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1 How many songs are in Beyoncé's latest album? Cowboy CarterOwns?
27. Brad Wheeler wrote that the 27-track, cross-genre tour de force is the singer's emphatic statement about who she is and what constitutes country music.
2 What item is the only example The Globe and Mail can find of a locally made item returned by the Holy See, the government of the Catholic Church, anywhere close to its original homeland?
a. Totem pole
B. Kayaking in the Western Arctic
C. Wampum belt
Dr.. Thread embroidered gloves
Wampum belt. The belt, made by the Algonquin, Nipissing and Mohawk peoples in Kanehsata, Que., in 1831, was returned to Canada for 51 days — for a brief appearance at a Montreal museum in the fall — before being returned to Canada's vaults. Vatican. There, it rejoins an unknown amount of other cultural property made by indigenous peoples, many of which are demanding repatriation.
3 Which Canadian band performed the theme song for the comedy series? The Big Bang Theory?
a. Barenaked ladies
B. Arkles
C. Beaches
Dr.. Tegan and Sarah
Barenaked ladies. Under current copyright rules in Canada, the band cannot obtain performance rights from the show every time the hit program is shown in Canada and worldwide. Jake Gould, former manager of The Tragically Hip, said anomalies in copyright law cause Canadian musicians to lose millions in performance rights. He wants the government to amend copyright rules in the next Budget to give them rights payments if their works are put on screen, something the federal government has pledged to do in 2021.
4 Which rock band sold its catalog, brand name and intellectual property to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group this week?
a. Guns not roses
B. Thin Lizzie
C. Kiss
Dr.. No doubt
5 American-born actor and writer Joe Flaherty has helped shape Canada's comedy scene – from the SCTV stage to teaching students in the comedy program at Humber College. He died this week at the age of 82. In which production did he play a priest?
a. Freaks and Geeks
B. King of Queens
C. Maniac mansion
Dr.. Happy Gilmore
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