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Sikh Heritage Month
100

This global event encourages people to turn off lights for one hour to raise awareness about climate change.

Earth Hour- Each year, participants in more than 180 countries switch off non-essential lights for one hour to demonstrate support for environmental protection and sustainable living.

100

This dish from Quebec features fries, cheese curds, and gravy, but “authentic” versions often insist on specific squeaky curds.

Poutine

100

This is Vancouver’s most famous park, attracting about 8mil visitors a year. Located at the northwestern edge of downtown Vanc. Bordered by the harbor and English Bay.

Stanley Park


100

This legendary Canadian hockey player is known as “The Great One.”

Wayne Gretzky

Only player to total over 2,000 career points, won the Hart Trophy (MVP) 9 times, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.

100

This Canadian province has one of the largest Sikh populations.

British Columbia, widely recognized for having one of the largest and most established Sikh populations in Canada, particularly in the Lower Mainland region (which includes Surrey and Abbotsford).

200

This country banned the sale of chewing gum in 1992 to maintain cleanliness.

Singapore

200

This Italian dish features layers of pasta, cheese, and meat or vegetables.

LASAGNA

200

This Vancouver park sits at the city’s highest point and is known for its quarry garden. Location: Cambie St & W 33rd Ave

Queen Elizabeth Park


200

This U.S. state is known as the “Sunshine State.”

Florida

200

This Canadian Prime Minister officially recognized April as Sikh Heritage Month in 2019.

Justin Trudeau

300

This color bin in Vancouver is used for food scraps and compostable waste.

GREEN

300

This kitchen tool is used to flip pancakes or burgers.

spatula

300

This waterfront park is known for its long walking and biking path connecting False Creek.

Seawall (Vancouver)

300

This indigenous sport is officially recognized as Canada’s national summer sport.

Lacrosse

300

This yearly parade celebrates an important spring harvest festival and a major religious event in Sikhism.

Vaisakhi

400

What items go in the pink bin (Vancouver) ?


Examples:

  • Plastic bags (grocery, produce bags)
  • Chip bags & candy wrappers
  • Ziploc-style bags
  • Bubble wrap
  • Plastic overwrap (like around toilet paper or packaging)
400

This dessert is named after an Italian word meaning “pull me up.” 

Tiramisu - Referring to the espresso's energizing qualities and the dessert's indulgent nature.

400

This park features a large suspension bridge in a rainforest setting.

Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

400

What is half of 250?

125

400

In Vancouver, “Little India” refers to the Punjabi Market area, which is mainly located on what street?

Main Street between about 48th and 51st Avenue

500

This layer of gases protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. 

Ozone layer -Functions as a natural sunscreen, filtering out UVC and most UVB radiation. (UltraViolet)

500

This vegetable was originally purple, not orange, before Dutch farmers cultivated it. Rich in Vitamin A.

Carrots were originally purple (as well as yellow and white) because they originated in Central Asia/Persia and were rich in anthocyanins, the natural pigments that create deep purple coloring. Dutch farmers selectively bred them. These farmers developed the sweet orange variety, possibly as a patriotic tribute to William of Orange and the Dutch House of Orange.

500

This park features a free suspension bridge often called a quieter alternative to Capilano.

Lynn Canyon Park is a public park and natural reserve located in North Vancouver. Features a network of hiking trails connecting to regional routes such as the Baden-Powell Trail. Offers dramatic views of the canyon and waterfalls below.

500

Which mammal is known to spend almost all its life in eucalyptus trees?


KOALAS- are among the only mammals in the world that can eat eucalyptus leaves. They are evolutionarily designed to feed off of a tree whose leaves are both low in nutritional value and very toxic to most other animals.

500

This language is commonly used in Sikh scriptures.

PUNJABI refers to an Indo-Aryan language and the ethnolinguistic group native to the Punjab region, which spans northwest India and eastern Pakistan. With over 100–150 million speakers, it is one of the world’s most spoken languages, featuring a rich culture

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