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This term describes a late-night or overnight airplane flight.
What is a red-eye?
The term "red-eye" comes from the tired, bloodshot eyes passengers often have after sleeping little or not at all during an overnight trip.
100
Victorian-era revelers used this inexpensive snack food, considered a festive treat, to decorate homes and string into garlands for Christmas trees.
What is popcorn?
Popcorn garlands became a popular Christmas decoration in the 19th century, especially in North America. Families often strung popcorn with cranberries to create colourful tree ornaments.
100
From 1899 to 1920, the number of bottlers producing this famous soft drink grew from just one plant to more than 1,000.
What is Coca-Cola?
The first bottled Coca-Cola was sold in 1894, but the major expansion of bottling began after a 1899 agreement that allowed independent bottlers to produce and distribute the drink.
100
Quebec’s motto is “Je me souviens,” which translates to “I do this.”
What is remember?
The phrase reflects the importance of remembering the province’s history, heritage, and cultural identity.
100
A nanny goat calls a baby this.
What is a kid?
A baby goat is called a kid, while an adult female goat is called a doe or nanny and an adult male goat is called a buck or billy.
200
This bird-related term refers to a view or perspective from high above the ground.
What is a bird's-eye view?
Before drones became common, bird's-eye views were often created from airplanes, helicopters, or hot-air balloons.
200
Trees, wreaths, and garlands made from this type of tree, symbolizing eternal life, were used as decorations by the ancient Celts, Chinese, and Romans.
What is an evergreen?
Evergreen plants keep their green needles or leaves throughout the year, which is why many cultures associated them with endurance, renewal, and life continuing through the winter months.
200
Zuppa is Italian for this dish.
What is soup?
In Italian cuisine, zuppa can refer to many types of soups, often made with vegetables, beans, bread, or seafood.
200
This mountainous Canadian province uses the phrase “Fortis et Liber” (“Strong and Free”) as its official motto, a phrase also found in O Canada.
What is Alberta?
Alberta’s motto, adopted in 1980, reflects the province’s nickname, the “Strong and Free” province.
200
Before this baby fish becomes a juvenile, it is known by this term.
What is a fry?
A fry is the stage of a fish’s life after it hatches and begins developing into a young fish, before it reaches the juvenile stage.
300
This term refers to a building that is considered especially unattractive or unpleasant to look at.
What is an eyesore?
Although "eyesore" can describe anything visually unattractive, it's often used for buildings, vacant lots, or neglected properties.
300
The Eastern European folktale 'The Legend of the Christmas Spider' explains the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree with these thin, shiny strands of silver.
What is tinsel?
According to the legend, a poor widow’s Christmas tree was decorated by spiders with silvery webs, which inspired the use of tinsel as a holiday decoration.
300
Orange butter sauce, doused with Grand Marnier and prepared in a chafing dish with a dramatic flame, is the signature preparation for this famous crêpe dish.
What is crêpes Suzette?
Crêpes Suzette is a classic French dessert traditionally made with thin crêpes, orange-flavoured sauce, butter, sugar, and orange alcohol.
300
Envisioned as the perfection of luxury, this western Canadian province boasts land and sea that is "Splendour without diminishment"
What is British Columbia?
The phrase reflects the province’s natural beauty, from the Pacific coastline to the Rocky Mountains.
300
A pouch on a kangaroo’s belly cradles this baby.
What is a joey?
After birth, it crawls into its mother’s pouch, where it continues developing for several months.
400
Research has shown that when a dog faces a problem it can't solve, it often makes this with a nearby person to seek help, a behaviour wolves are much less likely to display.
What is eye contact?
Dogs are especially skilled at looking to humans for guidance, a trait thought to have developed through thousands of years of domestication.
400
Christmas trees first became popular in this north-central European country, one of the continent’s largest nations.
What is Germany?
The modern Christmas tree tradition is generally traced to German-speaking regions in the 16th century, where families brought decorated evergreen trees into their homes.
400
At about 70-ish calories each, this food packs plenty of protein and nutrients like choline, which plays a role in brain health -- so get crackin’!
What is an egg?
Eggs are one of the few foods naturally high in choline, a nutrient important for brain function and memory-related processes.
400
Taken from O Canada, “Gloriosus et Liber” is the motto of this central Canadian province, located between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and bordered by Nunavut, Hudson Bay, Ontario, and the United States.
What is Manitoba?
Manitoba’s motto, “Gloriosus et Liber,” is the Latin translation of “Glorious and Free,” a phrase from the English version of Canada’s national anthem.
400
Our closest genetic species, baby monkeys are called this.
What are infants?
Many baby monkeys spend their early months clinging tightly to their mothers as they travel, feed, and move through trees.
500
A Bloody Mary is often called one of these when served with breakfast or brunch.
What is an eye-opener?
The term "eye-opener" originally referred to an alcoholic drink taken first thing in the morning.
500
Handmade origami birds are used as beautiful ornaments on holiday trees in this East Asian island country.
What is Japan?
The origami bird most often associated with Japan is the crane, which symbolizes peace, hope, and good fortune.
500
This bi-valve mollusk has two fan-shaped shells that can be used to serve dishes like Coquille St. Jacques.
What is a scallop?
Scallop shells are often associated with the famous dish Coquille St. Jacques, whose name means “shell of Saint James” in French.
500
“The small under the protection of the great” is the meaning of the motto granted in 1905 by royal warrant of King Edward VII for this Canadian province, named in honour of Prince Edward Augustus.
What is Prince Edward Island?
Prince Edward Island joined Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1873, becoming Canada’s seventh province.
500
The male swan, called a cob, helps the female, called a pen, look after these babies.
What are cygnets?
They are usually covered in soft gray or brown feather fluff when they hatch.
