Now You Know Canada's Heroes

Now You Know Canada's Heroes

Author: Doug Lennox

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2009-08-24

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1770706186

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When it comes to Q&A trivia, Doug Lennox has no peer. Sir Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Laura Secord, Norman Bethune, Terry Fox, and Roberta Bondar are all Canadian icons we've come to cherish. Doug gives the dope on all those famous heroes and many more, but you'll also discover the amazing courage, pluck, and accomplishments of Upper Canada Rebellion heroine Elizabeth Barnett, privateer Joseph Barss, the Angel of Long Point Abigail Becker, the First Lady of Labrador Mina Hubbard, and Second World War pilot Charley Fox - genuine heroes all! Who was the "musketeer in petticoats"? Who was the "Laura Secord of Gananoque"? What War of 1812 privateer was the founder of a major Canadian bank? How did an aristocratic French girl become a Canadian Robinson Crusoe? Who was the first Canadian firefighter to die in the line of duty? How did Tom Longboat astound the world in 1907? Who was the first Black woman electedt o Canada's Parliament? How did a dog named Gander become a Canadian war hero?


Now You Know — Heroes, Villains, and Visionaries

Now You Know — Heroes, Villains, and Visionaries

Author: Doug Lennox

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2013-11-20

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 1459724771

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Presenting four books in the popular and exhaustive trivia series. In these Doug Lennox’s brain-teasers focus on famous figures, both real and mythological, dealing with kings and queens, villains, Canada’s heroes, and dastardly pirates. Questions answered include: What is the difference between a pirate and a privateer? What royal family in the world today has ruled the longest? How did Tom Longboat astound the world in 1907? What caused Moses to break the tablets of the Ten Commandments? and hundreds more. Includes Now You Know Pirates Now You Know Royalty Now You Know Canada’s Heroes Now You Know the Bible


Now You Know Canada

Now You Know Canada

Author: Doug Lennox

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2017-06-03

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1459739434

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Just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday is this collection of the best in Canadian questions and answers, covering history, famous Canadians, sports, word origins, geography, and everything in between.


Now You Know — Heroes, Villains, and Visionaries Now You Know Pirates

Now You Know — Heroes, Villains, and Visionaries Now You Know Pirates

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Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Presenting four books in the popular and exhaustive trivia series. In these Doug Lennox’s brain-teasers focus on famous figures, both real and mythological, dealing with kings and queens, villains, Canada’s heroes, and dastardly pirates. Questions answered include: What is the difference between a pirate and a privateer? What royal family in the world today has ruled the longest? How did Tom Longboat astound the world in 1907? What caused Moses to break the tablets of the Ten Commandments? and hundreds more. Includes Now You Know Pirates Now You Know Royalty Now You Know Canada’s Heroes Now You Know the Bible.


Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium (2019-) #2

Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium (2019-) #2

Author: Brian Michael Bendis

Publisher: DC Comics

Published: 2019-10-02

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13:

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Get on board for a journey through the future like no other! A gallery of all-star artists join our mysterious guide as they continue their 1,000-year journey toward the 31st century, inspiring Booster Gold to time-travel, debating fighting tactics with O.M.A.C. and making their way to the front door of the Legion of Super-Heroes. The DC event of the future is here now!