WORDPLAY
A man enters a darkened room with a match, a candle, and an oil lamp. Which does he light first?
The Match
This animal is known to have best friends, and can become stressed when they are separated.
Cows
This singer/songwriter is the first person born in the 21st century to win an Academy Award.
Billie Eilish
There are this many continents on planet earth.
Also known as hump day, it was originally named after a Norse god.
Wednesday
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
This animal, native to Australia, is unable to walk backwards. (Hint: It's not Emma)
Kangaroo
This woman disappeared during her attempt to become the first people pilot to circumnavigate the world.
Amelia Earhart
This country within a country is the smallest country in the world.
The Vatican
What is the given name of the wrestler known as "The Rock"
Dwayne Johnson
This four letter word can be a man’s name, part of a duck, or a proposed law?
Bill
This animal is the largest to have *ever* lived on earth.
Blue Whale
This woman served as head of the royal family for 70 years, making her the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She celebrated her Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, just three months before she died at 96 years old.
Queen Elizabeth II
The Andes mountains are located on which continent?
South America
Alces alces is the Latin name for this ubiquitous Canadian ungulate?
Moose
This word for a specific time of day can be spelled the same forwards and backwards, and upside down when put in all caps?
NOON
This birds tongue wraps around its head, acting as a shock absorber while it digs for food or builds a nest.
Woodpecker
She is the only female to serve as Canadian Prime Minister, serving from June 1993-November 1993.
Kim Campbell
This term is used to describe the area where two rivers join together.
Confluence
With a large rookery on the Bow river, you may be able to see a "siege" of this large bird in the spring.
Great Blue Heron
Take a word that means "not good," a word that's the fresh herb found in a julep, and a word that means "activated." Put them all together and you have what Summer Olympics event?
Badminton
When entering a hunting dive (known as a stoop) this bird can reach speeds exceeding 300 Km/h, making it the fastest animal on earth.
Peregrine Falcon
Credited with the discovery of radium and polonium, This woman was the first female to win a Nobel Prize.
Marie Curie
This pleasant sounding Cape sits at the southern-most tip of Africa
Cape of Good Hope
What is the distance from the earth to the sun?
93 Million Miles (150 Million Km)