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Name Game
100

In the early years of the twentieth century there existed in a loosely-knit fraternity of artists, among them Lawren Harris and J.E.H. MacDonald. What were these artists collectively known as?

The Group of Seven

100

The country that produces the most coffee annually in the world.  

Brazil

100

A minor quake called a foreshock occurs at what point of a main earthquake? 

Before the main quake.

100

Mean It

Mint

100

From which name do we get the pet name Peggy?

Margaret

200

Now we proceed to the West Coast of Canada. There was a woman who ultimately became very well-known for her paintings of Native Canadian artifacts, particularly totem poles. Initials E.C
 

 Emily Carr

200

The commodity known as the "coffee bean," is not really a bean at all. Which part of the plant is actually used to make coffee drinks and to obtain coffee flavor?

Seeds

200

An existing weakness in the earth's crust is called a?

A Fault

200

Hurry Guano

Oregano

200

What name comes from the Hebrew for 'father of the multitude of nations'?

Abraham

300

This question concerns the great artist Christopher Pratt, whose work is as beloved as that of his former wife Mary. Which province claims Pratt as its own?

Newfoundland and Labrador

300

On the Amalfi coast of Italy, this is a decadent dessert of lady fingers dipped in coffee, covered with a cocoa-flavored mixture of sweetened mascarpone cheese?


Tiramisu

300

What is the Japanese word that translates to Harbour Wave? 

Tsunami

300

Row Seem Harry

Rosemary

300

A lady of this name should shine bright, as the name comes from Latin root meaning 'star'.

Stella

400

This woman is famous in Atlantic Canada and beyond, for her beautiful images of food, especially those involving the glowing colours of home preserves in mason jars. She was born in New Brunswick but has spent most of her adult life in Newfoundland. Initials M.P.

Mary Pratt

400

A type of cold coffee drink which was said to originate from Greece, but has a name derived from the French word for "to hit". What is this increasingly-popular variety of coffee drink?

Frappe

400

Which U.S state is statistically most likely to be hit by a tsunami?

Hawaii

400

Teary Gown

Tarragon

400

This name, which comes from the Old English for 'row of houses by a wood', had a sudden rise in popularity in the early twentieth century because it was the name of an American President who took office in 1913. What is the name?

Woodrow

500

This painter lived and worked primarily in Nova Scotia. Perhaps his most iconic work, entitled "To Prince Edward Island", depicts a woman on a ferry who is holding up a large pair of binoculars, which obscure her eyes. Initials A.C.

Alex Colville

500

This North American country is the largest supplier of coffee to the USA:

Mexico

500

What do the letters USGS stand for?

United States Geological Survey

500

Curry and Door

Coriander

500

This name, which was a popular name for boys between 1942 and 1951, was actually the surname of a General who acted as commander of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East during World War Two. What is the name?

Macarthur

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