Happy Hobbies
What activity's nirvana is all about finding the "flow" through the trails nirvana and for those who love to shred in the summer?
Mountain Biking
On the popular sitcom Seinfeld, he played nosy neighbor with a penchant for getting into mischief
Michael Richards
He famously painted the Mona Lisa...
Leonardo da Vinci
One of my first professional jobs was working for this "green" financial institution ...
Toronto Dominion (TD) bank
Shetland, Welsh, Highland and Dartmoor are all examples of what type of horse?
Ponies!
This is the world's most popular hobby - followed by travelling, fishing, and crafting.
Reading
In 2020, crude oil led the way as Canada's most valuable export in terms of dollar $ value. Can you name what was in second place?
Cars ($32,289,722,000), followed by (unwrought" Gold ($16,092,664,000); crude oil was $47,785,246,000
This previously undiscovered post-modern neo artist is famous for his portrait simply known as "Coffee Cup"
Western's very own Derrall Farmer!
This company is Alberta's dominant electricity power generator and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta
TransAlta
A Tennessee Walking Horse is what type of horse?
Gaited
A single term combining glamour and sleeping outdoors
Glamping
Who is credited with this quote:
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet."
William Shakespeare
The founder of French Impressionist painting, he was never known to "moan"
Claude Monet
I interned briefly at Canada’s national housing agency, can you name it?
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
What would be an example of a "draft" horse?
Clydesdale, Percheron, Shire Horse, Belgian are all examples.
In this hobby, you can shoot people, and cut their heads off without worrying about going to jail
Photography
Can you name the lake monster who has been speculated to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia?
Ogopogo
The 2000 Hollywood movie "Pollock" titled after Jackson Pollock - the alcoholic, American abstract painter known for his action and drip technique. The movie's lead character was played by who?
Ed Harris
(Daily Double) This music and electronic chain renowned for its Boxing Day sales. Once spanned across Western Canada in the 1980's and 1990's - whose name begins with two letters in the alphabet...
A&B Sound
This type of hot-blooded horse, known for their fiery personalities, intelligence, and physical stature have been found in the Middle East for over 4,500 years...
Arabian
Shooting an "albatross" has nothing to do with hunting, but is very rare and associated with this pastime
Golf or golfing (it is equal to a double eagle, a score of 3 under (less than) par on one hole.
Also known as the "Gateway to the North, while not a "city" but the largest "town" in Manitoba - but be careful you wouldn't want to "pass" it.
The Pas
His fresco on the ceiling of the sistine chapel is rumored to have taken about 5 years to complete...
Michelangelo
This was my first paying job (hint: I was not working for myself)
Paperboy
This horse famously won a slew of horse races in 1977, including the triple crown. And no, it wasn't from of a Pacific Northwest city in Washington state...
Seattle Slew