Q 01/05

In which Canadian province was Jim Carrey born in 1962?

A) Ontario

B) British Columbia

C) Alberta

D) Quebec

Answer · why

A) Ontario

He was born in Newmarket and grew up in Scarborough and Burlington; the family's original surname was Carré.

Q 02/05

As a teenager, Jim Carrey and his family worked night shifts as janitors at a plant that made what?

A) Steel

B) Tires

C) Paper

D) Cars

Answer · why

B) Tires

They lived across the street from Titan Wheels in Scarborough after a spell of homelessness in a Volkswagen van.

Q 03/05

Carrey made his stand-up debut at 15 at which Toronto comedy club?

A) Second City

B) The Comedy Store

C) Yuk Yuk's

D) The Laugh Resort

Answer · why

C) Yuk Yuk's

Owner Mark Breslin remembered the set as "bad Rich Little"; two years later a Toronto Star review hailed "a genuine star coming to life".

Q 04/05

Which veteran comedian signed the young Carrey to open his tour dates in the early 1980s?

A) Steve Martin

B) Don Rickles

C) George Carlin

D) Rodney Dangerfield

Answer · why

D) Rodney Dangerfield

The tour brought Carrey home to Toronto in June 1982 for two sold-out shows at Massey Hall.

Q 05/05

What was the short-lived 1984 NBC sitcom that gave Carrey his first starring TV role?

A) The Duck Factory

B) Finders Keepers

C) The Cable Guys

D) Once Bitten

Answer · why

A) The Duck Factory

It aired between Cheers and Hill Street Blues and was cancelled before his first Letterman appearance.