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Quiz: How well do you remember some of the quirkiest Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­stories of 2021?

Take the 2021 V.I.A. year-in-review quiz to see how much of a Vancouverite you really are!
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These photos all have to do with the questions in our 2021 quiz of awesome Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­stories (or at least pretty good).

To see how well you paid attention to what we covered Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ this year, we've got some questions for you. 20 of them, to be precise.

The answers to all of these come from stories V.I.A. published in 2021, so if you've been reading you may recall most - if not all - of these.

To answer a question just click your answer; if you're correct you'll be taken to the story that has the answer. If you're wrong, we'll make sure you know. Best of luck.

1. There was a sight in downtown Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­earlier this year that one witness described as "this is so f*cking Canadian." What was it?

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2. An ad was posted on Craigslist for a $680/month micro-studio. What was odd about it?

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3. There was a house available to rent for $6,200 in Vancouver. What was notable about it?

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4. A world-famous invention was created by a North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­woman in 1947, inspired by the Ojibwe. What was it?

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5. While pregnant, a woman in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­came up with a drink in the 90s now sold around the world. What was it?

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6. When Vancouver's Ryan Reynolds (yes, we're claiming ownership) received a Governor General's award, who sang a song to him?

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7. Aside from being one of the biggest celebrities from Canada, Vancouver's Ryan Reynolds held a few jobs. What HASN'T he done?

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8. We're also claiming Seth Rogen. What did he invent this year?

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9. Speaking of celebrities, early 2000s icon and R&B star Ashanti was in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­this year for a film. What's the film based on?

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10. A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­man has a huge collection of items related to murders and murderers. What's included in his collection?

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11. A different Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­man has a very different, drinking-related collection. What is it?

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12. What was ultimately the reason the sky glowed pink this fall?

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13. Someone erected a slide in the Lower Mainland that looked like a massive penis and vagina. Why?

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14. We wrote about a law many people didn't realize was in effect. What was it?

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15. People often have to walk through swarms of midges in the spring. What are the midges doing?

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16. Every day someone reloads the 9 O'clock gun. What's their job title?

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17. Customers raised more than $21,000 to help keep a restaurant open. What was it?

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18. Instagram accounts of all sorts have popped up, including ones covering:

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19. What's the furthest anything big leftover from Expo 86 travelled?

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20. What famous 90s TV set was recreated on a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­street corner?

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21. A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­woman befriended something unusual; what was it?

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22. What unexpected animal can you catch in Vancouver?

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23. Someone updated the earliest film of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­with colour and sound. What year was it originally made?

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Congrats on making it to the end of the quiz.

How'd you do?

00-05 — Did you just move here from Ontario?
06-10 — Did you just move here from somewhere slightly closer, like Alberta?
11-15 — You think Michael Bublé is from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­and don't understand why people from Burnaby hate you.
16-20 —You enjoy watching the seagulls hunt for snacks at Granville Island
21-23 — You've debated who the better icon is for Vancouver: the Chinatown Otter, Canuck the Crow or the English Bay Barge.