Plains, Trains and Automobiles
In the comedy that shares this category's name, I am the main Canadian actor.
John Candy
Alcatraz is located in this U.S. City.
San Francisco
Which company recently became the most valued in Canada based on market capitalization.
Shopify
The final province to join Canada.
Newfoundland
How many confirmed elements are on the Periodic Table?
118
After two fatal crashes in 5 months, this airplane model has been grounded since March 2019. More recently, debris was found upon inspection in areas such as fuel tanks and other interior spaces. Give company and model.
Boeing 737 Max
This city has long served as the heart of the U.S auto industry.
Detroit
Stock ticker BB.
Blackberry
The genocidal explorer, Christopher Columbus wrongly thought he landed here instead of the Bahamas.
India
Despite its rarity on Earth, what is the second most abundant element in the universe.
Helium
What was the first car to be launched in Space? (Make and Model)
Tesla Roadster
This city and the surrounding metro area are known as the Valley of the Sun.
Phoenix
The CDO bubble largely caused the recession of 2008. What does CDO stand for?
Collateralized debt obligation
Saku Koivu, whose number should be retired by the Montreal Canadiens, was born in this Finnish city on November 23, 1974.
Turku
This chemical compound is known for its effects on fruit ripening although most of its production is used for plastic.
Ethylene
Allowing an aircraft to "roll" or "bank" these hinged control surfaces are usually located at the back edge or trailing edge of the wings. They work in pairs. The answer is the same in french.
AIleron
This city plays host to the largest single-day sporting event in the world every Memorial Day weekend.
Indianapolis
RBS's payment processing subsidiary.
Moneris
Before Ottawa, these three cities served as the capital of Canada.
Montreal, Toronto, and Kingston
Derived from the Greek word ‘synthetic’, this element became the first predominantly artificial element to be produced in 1937.
Technetium
Eiji Nakatsu, an engineer with JR West and a birdwatcher, used his knowledge of the splashless water entry of kingfishers and silent flight of owls to decrease the sound generated by the Shinkansen (Japanese High Speed Train). The act of the bird's beak diving into water resembles the act of the train entering a tunnel. What do you call the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems (i.e. imitating nature for human solutions).
It stems from the Greek words for life and imitation.
Biomimicry / Biomimetics
The "Star-Spangled Banner" was written in this city.
Baltimore
Latest stock exchange created in Canada.
NEO
The chicken nugget was invented by Robert C. Baker in this American State.
New York
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