News quiz Jan. 18 | A lot of travel and a little Dickens

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Sailing was just one of the ways Arnaud Maldague was able to travel from Kuugaruk to the southernmost tip of Argentina on a seven-year journey that ended late last year. (Photo courtesy of Arnaud Maldague)

By Nunatsiaq News

Welcome back to the news quiz. Put your feet up, sweep the snow off your thinking cap and let’s go!

1. In the olden days, sailors, whalers and other visitors often didn’t put much effort into learning the names of Inuit and instead stuck them with nicknames. In his most recent Taissumani column, Kenn Harper wrote about a child on Herschel Island who was tagged with a Dickensian monicker. What did they call the kid?

A. Little Dorrit.
B. David Copperfield.
C. Oliver Twist.

2. Pass the haakimut puk (hockey puck, that is) — this spring, David Ningeongan and Pujjuut Kusugak of Rankin Inlet will be part of the broadcast team that will call three National Hockey League games in Inuktitut for Sportsnet and APTN. What previous hockey event did they also provide Inuktitut coverage for?

A. The 2022 Stanley Cup final.
B. The 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta.
C. The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

3. One year ago, on Jan. 18, 2024, the devolution agreement between Nunavut and the federal government was signed, which will lead to the territory gaining control of a vast majority of its Crown lands. When will changes actually begin to take effect?

A. April 1, 2027.
B. April 1, 2026.
C. April 1, 2028.

4. Many people across the Arctic will be drawn to their TVs on Monday to watch this show. What is it?

A. The latest episode of North of North.
B. Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.
C. The start of the Four Nations Cup hockey tournament.

5. Nunatsiaq News recently told readers the story of a 35-year-old man who skied, kayaked, cycled, sailed and walked from Kugaaruk to the southernmost tip of Argentina, encountering harsh climate and occasionally polar bears along the way. What was this hardy traveller’s home country?

A. Brazil.
B. Canada.
C. Belgium.

David Ningeongan, left, and Pujjuut Kusugak, of Rankin Inlet have been recruited to provide commentary for three National Hockey League games that will be broadcast on APTN and Sportsnet’s Hockey Night in Canada in Inuktitut program. (Photo courtesy of Pujjuut Kusugak)

Answers

  1. B — Since the boy’s name was David, they called him David Copperfield.
  2. C — The pair broadcast Canada’s matches in men’s and women’s hockey at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China.
  3. A — Nunavut will begin to gain control of those lands on April 1, 2027.
  4. B — It’s the day Trump returns as president. People will be drawn to their TVs alright, though for some it will be like the irresistible urge to touch something that’s hot and they know will just cause them pain.
  5. C— Arnaud Maldague is from Brussels, Belgium.
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