Astronomy
This planet is known for its beautiful rings, making it one of the easiest planets to recognize.
Saturn
Although Victoria Day celebrates Queen Victoria, the holiday is always observed on the Monday before this date, rather than on her actual birthday itself.
May 25
This inventor is often credited with creating the practical electric light bulb, though others worked on similar ideas before him.
Thomas Edison
Before it was called Toronto, the city was officially known by this name in the 1800s.
This organ uses about 20% of the body’s energy, even though it makes up only a small part of our body weight.
Brain
This is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system.
Milky Way
This nickname for the Victoria Day long weekend refers both to the holiday timing and, jokingly, to a common case of beer.
May 2-4 weekend
This Scottish-born inventor is known for developing the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell
This Toronto island amusement park has entertained families for generations.
Centreville
This sense is most strongly linked to memory and emotion.
Smell
This famous spacecraft first carried humans to the Moon in 1969.
Queen Victoria was given this affectionate nickname because of the many royal descendants she had across Europe.
Grandmother of Europe
This inventor and engineer helped develop alternating current (AC) electricity systems and has a car company named after him today.
Nikola Tesla
This royal visit in 1959 helped officially open Toronto’s first subway line expansion.
Queen Elizabeth II
This part of the brain helps with attention, planning, and decision-making.
Frontal Lobe
This celestial event happens when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily blocking sunlight.
Solar Eclipse
Queen Victoria’s husband, whose early death deeply affected her, shares his name with this famous Canadian province’s largest city arena district landmark.
Prince Albert
This Canadian inventor helped develop the first practical insulin treatment, saving millions of lives.
Frederick Banting
This devastating event in 1904 destroyed much of Toronto’s downtown business district.
The Great Toronto Fire
This brain chemical is associated with motivation, reward, and helping reinforce learning.
Dopamine
This term describes a rock from space that survives its journey through Earth’s atmosphere and lands on the ground.
Meteorite
In the province of Quebec, the same Monday is officially celebrated under a different name honoring this historical figure.
National Patriots’ Day / Journée nationale des patriotes
This inventor is famous for creating dynamite and later lending his name to international peace and science prizes.
Alfred Nobel
This historic Toronto building was once a grand railway hotel and remains a city landmark.
Fairmont Royal Hotel
The brain’s remarkable ability to reorganize itself by forming new connections after learning, practice, or even injury is known as this. Even as we age, the brain can continue to adapt, form new connections, and learn new skills. This ability is called:
Neuroplasticity