Midland
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario that resided in Midland
Who is David Onley
What was the name of the first computer invented?
What was the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)
Carbonated water, sugar, lemon juice, and gin make this
What is a Tom Collins
Not steam or combustion - year electric (practical) electric cars came it out
What is 1884 - British inventor Thomas Parker
1888 - Flocken Elektrowagen, produced in Germany
Globally adored board game was invented here
Darn it, eh? How long has it been since a Canadian Team has won the Stanley Cup?
What is 29 years
1993 - Montreal
Which element has Na as its chemical symbol
What is Sodium
Number of colors in a rainbow
What is 7
The movie with the famous quote "Yo, Adrian!"
What is Rocky
This animal has the most powerful bite in the world
What is the hippopotamus
The year Midland was founded
What is 1871
Village incorporation 1878
Town incorporation in 1890
Before 1890 it was known as Midland City
The year the first computer was invented
What is 1943
Rye/Canadian whisky, sweet red vermouth, angostura bitters, and a garnish of Maraschino cherry make this
What is called a Manhattan
% by which range for fully charged EV is reduced in the winter
What is 41% (2019 CR)
G7 Country with greatest population growth (2016-2021)
What is Canada
36.9 million per 2021 census, up 5.2% between 2016 and 2021.
She's the ultimate Energizer Bunny... How many Canadian Prime Ministers have come and gone (well, the last one hasn't gone, yet) during Queen Elizabeth II reign
What is 12
Louis St. Laurent (1882–1973) 1948 - 1957
John Diefenbaker (1895–1979) 1957 - 1963
Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972) 1963 - 1968
Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000) 1968 - 1979
1980 - 1984
Joe Clark (b. 1939) 1979 - 1980
John Turner (1929–2020) 1984 - 1984
Brian Mulroney (b. 1939) 1984 - 1993
Kim Campbell (b. 1947) 1993 - 1993
Jean Chrétien (b. 1934) 1993 - 2003
Paul Martin (b. 1938) 2003 - 2006
Stephen Harper (b. 1959) 2006 - 2015
Justin Trudeau (b. 1971) 2015 -
Particle that has a positive charge
What is the proton
The world's most expensive spice (by weight)
What is saffron
Painter that reputedly cut of his own ear
Who is Vincent Van Gogh
Part of its body a dog sweats through
What are its paws
Attendance for the June 2019 Butter Tart Festival
What was (about) 65,000.
They must've been hungry - 150,000 to 200,000 butter tarts sold/eaten. By comparison 200,000 pancakes are sold at the more famous, longer running and larger Calgary Stampede.
The year the first 1 GB disk drive was released
What is 1980
Most popular drink in the world
What is the Margarita
Country that you will no longer be able to buy ICE vehicles come 2025
What is Norway.
Netherlands... only electric cars by 2025
Then Germany in 2030
% of world's maple syrup that comes from Canada
What is 71% (91% of which comes from QC or 65% of global) according to Maple from Canada.
Other sites have it pegged at 75%
Number of time zones across Canada
What is 6
UTC-2:30Newfoundland Daylight Time (NDT)
UTC-3Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT)
UTC-4Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
UTC-5Central Daylight Time (CDT)
UTC-6Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)
UTC-7Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
The poisonous gas that when combined with sodium makes table salt
What is chlorine
If you have Cynophobia, you are afraid of these
What are dogs
Number of balls on a pool table at the start of the game
What is 16
Animal that sleeps 90% of the day
What is Mike... Correct answer is
What are Koalas
Father & Son World Curing Champions
Who are Glenn and Scott Howard
Company that invented the USB Port
What is the Intel Corporation
Four ingredients for a Sidecar
What are sugar, Cognac, Cointreau (orange liqueur) and lemon juice
"Tesla" stands for
What is Tera electron volt Energy Superconducting Linear Accelerator
% Canadians that can read and write
Over 99%
He first hosted Hockey Night in Canada
Who is Foster Hewitt
The process of splitting atomic nuclei
What is Nuclear Fission
A funambulist walks on this
What is a tight rope
The last letter of the Greek alphabet
What is Omega
Object a male penguin often gifts to a female penguin to win her over
What is a pebble
Famous celebrities that visited Midland/Penetang in 1959
Who are Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip.
In July '59, the 125 m/413 ft yacht Royal Britannia docked in Penetang then the Royals were shown around Penetang and Midland before leaving Midland by train
Most popular computer system ever sold
What is the Commodore 64
Country where Pisco Sour is the national drink
What is Peru
Tesla was founded by
Who are engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, in July 2003
Elon Musk didn't join Tesla until 2004, after investing $30M, along with J. B. Straubel and Ian Wright
They were retroactively allowed to call themselves co-founders.
% of world's renewable freshwater found in Canada
What is 7%
That 20% you more often see/hear includes fossil water retained in lakes, glaciers and aquifers.
Prime Minister that won the Noble Peace Prize
Who is Lester B. Pearson
1957 - for his crucial contribution to the deployment of a United Nations Emergency Force in the wake of the Suez Crisis
Full name for the main active ingredient in mary-jane
What is Tetrahydrocannabinol
Another way of saying "you are olid"...
What is "you smell extremely unpleasant"
The name given to the Android 4.3 OS
What is Jelly Bean
A group of kittens is called this
What is a kindle