Trivia Night Disappointment

Well, it was a sad night at Trivia last week. We got 2 key questions wrong that would have given us the win.  One was the Canadian question, the moderator throws those in just for us fellow Canadians and the other was this bookie question.

What is the name of the novel, a Pulitzer Prize winner, set in the Great Depression and chronicles the live of the Joad family?

The Grapes of Wrath won the prize in 1940. The farmers and land make the plot familiar to so many, however the Joad family are not like the others. They are all brave and kind, never losing hope of a better future as they are forced to migrate to California, soon becoming abused from the established Californians. Steinbeck wrote the book after witnessing much of these atrocities first hand. One of my favourite authors and I was unable to get this trivia question correct for our team.

            What was the name of the city known as the Waterfall capital in Canada?

Oh, bet all 6 points, that is an easy one. Niagara Falls, Ontario right?   Wrong, the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is home to more than 100 waterfalls and cascades most of which are on or near the Bruce Trail as it winds through the Niagara Escarpment.

On reflection, I learned something new last week. Did you?