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In which Canadian city was Canada Dry ginger ale first created in the early 1900s?

  • A Montreal
  • B Halifax
  • ✕ Winnipeg Your answer
  • ✓ Toronto

Not quite.

Pharmacist and chemist John J. McLaughlin developed the drink in Toronto around 1904. It was named "Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale" and is still known worldwide.

Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia: Canada Dry / John J. McLaughlin

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