Q 01/05

Ryan Gosling was born in which Canadian city?

A) Toronto, Ontario

B) London, Ontario

C) Ottawa, Ontario

D) Hamilton, Ontario

Answer · why

B) London, Ontario

London, Ontario was only his birthplace: the family moved around for his father's work, and he grew up mostly in Cornwall, in the east of the province...

Q 02/05

Gosling's father worked as a travelling salesman for what kind of business?

A) A car dealership

B) A paper mill

C) A brewery

D) A furniture maker

Answer · why

B) A paper mill

A paper mill: it employed most of the family in his home town, and Gosling has said that not wanting to work there himself was part of what drove him ...

Q 03/05

Gosling was raised in which religious denomination?

A) Catholic

B) Mormon

C) Mennonite

D) Baptist

Answer · why

B) Mormon

Mormon: Gosling has said the faith shaped every part of family life, yet as a young teenager he told his mother it did not suit him.

Q 04/05

As a child performer in Florida, Gosling lived for a time with which future pop star's family?

A) Britney Spears

B) Justin Timberlake

C) Christina Aguilera

D) Nick Carter

Answer · why

B) Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake's mother became Gosling's legal guardian for a while, because his own mother had to go back to Canada to work.

Q 05/05

After watching which action film did a young Gosling throw steak knives at school?

A) First Blood

B) Die Hard

C) Commando

D) Predator

Answer · why

A) First Blood

First Blood: in grade one he decided he was Rambo and took the knives to school in a toy magic kit. He was suspended, and his mother banned R-rated fi...