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100

With average temperatures as low as 3°C in April, doctors generally discourage doing this in Muskoka lakes during this period.  

What is Swimming (aka Cold Plunge)?

100

According to NewZoo, this was the world's most popular video game in 2024 which I also played a lot of (mostly with friends online).  

What is Roblox? 

100

Approximately 40% of the Ontario Provincial budget is allocated to this field, where Andrea and Brian continue work as a Care Coordinator now in Pediatrics and Brian as a manager in mental health 

Healthcare

100

Patented in 1976, these were designed to provide support and protection for injuries to the foot and ankle - such as broken 5th metatarsals in children.

Air Cast Boot

100

The majority of children starting Grade 5 and Grade 7 in Ontario are these ages.  


What is 10 and 12?

200

Shallon Olsen, Ellie Black and I are examples of Canadians who are experts in this sport (...where I spend 16 hours a week training)  

What is Gymnastics?

200

In addition to piano, I also joined the ranks of Charlie Parker and Johnny Hodges in playing this instrument.

What is the Alto Sax?

200

Distinct from the 23 pairs of chromosomes humans receive from mother and father, these energetic cell structures have their own unique DNA molecule that's inherited solely from one's mother.

What are Mitochondria?

200

Last seen in 1925 and next to be seen in 2144, this celestial phenomenon was noticed this year in Hamilton Ontario on April 8th, 2024

What is a total solar eclipse? 

200

This year saw the release of both Super Mario Kart and Revenge of the Nerds: The Next Generation - both themes making comebacks in 2024 Halloween Costumes.  

What is 1992?  

300

In addition to gymnastics, I enjoy baking cookies, cutting the lawn and, like my mom, binge watching the escapades of Lorelai and Rory from Stars Hollow - who are otherwise known as this.  


Who are the Gilmour Girls? 

300

The term 'friends' is believed to have derived from what language?  

German ("frijōjands")

300

Despite being banned in 1978, Asbestos remained a common component in this "snacky" ceiling layer until the mid-1980s. 

What are Popcorn ceilings?  

300

Family goes a long way.  Unraveled, all of the strands of this molecule in your body could stretch the distance between the Earth and the Sun, about 600 times. 


What is DNA? 

300

Les Misérables, Mamma Mia, Stomp, Art Gallery of Ontario & the NBA's Raptors are events that were all available to be seen by Coopers in this Canadian city?  

What is Toronto? 

400

The Japanese symbol 友 (tomo) depicts two hands overlapping and helping each other to represent this. 

What is 'Friend'?

400

Citizen Kane, American Beauty, Reservoir Dogs and my film Theatre of Horrors are all these types of movies? 

What are debuts? 

400

The Bends is caused by build up of dissolved nitrogen emerging as bubbles inside the body during this activity - which, sadly, only one of four Coopers were able to do this year.  

What is Scuba diving?

400

Represented by the letter 'f', in photography this controls the amount of light that enters a camera.  f/2.8 is best for wide angle lens.  

What is Aperture?

400

This noun is commonly used to describe a jumble of things that are confused or disorderly. And is also a name for a Bulgarian dish of vegetables, cheese and eggs.  

What is mishmash? 

500

This candy company is produced by famous Youtuber Ryan Trahan.  

What is Joyride?  

500

Starting in 1920, this "numbered" group of artists, inspired by Canada’s rugged wilderness, set out to paint the defining art of Canada whereas I draw my inspiration from a sink on a wall and graph paper in a frame.  

What is the Group of Seven?

500

One kilogram of sugar can make about 50 servings of this carnival treat.

What is Cotton Candy?

500

This is widely considered as the emotional processing centre for the brain - including feelings often experienced when embarrassed

What is the Amygdala?

500

This term describes the phenomenon of a tingling sensation that some people experience in response to specific audio or visual stimuli.

What is Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR)?

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