It Happened in January
Banting and Best isolated insulin as a treatment for this disease.
What is diabetes?
Diabetes was transformed by the discovery of insulin by Frederick Banting and Charles Best in 1921. Their work made insulin therapy possible for people with diabetes and earned Banting a Nobel Prize in 1923.
This landmark sculpture depicting four presidents was completed in 1941.
What is Mount Rushmore?
The four U.S. presidents carved into the side of the mountain are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
In the 1950s, drive-in restaurant servers came to your car using this mode of transportation.
What are roller skates?
Named carhops, the servers were all the rage throughout the 1950s. Some drive-ins still use roller-skating servers today.
To “86” something is to do this.
What is to get rid of it/kill it/end it?
For example, the chef or manager will tell staff to "86 the soup". This tells everyone to stop taking orders for it.
The dog days occur during this season.
What is summer?
The dog days of summer traditionally refer to the hottest, most humid days of the year. The name comes from the ancient belief that the star Sirius, known as the “Dog Star,” contributed to the summer heat.
In 1970, Parliament passed legislation lowering the federal voting age from this to 18.
What is 21?
The change first applied in the 1972 federal election. This brought Canada in line with a growing international trend of extending voting rights to younger adults.
This pen replaced the fountain pen in 1945.
What is the ballpoint pen?
Ballpoint pen became widely popular in the 1940s because it was cheaper, more reliable, and easier to use than fountain pens.
These winter veggies resemble fat, white carrots.
What are parsnips?
They belong to the same family as carrots and parsley, but they are not eaten raw. They have a sweet, earthy flavour.
This number is associated with bad luck.
What is 13?
We’re told to watch out for Friday the 13th, but it’s just another day on the calendar.
Someone who shares a living space with another person is called this.
What is a roommate?
In college dorms, roommates often become an important part of the student experience by sharing responsibilities and adjusting to communal living.
In 1989, the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and this country went into effect.
What is the United States?
The Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement eliminated many tariffs and trade barriers between the two countries. It later became the foundation for the broader North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which also included Mexico.
This global conflict ended in 1945 after the surrender of Germany and Japan.
What is World War II?
It ended in Europe in May 1945 and in the Pacific in September 1945 after Japan’s surrender.
Canada’s most fundamental criminal law concept, dating to ancient Rome, presumes this until proven otherwise.
What is innocence?
In Canada, the presumption of innocence is protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It means that an accused person is considered innocent unless the prosecution proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
This number is famous for being called the “perfect number” because its divisors add up to itself.
What is 6?
Its positive divisors (excluding itself) add up exactly to the itself: 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. Ancient Greek mathematicians studied perfect numbers and believed they had special significance.
This is the name for the rules that govern all aspects of written and oral communication, such as correct subject-verb agreement.
What is grammar?
Grammar provides the structure that helps people communicate clearly. It includes rules about sentence structure, word forms, punctuation, and agreement between words.
Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian female to go here in 1992.
What is space?
She conducted experiments on the effects of microgravity on the human body during the mission.
This animated film featuring a young deer was released by Disney in 1942.
What is Bambi?
Bambi was the fifth animated feature film released by The Walt Disney Company. It was based on the 1923 novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten.
This is the Northern Hemisphere’s largest island.
What is Greenland?
Greenland is the world’s largest island that is not considered a continent. About 80% of its surface is covered by the Greenland Ice Sheet, one of the largest ice masses on Earth.
This was 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit for a long time, but newer research indicates the number is falling.
What is human body temperature?
For more than a century, 98.6°F (37°C) was considered the average human body temperature, but modern studies suggest the average is actually slightly lower.
This bird holds the distinction of being the only bird that can fly backward.
What is a hummingbird?
They can fly backward because its wings rotate in a unique figure-eight motion, allowing it to hover and move in multiple directions.
January 8, 2020, this couple took a “step back” from Royal Duties.
Who are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?
They announced in January 2020 that they would step back as working members of the British royal family and become financially independent while spending more time in North America.
Forrest Mars Sr. partnered with Bruce Murrie in 1941 to create these candies for the military.
What are M&M’s?
M&M's were created with a hard candy shell that helped prevent the chocolate from melting. They were originally made for soldiers during World War II because they were easy to carry and store.
You can use this uncooked food to light a candle if you can’t reach the wick.
What is spaghetti?
Spaghetti can act like a long matchstick because a dry strand burns briefly after being lit, making it useful for reaching candle wicks in hard-to-reach places.
This number symbolizes infinity or infinite wisdom.
What is eight?
Turn the number on its side, and you’ll see the infinity symbol.
Mixing this smelly cleaning fluid with bleach is dangerous.
What is ammonia?
The mixture causes a chemical vapor that can burn your throat and cause respiratory damage. In extreme cases, the fumes can be life-threatening.