1945
Starts with Wes
Wes-tern History
Famous Nelsons
Wesisms
100

Get up, stand up for this singer who was also born in 1945.

Who is "Bob Marley"?

100

This genre of movies includes such classics as Unforgiven and the Good, the Bad & the Ugly.

What are "wes-terns"?

100

This middle name belongs to both Wes and his youngest son.

What is "Robert"?


100

This freedom fighter recounted his life from prisoner to president in his biography "Long Walk to Freedom".

Who is "Nelson Mandela"?

100

Wes sets down this ground rule every Thanksgiving dinner just before the family digs in.

What is "help yourself but keep one foot on the ground"?

200

The Les Brown Orchestra took us on a wistful trip with this song that was top of the charts on June 1, 1945.

What is "Sentimental Journey"?

200

This Leonard Bernstein musical features the groovy conflict between the Jets and Sharks street gangs.

What is "Wes-t Side Story"?

200

Wes had this job when he was a teenager in Wetaskiwin.

What is "pumping gas"?

200

This city renowned for its skiing and mountain biking is located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme west arm of Kootenay Lake.

What is "Nelson, BC"?

200

Wes often shouts this greeting to the hosts of the home he is entering.

What is "hello this place"?

300

This actor, born in 1945, played a ferrari-driving, moustachioed private investigator in a 1980s TV series.

Who is "Tom Selleck"?

300

This portion of Palestinian territory is under Israeli military control.

What is the "Wes-t Bank"?
300

Wes worked with this technology while serving in the Canadian Armed Forces.

What is "radar"?

300

This British vice-admiral brought about a number of decisive British naval victories, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars.

Who is "Horatio Nelson"?

300

For Wes, it is close enough for hand grenades and ... this.

What are "horseshoes"?

400

He was the leader of the Social Credit Party and the Premier of Alberta in 1945.

Who is "Ernest Manning"?

400

This HBO TV series featuring robots and cowboys was first a 1973 science fiction movie starring Yul Brynner.

What is "Wes-tworld"?

400

As a management consultant, Wes was known to wear neckties featuring this cartoon character.

Who is "Tasmanian Devil"?

400

This American businessman and noted art collector served as the 41st vice president of the United States under President Gerald Ford.

Who is "Nelson Rockefeller"?

400

It might not be ideal, but Wes may say that it is better than a kick in the head with this.

What is a "frozen mukluk"?

500
This Canadian team took home the Stanley Cup for the fifth time in 1945.

Who are the "Toronto Maple Leafs"?


500

This American hotel chain owned by Marriott features a signature hotel in Ottawa that adjoins the Rideau Mall.

What is the "Wes-tin Hotel"?

500

For Indigo's birthday party, the family dressed up as fictional characters from this TV series.

What is "Supernatural"?

500

This teen pop idol in the 1950s also starred in such motion pictures as "Rio Bravo" and "Here Come the Nelsons".

Who is "Ricky Nelson"?

500

Wes wouldn't describe it as rain, he'd say it is this.

What is "liquid sunshine"?

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