ANSWER: Lucy Maud Montgomery [10] Montgomery’s best known work is this one, about an orphan mistakenly sent to a farm in Prince Edward Island. Recently, a controversy was sparked when a new version of the book on Amazon featured a curvaceous blonde on the cover instead of the traditional red head. ANSWER: Anne of Green Gables [10] Anne of Green Gables was followed by this sequel, which sees Anne Shirley working as a schoolteacher and trying to go to college. Later followed by Anne of the Island, this book inspired a similarly named CBC TV series. ANSWER: Anne of Avonlea (Do NOT accept Road to Avonlea)

20. Name these women in space, for ten points each. [10] This woman went into space in 1992 on the space shuttle Discovery; she was the first neurologist in space, as well as the first Canadian female astronaut. ANSWER: Roberta Bondar [10] This woman was a mission specialist on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, making her the first American woman in space. ANSWER: Sally Ride [10] This woman's only trip to space was in 1963, when as the pilot of Vostok 6 she orbited the earth 48 times. ANSWER: Valentina Tereshkova

21. Name some Canadian Supreme Court Justices who are female, for 10 points each: [10] The longest serving Chief Justice in Canadian history, this woman has served in that role since 2000. Formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, her notable judgements include a dissent in R v Keegstra. ANSWER: Beverley McLachlin [10] In 2004, this woman became the youngest Supreme Court Justice Canadian history. The first Jewish woman on the Canadian Supreme Court, and the first pregnant justice, she is considered a human rights law expert. ANSWER: Rosalie Silberman Abella [10] The first female Justice to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada, she served from 1982 until 1991, when she became Commissioner of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. This Justice wrote the judgement in R v Lavalee, which gave legal recognition to battered woman syndrome. ANSWER: Bertha Wilson

22. She was once quoted as saying "I don't think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime." For ten points: [10] Name this 'Iron Lady' who proved herself wrong when she became Britain's first female prime minister in 1979. ANSWER: Margaret Thatcher [10] In Thatcher's first term, she sent British troops to retake these islands, a British territory off the coast of Argentina. ANSWER: Falkland Islands [10] In her second term, Thatcher was heavily criticized by her own party for allowing American warplanes to fly from British bases to attack targets in this country. ANSWER: Libya

23. This mountain is said to be central to a Dena’ina legend about an ancient race of giants. For 10 points each: [10] Name this mountain, nicknamed “The Sleeping Lady” for its resemblance to a recumbent woman. This mountain is located across from the city of Anchorage. ANSWER: Mount Susitna [10] Mount Susitna is located in this US State. Other mountains in this state include Mount Foraker and Mount McKinley. ANSWER: Alaska [10] The Susitna River, from which the mountain gets its name, empties into this body of water. The port of Anchorage is located on this body, as os the city of Homer. ANSWER: Cook Inlet

24. For 10 points each, name some female Canadian Premiers. [10] The first female Premier in Canadian history, this woman briefly held power in British Columbia following the resignation of Bill Vander Zalm. Her massive electoral defeat in 1991 spelled the end for the BC Social Credit Party.