Trivia Questions

These questions can be printed off and used in the classroom. To play trivia, divide class into 2 teams, and ask each team a question until all the questions have been answered. The team that gets the most questions right wins.

Questions

1. The commercial program taught the girls:
a. skills they needed in the business world
b. how to make commercials
c. how to work in the stock market

2. The foundress of the Sisters of St. Ann's, Venerable Marie Anne Blondin, was born in 1809 in:
a. Victoria, BC
b. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
c. Terrebonne, Quebec

3. Who designed the chapel in 1858?
a. Sister Osithe
b. A student of St. Ann's
c. Father Michaud

4. The Humboldt Gates at the main entrance of St. Ann's were improved in 1882 for which important event?
a. Students' Joan of Arc performance
b. A royal visit
c. A visit from the Bishop

5. What is the alleé?
a. a type of cat
b. a tree lined path which leads to St. Ann's Academy building
c. an underground alleyway through the school that leads to a dungeon

6. The former cemetery of St. Ann's Academy was later moved to:
a. Cordova Bay
b. Foul Bay
c. Ross Bay

7. The Pupils' Parlour was where:
a. students went to have tea
b. girls' visitors and new students were received
c. students received etiquette lessons

8. On the drop curtain in the auditorium, Sister Osithe painted a picture of :
a. Mountains & lakes
b. The Immaculate Conception
c. Warwick Castle

9. The tennis courts in the courtyard were later turned into:
a. a parking lot
b. an in-ground pool
c. a goldfish pond

10. In addition to painting, Sister Osithe was:
a. a violinist
b. an architect
c. a music instructor

11. What is the significance of the sundial in the arboretum?
a. it was donated to the school by the Queen of England
b. it was created in memory of a student who died of pneumonia
c. it was made of stone and etched with gold

12. The first cemetery, on the south edge of the St. Ann's grounds, was marked by what type of tree in memory of a deceased Sister?
a. a hemlock
b. a spruce tree
c. a hawthorne

13. It became a custom to bury this with the deceased Sister in a glass vial sealed with wax:
a. a sketched charcoal portrait of the Sister
b. a poem dedicated to the Sister written by a student
c. a handwritten copy of the deceased Sister's vows

14. What was the special significance of the original building of St. Ann's Academy, built in 1871?
a. it was the first four-storey masonry building in Victoria
b. it was designed by one of the Sisters of the school
c. it had exceptionally beautiful stained glass windows

15. There were not many photos of the convent because:
a. all photographs were destroyed in a flood when a water tank burst
b. it was out of bounds for all but the Sisters and Novices
c. this building was considered sacred and not to be photographed

16. The Interpretive Centre (East Block) is marked by which object, which is a major feature of the Victoria skyline?
a. a four foot chimney
b. a bell tower with a cross at the top
c. a Canadian flag and a Quebec flag

17. One of the changes brought about by Vatican II (1962-1965) was:
a. Sisters no longer had to dress in the Holy Habit
b. services could only be held in Japanese and English
c. the priest was seated while giving his service

18. A novice or novitiate of St. Ann's refers to:
a. a beginner swimmer
b. a woman training to become a Sister
c. a student in remedial classes

19. Sisters who had passed away were laid out here before the funeral services in the chapel were held:
a. in the infirmary
b. in the Red Parlour or Bishop's Parlour
c. at the entrance as guests came through the doors

20. In the infirmary, there was a door opening out over the choir loft so that:
a. people could hear the events taking place in the chapel while recovering from illness
b. people could sing with the choir while recovering from illness
c. the Sisters could keep an eye on ill students while attending mass in the chapel

21. In the commercial classes there was _____ set up:
a. a courtroom
b. an entertainment centre
c. a banking wicket

1. a
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. b
6. c
7. b
8. c
9. a
10. b
11. b
12. c
13. c
14. a
15. b
16. b
17. a
18. b
19. b
20. a
21. c

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