September 2014 Whiz Kid EN

Oops...the correct answer is “e”, all of the above. Not all symbols of patriotism come in the form of flags, flowers, or anthems. Some are living, breathing human beings.

Congratulations! You are right...the correct answer is “e”, all of the above. Not all symbols of patriotism come in the form of flags, flowers, or anthems. Some are living, breathing human beings.

Congratulations! You are right...the correct answer is “False”! Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977. While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients, many of them young children that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Terry said, “It took cancer to realize that being self-centered is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others.”

Oops...the correct answer is "true"... Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977. While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients, many of them young children that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Terry said, “It took cancer to realize that being self-centered is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others.”

Congratulations! You are right...the correct answer is “d”. After 18 months and running over 5,000 kilometres to prepare, Terry started his run in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He ran close to 42 kilometres (26 miles) a day through Canada's Atlantic Provinces, Quebec and Ontario. However, on September 1st, after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 miles), Terry was forced to stop running outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario because cancer had appeared in his lungs. An entire nation was stunned and saddened. Terry passed away on June 28, 1981 at the age 22.

Oops...the correct answer is “d”. After 18 months and running over 5,000 kilometres to prepare, Terry started his run in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He ran close to 42 kilometres (26 miles) a day through Canada's Atlantic Provinces, Quebec and Ontario. However, on September 1st, after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 miles), Terry was forced to stop running outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario because cancer had appeared in his lungs. An entire nation was stunned and saddened. Terry passed away on June 28, 1981 at the age 22.

Congratulations! You are right...the correct answer is “d”, all of the above. Terry Fox is a hero who continues to inspire others. To date, over $600 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry's name through the annual Terry Fox Run, held across Canada and around the world.

Oops...the correct answer is “d”, all of the above. Terry Fox is a hero who continues to inspire others. To date, over $600 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry's name through the annual Terry Fox Run, held across Canada and around the world.

Congratulations! You are right...the correct answer is “False”. Rick Hansen did not lose a leg to bone cancer. When he was 15 he and a friend were thrown from the back of a pickup truck on the way home from a fishing trip. Rick sustained a spinal cord injury from the accident and was paralyzed from the waist down.

Oops...the correct answer is “False”. Rick Hansen did not lose a leg to bone cancer. When he was 15 he and a friend were thrown from the back of a pickup truck on the way home from a fishing trip. Rick sustained a spinal cord injury from the accident and was paralyzed from the waist down.

Congratulations! You are right...the correct answer is “a”. On March 22, 1985 Rick and his team embarked on the Man In Motion World Tour, completing the equivalent of 3 marathons every day through 34 countries. The MIMWT took two years and raised $26 million for SCI research, rehabilitation and sport.

Oops...the correct answer is “a”. On March 22, 1985 Rick and his team embarked on the Man In Motion World Tour, completing the equivalent of 3 marathons every day through 34 countries. The MIMWT took two years and raised $26 million for SCI research, rehabilitation and sport.

Congratulations! You are right...the correct answer is “False”. Rick Hansen is an athlete with a disability. He has won 19 international wheelchair marathons, the world title 4 times, 9 gold medals at the 1982 Pan American Wheelchair Games, and represented Canada at the 1984 Olympics. He was also the first person with a disability to graduate from the University of British Columbia with a degree in physical education and now enjoys coaching volleyball and basketball in his spare time.

Oops...the correct answer is “False”. Rick Hansen is an athlete with a disability. He has won 19 international wheelchair marathons, the world title 4 times, 9 gold medals at the 1982 Pan American Wheelchair Games, and represented Canada at the 1984 Olympics. He was also the first person with a disability to graduate from the University of British Columbia with a degree in physical education and now enjoys coaching volleyball and basketball in his spare time.