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True or False
100
What province is know as "The Garden Province"
British Columbia
100
This toy came out in the 1950s and was round and used to spin around your waist?
What is a hula hoop
100
These had large appliqué of dogs on them with a leash going up to the waistline
What are poodle skirts
100
What am I
Often made of denim, they flared out from the bottom of the calf?
Bell-bottoms, became fashionable for both men and women in London and expanded into Europe and North America in the 1960.
100
True or False
You can taste food without saliva
False
In order for food to have taste, chemicals from the food must first dissolve in saliva. It’s only once they’ve been dissolved in a liquid that the chemicals can be detected by receptors on taste buds.
200
What province is know as "The Texas of the North"
Alberta
200
An American children's toy consisting of square-notched miniature lightweight logs used to build small forts and buildings.
Lincoln Logs
200
These were kid's shoe of choice in the 1940s & 50s
What are PF Flyers
200
Only one letter doesn’t appear in the periodic table
What Letter is it?
It’s the letter J.
200
True or False
In just a minute, the heart pumps the entire blood volume around your body.
True
You have about 5L of blood in your body (at least, most people do) and the average heart pumps about 70 mL of blood out with each beat. A healthy heart also beats around 70 times a minute.
300
What province is know as "The Picture Province"
New Brunswick
300
This was the first "build-it-yourself" toy introduced in 1913
What is the Erector Set
300
This was a popular game during the Depression and most often played in church halls
What is Bingo
300
Who is more likely to be colour blind, men or women?
Men
The genes responsible for the most common type of colourblindness are found on the X chromosome.
If men inherit the gene on their only X chromosome, they’ll become colourblind.
300
True or False
Polar bears are nearly undetectable by infrared cameras
True
Thermal cameras detect the heat lost by a subject as infrared, but polar bears are experts at conserving heat. The bears keep warm due to a thick layer of blubber under the skin. Add to this a dense fur coat and they can endure the chilliest Arctic day.
400
What province is know as "Canada's Bread and Butter"
Saskatchewan
400
This was originally called the "Pluto Platter"
What is the Frisbee
400
Prior to 1905 taxies where what colour?
A. Blue and Green
B. Red and Green
C. Blue and Red
Red and Green
400
What is the only mammal that has wings?
Those mammals would be bats. While flying squirrels can jump from trees and glide, they can’t truly fly like bats can.
400
True or False
In an entire lifetime, the average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world
True
The average moderately active person takes around 7,500 step/day. If you maintain that daily average and live until 80 years of age, you’ll have walked about 216,000,000 + steps in your lifetime.
500
What province is know as "Larger Than Life"
Yukon
500
This toy that was introduced in 1944 and is a substance that is found in an egg.
What is Silly Putty
500
These shoe's were designed to promote a natural and healthier way of walking. Wearing the shoes would result in a better posture and help with back pain and breathing.
What type of shoes are these?
Earth Shoes
500
Hot water freezes faster than cold water and cold water heats up faster than hot water. What is the name of this phenomenon?
Mpemba Effect
500
True or False
Gas in its liquid and solid forms, looks pale blue.
True