The great Jean Béliveau has been celebrated in photo, film, documentaries, books and magazines.
His likeness has appeared on cereal boxes, bottlecaps, keychains and myriad other collectibles. He’s been immortalized in sculptures made of bronze, wood and ice.
But this, Le Gros Bill says, is the first time he’s been made of corn.
Chip and Tom Hunter, farming brothers in Florenceville-Bristol, N.B., have created a 600-foot-tall Béliveau atop a logo celebrating the Canadiens centennial in a six-acre field of feed corn. It’s a tribute to their love of the Habs icon and their favourite NHL team, their impressive maze photographed from 500 feet above.
Scattered throughout the field’s four km of paths are 10 multiple-choice questions; they appear below for you to try your skill. Answers will be found here tomorrow – just to prevent cheating. No prize for a good score, just bragging rights.
Here’s the Hunter brothers’ tribute to the Habs and Jean Béliveau, standing the length of three hockey rinks laid end to end. And below is their quiz; answers here tomorrow. Learn more at their website here.
Here are the 10 multiple-choice questions scattered throughout the Hunter brothers’ six-acre Jean Béliveau corn-field maze in Florenceville-Bristol, N.B. (answers are below):
1. Which two players share the Canadiens’ record for most goals in one season?
A. Bernie Geoffrion & Guy Lafleur
B. Guy Lafleur & Steve Shutt
C. Guy Lafleur & Maurice Richard
D. Stéphane Richer & Steve Shutt
2. Which Canadiens coach led the team to the most victories in one season?
A. Toe Blake
B. Scotty Bowman
C. Pat Burns
D. Dick Irvin
3. Which Canadiens coach led the team to the most Stanley Cups?
A. Toe Blake
B. Scotty Bowman
C. Cecil Hart
D. Dick Irvin
4. Who scored the most regular-season career goals for the Canadiens?
A. Jean Béliveau
B. Yvan Cournoyer
C. Guy Lafleur
D. Maurice Richard
5. Who played the most games in a Canadiens uniform?
A. Jean Béliveau
B. Bob Gainey
C. Henri Richard
D. Larry Robinson
6. Who was the longest-serving captain of the Canadiens (with the most games played) ?
A. Jean Béliveau
B. Toe Blake
C. Bob Gainey
D. Saku Koivu
7. Who was the last Canadien to win the Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year?
A. Ken Dryden
B. Saku Koivu
C. Peter Mahovlich
D. Bobby Smith
8. Who was the first Canadien to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP?
A. Jean Béliveau
B. Yvan Cournoyer
C. Ken Dryden
D. Serge Savard
9. Which Canadien has the most penalty minutes for one season?
A. Donald Brashear
B. Chris Nilan
C. Lyle Odelein
D. Doug Risebrough
10. Who has played the most playoff games with the Canadiens?
A. Jean Béliveau
B. Bob Gainey
C. Henri Richard
D. Larry Robinson
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Anwsers: 1. b, 2. b, 3. a, 4. d, 5. c, 6. a, 7. a, 8. a, 9. b, 10. d
wow that’s some serious fan dedication!