January 1-8, 2001 Poll.
The (stereo)typical Canadian Diet consists of:

beaver, loon and a little polar bear
(65 votes) 33.68%
nachos, Coffee-mate, string beans and grapes
(12 votes) 6.22%
spaghetti, OJ and oreos
(7 votes) 3.63%
Kraft Dinner, beer, doughnuts, bacon, and maple syrup
(109 votes) 56.48%
(Total Votes: 193 )

Thank you to all who voted.
There was no correct answer, but we do have a great sense of humor!!
Canadians? or Comedians? I would have chosen #4.

January 9 -15 2001 Poll
The first ice hockey pucks were square rather than round.

True (38 votes) 11.76%
False (95 votes) 29.41%
None of the above. (190 votes) 58.82% (?)
(Total Votes: 323 )

The correct answer was...TRUE. Thanks to all who voted.

A McGill University student, W.F. Robertson organized the first recorded hockey game in Canada 1865. The game was played between two teams of McGill students on the Montreal campus. Robertson developed the first set of hockey rules. He adapted field hockey rules to play on ice. In his rules, teams consisted of nine players on a side, using a square puck. Believe it or not.

Which two ICE players are tied for All-Time Scoring in the Play-offs?

Tyler Beechey & Matt Walker (151 votes) 18.39%
Mike Green & Jaroslav Svoboda (98 votes) 11.94%
Zdenek Blatny & Jason Jaffray (150 votes) 18.27%
Trevor Johnson & Cole Fischer (422 votes) 51.40%
(Total Votes: 821 )

This question was miss-printed.
The miss printed answer that was intended should have read Mike Green and Jason Jaffray. Apologies to those who voted.

January 23 - February 1 2001
Which of the following songs is NOT Canadian?

American Woman, (The Guess Who) (22 votes) 9.02%
Joy to the World, (Three Dog Night) (117 votes) 47.95%
Born to be Wild, (Steppenwolf) (80 votes) 32.79%
Takin' Care of Business, (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) (25 votes) 10.25%
(Total Votes: 244 )

The correct answer was "Joy to the World - Three Dog Night".

February 2 - February 9 2001
Which sport/game is NOT a Canadian invention?

Trivial Pursuit (19 votes) 9.90%
Basketball (27 votes) 14.06%
Soccer (121 votes) 63.02%
Hockey (25 votes) 13.02%
(Total Votes: 192 )

The only invention of these four that is NOT Canadian is soccer. The other three have their roots or inventor's roots HERE.

March 5 - 13th, 2001
Which of these players would you like to see win the M.V.P. award?

Zdenek Blatny (2818 votes) 38.69%
Jarret Stoll (947 votes) 13.00%
DanBlackburn (590 votes) 8.10%
Dean Arsene (803 votes) 11.02%
Marek Svatos (2126 votes) 29.19%
(Total Votes: 7284 )


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March 14th - April 5th, 2001
Who was the first ICE Alumni to appear in the NHL ?

Steve McCarthy (459 votes) 30.56%
Dmitri Yakushin (314 votes) 20.91%
Jay Henderson (593 votes) 39.48%
Wade Belak (136 votes) 9.05%
(Total Votes: 1502 )

The correct answer was Jay Henderson - Boston Bruins, 1999-2000

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