Alberta
This X-Men character calls Cold Lake, AB home.
Wolverine.
Native to India, this spice has been used as an anti-inflammatory for hundreds of years.
Turmeric.
The highest-scoring word you can open with in this board game is "muzjiks" (it's a Russian peasant).
Scrabble.
EPS
Earnings Per Share
These were painted different colours so that ships could see them through the fog.
Houses.
Instead of a key to the city, honourees in Calgary receive this piece of apparel.
White Cowboy Hat.
Victoria Becham.
Posh Spice.
This board game's name comes from the Swahili word for "build."
Jenga
D/E
Debt to Equity
Newfoundland joined the Canadian confederation in this year.
1949
Thank Calgarians for inventing this alcoholic drink that had the world "clam"ouring for more.
Caesar.
The most widely used measurement of a chile’s heat.
Scoville Units.
The longest match of this Hasbro board game lasted 70 days.
Monopoly
ETF
Exchange Traded Fund
There are more of these per square foot on George Street in St. John’s than anywhere else in Canada.
Pubs.
Alberta's official bird.
In 1677, the Dutch traded Manhattan to the British for an island serving as the world's sole source of this spice.
Nutmeg.
Because this board game's movie adaptation was a flop in theaters, it was one of the first VHS tapes to be heavily discounted from the then-normal $99.99. As a result, it developed a huge cult following.
Clue
P/E
Price to Earnings
For a brief period of time, the remote outpost city of Gander had the busiest one of these in the world.
Airport.
The earliest known use of this spooky phrase occurred in Blackie, Alberta.
Trick or Treat
The world's most costly spice by weight.
Saffron
The four "original" pieces of chess, which eventually became pawns, knights, bishops, and rooks.
Infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariotry.
EBITDA
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Discovered in 1960 and located at the very northern tip of the island, this site was the first known presence of Europeans in North America.
L’Anse aux Meadows.