on this day this year
moonvies
Ottawa culturally relevant
100

This movie brought home the top prize after a tough battle at this years oscars. 

one battle after another 

100

My Moon, My Man was Feist’s entry to this TV series

Heated Rivalry

100

the most loved shawarma family joint. There’s almost too many of them.   

Three Brothers

200

The Spanish team was born again when they won the world cup on this day. 

July 19

200

These alien metal beasts talk and fight on this side of Earth with help from megan fox 

Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon

200

Who tf helped headline the UoShow this year

Xav(ier Trudeau)

300

On this frigid day, Venezuelan President Maduro was captured.


January 3, 2026

300

Berry Jenkins’s cultural reset was made even more famous by a blip in its announcement of Best Movie at the Oscars

Moonlight

300

Located near the Kiti Zibi’s Rideau Locks, this is the oldest building in Ottawa, built in 1827 as a storehouse for Colonel By. 

The Bytown Museum

400

The 10/10 Artemis space mission sent humans further from earth than we had ever gone before. How long were the astronauts up there in April? (+-1)

10 days

400

I hope KStew looks bad on this one fondly, at least she got a trip to Italy out of it. 

The Twilight Saga : New Moon

400
The home of Little Italy and Presto’s favourite Gatineau bus the eight, this street closes once a year for the Ottawa Italian Festival.  

Preston St

500

This date was a terrible way for some villages in Nepal and Tibet to end their month, after an ice shelf broke off a mountain and caused severe flooding. 

August 26

500

Ludwig van Beethoven composed this piece when he was 30, likely at night. 

Moonlight Sonata

500

This sedated TV doctor and Killer of Eves, Sandra Oh, was born in this Ottawa district

Nepean 

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