is renowned around the planet for his vast activism with climate change.
LAST CALL
1. Standard Time; Sir Sanford Flemming was a Canadian engineer known for proposing the worldwide standard time zones.
2. Jolly Jumper; This bouncy Canadian invention has kept babies smiling (and barfing) for years.
3. Assassin’s Creed; This multi-platform video game series was developed by Ubisoft Montreal. The series has sold over 28 million units.
4. It’s In The Game; EA Canada is the proud developer of the NHL series and has been producing the video game annually since 1991.
5. Newsprint; Nova Scotia’s Charles Fenerty developed the wood pulp process for making newsprint.
6. Plexiglas; Polymerized Methyl Methacrylate was invented by William Chalmers in 1931.
7. Trivial Pursuit; This classic board game was both invented and first played in Montreal, Quebec.
8. Foghorn Leghorn; The first steam-powered foghorn was invented by Robert Foulis in Saint Jon, New Brunswick.
9. G-Suit; The first anti-gravity suits were developed by a team led by Wilbur R. Franks at the University of Toronto’s Banting and Best Medical Institute in 1941.
10. Safety Paint; Neil Harpham invented the highly reflective safety paint used to illuminate the street lines at night.
11. Retractable Carton Handle; Canadian inventor Steve Pasjack created this nifty handle found on pop, juice and beer cases today.
12. Able Walker; Norm Rolston helped our grandparents get around a little easier when he patented the able walker in 1986.
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