Terry Fox Quiz: Name That Town
Terry Fox running on highway 11, north of Orillia, Ontario. Canadian Museum of History, Photo: Brad Paxton.
In the summer of 1980, a young man with an artificial leg and a courageous heart galvanized the nation with his dream: finding a cure for cancer. Terry Fox’s heroic Marathon of Hope took him on a 143-day, 5,300-kilometre journey from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario.
In association with the exhibition Terry Fox – Running to the Heart of Canada, we have a challenge for you: find the names of the Canadian towns and cities where Terry Fox experienced some of his most notable moments during the Marathon of Hope. Test your knowledge in this quiz, then check back next week for the answers.
- July 28, 1958. Terrance Stanley Fox was born in this city.
- 1968–1981. This is where Terry spent his childhood and adolescence.
- April 12, 1980. Terry launched his Marathon of Hope here.
- May 6, 1980. The generosity of the people in this town inspired Terry, giving him the idea of raising $23 million — or $1 from every Canadian — through the Marathon of Hope.
- May 7, 1980. This city is where Terry ran his first few miles in Nova Scotia.
- May 23, 1980. This town marked Mile 1,000 (Kilometre 1,600) on the Marathon of Hope.
- May 31, 1980. Terry’s younger brother, Darrell Fox, joined the Marathon of Hope team here.
- June 21, 1980. This is where Terry met one of his idols, Gérard Côté, four-time winner of the Boston Marathon.
- June 23, 1980. After 73 days of running, Terry took his first day off here.
- July 1, 1980. Terry kicked off a Canadian Football League game in this city, cheered on by 16,000 spectators.
- July 6, 1980. It was here that Terry met Elaine Gerow, the Canadian Cancer Society volunteer who helped him design his iconic “Canada map” t-shirt.
- July 11, 1980. This is where Terry met his hockey idol, Darryl Sittler, who presented Terry with his 1980 NHL All-Star jersey.
- August 4, 1980. Arriving here, Terry thought he had reached the halfway mark, then learned that the van’s odometer was faulty and that he was actually already 65 miles (104 km) beyond this milestone.
- August 16, 1980. Close to this town, Terry ran up the slope of Montreal River Hill without stopping — a climb of 2 miles (3.2 km).
- September 1, 1980. This is where Terry announced that he would have to interrupt the Marathon of Hope because his cancer had come back.
Don’t forget to visit Terry Fox – Running to the Heart of Canada at the Canadian Museum of History. The exhibition closes on Sunday, January 3, 2016.
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Answers: Winnipeg, Port Coquitlam, St. John’s, Port aux Basques, Sydney, Cape Tormentine, Saint John, Saint-Hyacinthe, Montréal, Ottawa, Havelock, Toronto, Sudbury, Wawa, Thunder Bay