The Ultimate Canadian Sports Trivia Book: Volume 1

by Edward Zawadzki

Overview

What Canadian was the first black man to win a world championship in boxing?

Who scored the first regular-season goal in NHL history?

Who is the only Canadian in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

On water, ice, grass, or mud, in the air or on the ground, sports have been a part of Canadian life since before Confederation - even before the invention of hockey.

Canada’s Ultimate Sports Trivia Guy, Edward Zawadzki, has ventured into the far reaches of the nation’s sports history to bring together this dynamic collection of facts and oddities. The Ultimate Canadian Sports Trivia Book will entertain and enlighten sports fans of all eras, and will challenge both the jock-quiz novice and the sports trivia junkie.

What athlete once challenged and beat a horse in an endurance race? What Canadians have won the Boston Marathon? The answers are here in The Ultimate Canadian Sports Trivia Book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459721357
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	09/01/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	218
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Edward Zawadzki's sporting endeavours have seen him in many roles, from athlete, to columnist, to boxing promoter and kickboxing commentator. The Ultimate Canadian Sports Trivia Book is his first book.

Edward Zawadski's sporting endeavours have seen him in many roles, from university football player to columnist to boxing promoter and kickboxing commentator. He currently lives in Toronto. The Ultimate Canadian Sports Trivia Book, Volume II is Zawadzki's second book.

Editorial Reviews

A fun read that's ideal for the trivia nuts, but also goes beyond the usual asked-and-answered questions, providing substantial background to each answer.

The Toronto Sun