Q 01/05

In which Ontario city was Wayne Gretzky born and raised?

A) Kingston

B) Brantford

C) Hamilton

D) Sudbury

Answer · why

B) Brantford

The family chose their house on Varadi Avenue partly because the yard was flat enough for a backyard rink.

Q 02/05

What was the nickname of the backyard rink Walter Gretzky built for his sons?

A) The Varadi Arena

B) Walter's Forum

C) The Gretzky Gardens

D) The Wally Coliseum

Answer · why

D) The Wally Coliseum

Walter's advice was to 'skate where the puck's going, not where it's been'.

Q 03/05

How many goals did the ten-year-old Gretzky score in one season for the Nadrofsky Steelers?

A) 250

B) 378

C) 150

D) 99

Answer · why

B) 378

He added 139 assists; the Toronto Telegram profiled him in October 1971.

Q 04/05

Why did the young Gretzky tuck his jersey into his pants on the right side, a habit he kept for life?

A) A superstitious coach told him it was lucky

B) To copy his hero's look on the ice

C) His sweaters for older boys were far too large

D) To hide a jersey number he disliked

Answer · why

C) His sweaters for older boys were far too large

He played on a team of ten-year-olds at age six.

Q 05/05

Why did Gretzky wear number 99 rather than his hero's number 9?

A) He was born in 1999... no, it was a misprint

B) His father chose 99

C) A Greyhounds teammate already wore 9

D) League rules banned single digits

Answer · why

C) A Greyhounds teammate already wore 9

Coach Muzz MacPherson suggested doubling it up when Brian Gualazzi kept the 9 at Sault Ste. Marie.