chickenfeet

Who was McDonnell and where were "the heights"?

There was a major McDonnell on Brock's staff at the battle of Queenston Heights. After Brock was killed he took local command of the British counterattack that threw the Americans back across the river. I don't think he was officially Brock's 2ic though.

Which province is noted for riparine piracy?

According to the Arrogant Worms, this would be Saskatchewan.

Where might you be invited to kiss a cod (bonus points for why)?

Newfoundland of course. "Because they are nuts" seems as plausible explanation as any.

Who wears (wore) number 66 (bonus for why?)

Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins because it is "99" upside down; 99 being Wayne Gretzky's number.

With which countries does Canada share an international frontier?

Canada shares a land frontier with the United States and its territorial waters march with those of France (St. Pierre et Miquelon) and Denmark (Greenland). It could be argued that there is a 'point' frontier with Russia and Norway at the North Pole but I think the pole lies well outside any legally recognised territorial waters.

Why do many westerners object to the current Canadian flag?

The flag features a maple leaf and maples don't grow in the west. 1/2 point for suggesting it's because westerners have a chip on their shoulders.

Which Canadian town still has a predominantly Icelandic population?

Gimli, MB

Which Canadian city lies due south of the lower 48 US states?

Windsor, ON

What was the former name of Regina SK?

Pile O'Bones, though having been there, Moose Turd seems quite appropriate.

What was the former name of Kitchener ON?

Berlin. The name was changed in 1915.


And so, using my extremely arbitrary marking system, the leaders are:

curtana and forthright with 10.5 points
lakme with 10 points
commodorified with 8 points
melted_snowball with 7 points (not bad for a fairly new Canadian)
ann1962 with 5.5 points
redbird with 5 points

Way behind them came:

lemur_catta with 2 points
f4f3, ironed_orchid and sabotabby with 1 point
helianthas with nul points (typical American!)

[Poll #1031723]

Obvious addendum to previous poll

[Poll #1013953]

So nominations are in and the voting begins. The list of nominees is long so I have trimmed some that I think very few people will have had a chance to see. In view of the length of the list I think we can allow up to three picks per voter. A 'play off' round may be necessary methinks.

[Poll #1003739]

[Poll #929929]

I needed an excuse to use the user pic voted most popular by a random sample of sentient beings. I've also had some interesting on and off line convos and comments about math(s) recently so I thought what we really need is more ticky boxes. Lo, I bring you the great math(s) poll!

[Poll #826509]

[Poll #693363]

Comments in yesterday's food poll raised some interesting issues about taboo foods so, as promised, here is a follow up poll.

[Poll #692699]

[Poll #685937]

The oddest thing about creating LJ polls is the "drive by" voters. Every time I do a poll it seems that a couple or so complete strangers feel the need to tick a box. I don't mind of course. It's all part of life's rich tapestry but it is a bit peculiar.