Quiz time! Our fourth annual Seniors Summer Quiz is fun and challenging.
In this edition of the quiz, we've lightened up on the health questions and included some trivia questions.
Be forewarned, this is our toughest quiz yet.
So, find a comfortable chair, sit back, relax and get ready to exercise some of those little grey cells.
Pencils ready? Good luck!
1. Identify the comedian who said, "When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick."
(a) George Burns
(b) Bob Hope
(c) Jack Benny
2. What group of seniors will be eligible for the soon-to-be introduced no-cost bank accounts from eight of Canada's largest banks?
(a) those over the age of 65
(b) those with an annual income of less than $25,000
(c) those receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
3. Celery packs a powerful pairing of nutrients and phytochemicals that have shown to be beneficial in combating what condition?
(a) hypertension
(b) gastroenteritis
(c) arthritis
4. Olga Kotelko (1919-2014), the West Vancouver super senior, held how many world records in track and field?
(a) 27
(b) 37
(c) 47
5. What is the minimum amount of home equity required for a home owner to defer their municipal taxes?
(a) 0 per cent
(b) 25 per cent
(c) 50 per cent
6. What level of government has responsibility for fire regulations at long-term care facilities in Canada?
(a) the municipalities
(b) the province
(c) the federal government
7. Segregated mutual funds have a unique legal status that:
(a) protects them from bankruptcy
(b) provides a 10-year guarantee of principal
(c) provides a guaranteed death benefit
(d) all of the above
8. How many Canadian seniors over the age of 85 currently hold a driver's licence?
(a) 200,000
(b) 300,000
(c) 400,000
9. What was the real name of the late actor known as Carey Grant?
(a) Archibald Alexander Leach
(b) Marion Robert Morrison
(c) Bernard Swartz.
10. What is the recommended minimum amount of weekly physical activity for persons over the age of 65?
(a) 150 minutes
(b) 200 minutes
(c) 240 minutes
11. Section 90 of the Family Relations Act creates what kind of obligation for adult children to support their dependent parents?
(a) a legal obligation
(b) a moral obligation
(c) no obligation
12. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) what percentage do seniors add to public health care spending in Canada each year?
( a) 1 per cent
(b)15 per cent
(c) 20 per cent
13. Which province has the highest number of centenarians (those aged 100+) of all of the Canadian provinces and territories?
(a) British Columbia
(b) Saskatchewan
(c) Quebec
14. Identify the comedian who said, "My doctor gave me six months to live and when I couldn't pay the bill he gave me six months more."
(a) George Burns
(b) Mel Brooks
(c) Walter Matthau
15. What percentage of the 5.7 million Canadians who gave to a Canadian charity in 2010 were over the age of 45?
(a) 58 per cent
(b) 68 per cent
(c) 78 per cent
Answer Key: 1 (a) 2 (c) 3 (a) 4 (c) 5 (b) 6 (b) 7 (d) 8 (c) 9 (a) 10 (a) 11 (a) 12 (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (b)
Tom Carney is the former executive director of the Lionsview Seniors' Planning Society. Ideas for future columns are welcome. [email protected]
