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Montreal, or Montréal in French, (pronounce /ˌmɒ̃ʀeˈal/ (help·info) in Quebec French, pronounced /ˌmʌntɹiːˈɑːl/ (help·info) in Canadian English, and /ˌmɔ̃ʀeˈal/ (help·info) in European French) was the largest city in Canada up until the 1970s and is now the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie ('City of Mary'), some historians think the city takes its present name from the Mont Réal (as it was pronounced in Middle French, or Mont Royal / Mount Royal in present French), the three-head hill at the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the city is located.

Trivia about montreal

  • English is also widely spoken in this largest French-speaking city outside of Paris
  • After hosting the 1976 Summer Olympics, this city's Olympic Stadium became the home of the Expos
  • It's easy to find the Insectarium in this largest Quebec city -- it's shaped like a bug
  • C'est magnifique: LEMON RAT
  • In this Canadian city's Olympic Stadium, pitchers are lanceurs & the shortstop is the arret-court
  • The Adirondack route hits NYC, Albany & this second-largest Canadian city
  • An "underground city" connects the subway with downtown offices & shopping in this largest Quebec city
  • North American city that's home to the Festival International de Jazz & the Festival International de Nouvelle Danse
  • McGill University in this Canadian city is known as the "Harvard of the North"
  • The old part of this Quebec city borders the St. Lawrence River between Berri & McGill streets
  • Le Devoir & La Presse are leading newspapers in this Canadian city
  • The Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in this Quebec city spawned its own museum of humor
  • This North American city's Faubourg Ste-Catherine is similar to Boston's Quincy Market
  • Built in 1771, Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours is one of the oldest churches in this Canadian city
  • This city's World's Fair held in 1967 is perpetuated each summer under the title "Man and His World"
  • This Canadian city's metro was the first subway in the Western Hemisphere to use rubber tires
  • The Cup's first winner was an amateur team from this city whose NHL team has won it more than 20 times
  • Yum! Ant cakes & spicy locusts have been on the menu at the annual insect tastings in this Quebec city's Insectarium
  • On February 13, 27 people were hurt when the Front de Liberation du Quebec bombed this city's stock exchange
  • The 1967 World's Fair held in this city celebrated the city's 325th anniversary & Canada's centennial
  • Habitat, built for this city's Expo 67, was a revolutionary prefabricated housing complex
  • Trudeau
  • Place Ville-Marie,Place Jacques Cartier,Beaver Lake
  • Appointed military governor of this Canadian city in 1760, Thomas Gage was made a major general in 1761
  • In 2009 the Bell Centre/Le Centre Bell in this city was the home of the NHL draft
  • The metropolitan area of this Canadian city of 3.6 million spills off its main island
  • The innovative Habitat Apartments were built for this city's 1967 Expo
  • There's a Shatner Building at McGill University in this city where William Shatner was born
  • This city's rubber-tired Metro subway provided access to Expo 67 in the middle of the St. Lawrence River
  • Jacques Cartier found this largest island of the Hochelaga Archipelago while searching for gold
  • 763-foot Mount Royal stands in the center of this Canadian city

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