Happy Hobbies
Potpourri
Famous Artists
Tom's former employers
Horses, of course!
200

What activity's nirvana is all about finding the "flow" through the trails nirvana and for those who love to shred in the summer? 

Mountain Biking 

200

On the popular sitcom Seinfeld, he played nosy neighbor with a penchant for getting into mischief

Michael Richards

200

He famously painted the Mona Lisa...

Leonardo da Vinci

200

One of my first professional jobs was working for this "green" financial institution ...

Toronto Dominion (TD) bank

200

Shetland, Welsh, Highland and Dartmoor are all examples of what type of horse? 

Ponies!

500

This is the world's most popular hobby - followed by travelling, fishing, and crafting.

Reading

500

In 2020, crude oil led the way as Canada's most valuable export in terms of dollar $ value. Can you name what was in second place? 

Cars ($32,289,722,000), followed by (unwrought" Gold ($16,092,664,000); crude oil was $47,785,246,000

500

This previously undiscovered post-modern neo artist is famous for his portrait simply known as "Coffee Cup" 

Western's very own Derrall Farmer!

500

This company is Alberta's dominant electricity power generator and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta

TransAlta

500

A Tennessee Walking Horse is what type of horse?

Gaited

1000

A single term combining glamour and sleeping outdoors 

Glamping

1000

Who is credited with this quote: 

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet."

William Shakespeare

1000

The founder of French Impressionist painting, he was never known to "moan"

Claude Monet

1000

I interned briefly at Canada’s national housing agency, can you name it?

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

1000

What would be an example of a "draft" horse? 

Clydesdale, Percheron, Shire Horse, Belgian are all examples.

1500

In this hobby, you can shoot people, and cut their heads off without worrying about going to jail

Photography

1500

Can you name the lake monster who has been speculated to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia?

Ogopogo

1500

The 2000 Hollywood movie "Pollock" titled after Jackson Pollock - the alcoholic, American abstract painter known for his action and drip technique. The movie's lead character was played by who?

Ed Harris

1500

(Daily Double) This music and electronic chain renowned for its Boxing Day sales. Once spanned across Western Canada in the 1980's and 1990's - whose name begins with two letters in the alphabet...

A&B Sound

1500

This type of hot-blooded horse, known for their fiery personalities, intelligence, and physical stature have been found in the Middle East for over 4,500 years...

Arabian 

2000

Shooting an "albatross" has nothing to do with hunting, but is very rare and associated with this pastime 

Golf or golfing (it is equal to a double eagle,  a score of 3 under (less than) par on one hole.

2000

Also known as the "Gateway to the North, while not a "city" but the largest "town" in Manitoba - but be careful you wouldn't want to "pass" it.

The Pas

2000

His fresco on the ceiling of the sistine chapel is rumored to have taken about 5 years to complete...

Michelangelo

2000

This was my first paying job (hint: I was not working for myself)

Paperboy

2000

This horse famously won a slew of horse races in 1977, including the triple crown. And no, it wasn't from of a Pacific Northwest city in Washington state...

Seattle Slew

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