ASC - APRIL '25

Bread

100

Often associated with France, it is named after the long, narrow shape it takes when baked

Baguette

200

A round, flat pita-like bread of India, its name is from Farsi

Naan

300

Time for High Tea – this quick bread is often served with jam and cream

Scone

400

This type of bread, made without yeast, is traditionally eaten during Jewish Passover

Matzo

500

This Italian bread, known for its dimpled surface and olive oil-infused flavor, is often used for sandwiches

Focaccia

Early Blooms

100

These cup-shaped flowers paint Ottawa in vibrant colours each May, thanks to a historic gift from the Netherlands

Tulip

200

These delicate purple and white blossoms are one of the first bloomers, signalling the arrival of spring

Crocus

300

These bright yellow flowers symbolize hope and renewal and are often associated with the Canadian Cancer Society’s fundraising campaign

Daffodils

400

As Ontario’s official floral emblem, this woodland wildflower has three distinct petals and is protected in some areas

Trillium

500

With their teardrop shaped petals, this hardy early bloomer generates its own heat, melting snow and pushing through frozen ground in early spring

Snowdrop

Canadian Music

100

This folk singer from Saskatchewan wrote Big Yellow Taxi and Both Sides Now

Joni Mitchell

200

Known as "Canada’s rock and roll legend," this singer had a big hit with Diana in the 1950s

Paul Anka

300

This Canadian songbird sang Snowbird and became a country and pop music star

Anne Murray

400

This Canadian singer from Timmins, Ontario, is known for hits like Man! I Feel Like a Woman! and You're Still the One

Shania Twain

500

This Montreal-born singer with a deep voice sang Hallelujah, a song covered by many artists

Leonard Cohen

Biology Class

100

This red liquid carries oxygen through the body

Blood

200

The basic unit of structure and function in all living things

The cell

300

The process by which plants make their own food using sunlight is called this

Photosynthesis

400

The process by which a caterpillar becomes a butterfly is called this

Metamorphosis

500

Humans typically have this many pairs of chromosomes

23

Animal Homes

100

A bird builds its home out of twigs, leaves, and grass, calling it this

Nest

200

A bear sleeps through the winter in this type of home

Den

300

Bees work together to build this waxy home with hexagonal cells

Hive

400

A beaver builds this home out of sticks and mud in the water

A lodge (A beaver dam is a separate, solid barrier built across streams to create deep, still ponds that protect the lodge from predators)

500

It is the term for a home made of silk or web that a spider spins.

A web