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In 1969, the Official Languages Act came into effect, making these two the official languages of Canada.
What are English and French?
She is Tarzan’s female companion.
Who is Jane?
Giving this percentage means doing your very best.
What is 110?
In 1971, his Rabbit Redux made the list of bestsellers; it is a sequel to his well-known earlier work.
Who is John Updike?
This man sings the line “The morning sun when it’s in your face really shows your age.”
Who is Rod Stewart? (Maggie May)
These are the two colors of the iconic “I Heart NY” logo designed by Milton Glaser in 1977.
What are red and black?
Created in 1989 and led by Larkin Kerwin, the CSA stands for this agency.
What is the Canadian Space Agency?
He was the actor who plays the wheelchair-bound L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies in the 1954 film Rear Window
Who is Jimmy Stewart?
This alliterative saying, meaning “ta-da” or “voilà,” was the name of a club on the TV show The Sopranos.
What is “Bada Bing”?
His Islands in the Stream was a bestseller in 1970 and the first of his books to be published posthumously.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
It was in this song that Elton John sang, “Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band.”
What is “Tiny Dancer”?
This is the background color of the Brazilian flag.
What is green?
In 1999, this area was separated from the Northwest Territories to become Canada’s third territory.
What is Nunavut?
Lucy and Ricky’s landlord in I Love Lucy
Who is Fred (Mertz)?
In the ’90s, something great was “all that and a bag of” these.
What are chips?
In the 1980s, Robert Ludlum penned a series of bestsellers about this CIA operative.
Who is Jason Bourne?
In his song “1999,” he sings that “life is just a party, and parties weren’t meant to last.”
Who is Prince?
Although he’s used this color on his shoe soles since 1993, Christian Louboutin only received a trademark for the design choice in 2008.
What is red?
Known as the Skylight Caper, on September 4, 1972, a heist from an art museum in this Quebec city became the most valuable theft in Canadian history.
What is Montreal?
This family that owned the titular Bonanza ranch
What is Cartwright?
Among the acronyms used in the ’90s, FYI became popular shorthand for this phrase.
What is “for your information”?
A bestseller in 1977, The Silmarillion includes the history of this fictional land conceived by J. R. R. Tolkien.
What is Middle Earth?
In “Come On Eileen,” this musical group sings, “No not us (no never); We are far too young and clever.”
Who are Dexys Midnight Runners?
In 1998, UPS trademarked this color for their vehicles.
What is brown?
During the 1970 October Crisis, this prime minister evoked martial law to crack down on terrorist activities.
Who is Pierre Trudeau?
Gilligan’s first name.
What is Willie?
If you wanted someone to quiet down in the ’90s, you might encourage them to talk to this body part.
What is the hand?
A best-selling author throughout the ’80s, Danielle Steel is known for novels like Secrets in this genre.
What is romance?
In 1983, she sang “I wanna be the one to walk in the sun; Oh, girls, they wanna have fun.”
Who is Cyndi Lauper?
In 1995, Cadbury registered a shade of this color as a trademark for chocolate packaging.
What is purple?
The Montreal Protocol of 1987 was signed to regulate substances that deplete this atmospheric layer.
What is the ozone?
This American socialite and disaster survivor has been portrayed by Debbie Reynolds, Kathy Bates, and twice by Cloris Leachman.
Who is Margaret "Molly" Brown?
This apian-sounding term for someone with a depressing or negative effect first appeared in 1992.
What is a buzzkill?
Two of his ’70s bestsellers are QB VII and Trinity.
Who is Leon Uris?
In “Stairway to Heaven,” Led Zeppelin reassures listeners not to be alarmed if there’s a bustle in their… this.
What is hedgerow?
In 1985, this company won the rights to trademark pink fiberglass insulation through their “Think Pink” campaign.
What is Owens-Corning?