Can you name the commonly used first names of the Canadian Prime Ministers?

Prime Minister	First Name	Full Name
Macdonald		Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Mackenzie		Alexander Mackenzie
Abbott		Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott
Thompson		Sir John Sparrow David Thompson
Bowell		Sir Mackenzie Bowell
Tupper		Sir Charles Tupper
Laurier		Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Borden		Sir Robert Laird Borden
Meighen		Arthur Meighen
Mackenzie King		William Lyon Mackenzie King
Bennett		Richard Bedford Bennett

Prime Minister	First Name	Full Name
St-Laurent		Louis Stephen St-Laurent
Diefenbaker		John George Diefenbaker
Pearson		Lester Bowles Pearson
Trudeau		Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Clark		Charles Joseph Clarke
Turner		John Napier Turner
Mulroney		Martin Brian Mulroney
Campbell		Avril Phaedra Douglas 'Kim' Campbell
Chrétien		Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien
Martin		Paul Edgar Philippe Martin
Harper		Stephen Joseph Harper

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Canadian Prime Ministers - First Names Quiz
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Rating:	Nominate Report game
Created by: livfred -
Contributed: September 27th, 2009
Category: History
Plays: 853

Tags: Prime Ministers Quizzes, prime, common, full, Editor Pick, used, canadian

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	llewdor:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 05:21 GMT	3 points
	Great quiz. I'm not used to seeing King listed as just "King" - I admit I even looked it up thinking I'd correct you.

	rockgolf:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 14:02 GMT	-1 points
	King was much more widely known as Mackenzie King than William King. You should also accept real first names, such as "Charles" on Joe Clark. Also, on the style page, set the first 2 columns to 20% and use the last 60% to spell out the name in its entirety. "Charles Joseph Clark", "Martin Brian Mulroney". The current version is ambiguous.

	Adam43:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 18:50 GMT	-1 points
	What he said. The spelling of Wilfrid Laurier got me

	livfred:	Oct 9th, 2009 at 19:07 GMT	3 points
	Thank you for the suggestions. I've tinkered. Hopefully it works better now!

	livfred:	Apr 14th, 2010 at 16:42 GMT	2 points
	I've done a bit of research, and as far as I can tell, King didn't use Mackenzie as a first name; it was used more as a double-barreled last name. I can list him as Prime Minister Mackenzie King for you, but he was named after William Lyon Mackenzie. His first name WAS William. I really think that's what we have to test for. Dissenters and supporters, please weigh in on the debate!

	Q_Pheevr:	Jul 17th, 2010 at 15:14 GMT	3 points
	This was fun. Depending on exactly what you intend by "commonly used" first names, you might want to consider accepting "Mike" for Pearson (see, e.g., http://www.cbc.ca/greatest/top_ten/nominee/pearson-lester-know.html). (Maybe as a bonus answer, since he's known to history as Lester, though he was Mike to his friends.)

	livfred:	Aug 31st, 2010 at 21:22 GMT	3 points
	@Q_Pheevr: In my brain, I think it was the name they went by formally (and I stand by the assertion that "Mackenzie" was used more in conjunction with "King" as a surname, possibly to differentiate from "the king" at that time), but I like the idea of Mike. Added, and thanks!

	carbon_rod:	Dec 12th, 2011 at 21:32 GMT	1 point
	Bennett was popularly known by his initials, i.e. R.B. Bennett; sorta like H.G. Wells was known by his. Don't know if you could set the quiz to accept initials or not.

	PublicEnemy:	Dec 13th, 2011 at 03:57 GMT	1 point
	We like our John's here in Canada. And damn I knew it was Wilfrid Laurier but I kept trying to spell it Wilfred.

	canfan27:	Dec 19th, 2011 at 22:39 GMT	1 point
	5 Johns, a Jean, and no other first name represented more than once. Proud to be a John!

Can you name the commonly used first names of the Canadian Prime Ministers?

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Canadian Prime Ministers - First Names Quiz
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