FLIGHTS
A Crown Counsel may describe a rich offender as one of these in asking a judge to force the surrender of the offender’s passport because they may leave the country before their trial
Who is a flight risk?
Charlemagne, Eric the Red and William the Conqueror all lived and died then
Who lived in The Middle Ages?
U.S. figure skater implicated in an attack on their main competitor shortly before the 1994 Olympic Games, also the subject of an Oscar nominated film about their life
Who is Tonya Harding?
The author who created the loveable sidekick of a honey-loving bear
Who was A.A. Milne?
Legendary resident claimed to be living in the deepest lake in the United Kingdom
What is the Loch Ness Monster?
You may order one of these usually served in small glasses in locations such as Murray Street in Port Moody, Crescent Street in Montreal or the Junction Triangle in Toronto
What is a flight of beer?
Major naval battle between Japan and the U.S. six months after the attack on Pearl Harbour, a turning point in the Pacific theater of WW II
What was the Battle of Midway?
Single named blonde lead singer for The Police
Who is Sting?
2001 novel made into an Ang Lee directed film in 2012 about a Bengal tiger on a boat with the shipwrecked story teller
What is "Life of Pi"?
Something that someone or something is famous for that makes them or it interesting or unusual
What is a "claim to fame"?
Whenever an airplane crashes there is a search for this device, also referred to as a “black box”
What is a flight recorder?
The author of twelve novels about Middle Earth
Who was J.R. Tolkien?
The dynasty that ruled much of China from 1368 to 1644
What was the Ming Dynasty?
Previously known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium this stadium was demolished in 2009 after its team relocated to a downtown location at Comerica Park
What was Tiger Stadium?
Photographic Daily Double
This huge lake dwelling creature is claimed to be living in Lake Okanagan
DAILY DOUBLE
Canadian Aviation Electronics is one of the world’s major manufacturers of these devices that many of the world’s commercial pilots will have to use to rehone their skills following enforced layoffs created by the global pandemic
This somewhat redundant response that it is “Fair to ______” meaning “moderately good” might answer the question “How is your health?”
What is "middling"?
They wrote and recorded “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” shortly before they were killed in a plane crash in 1967
Who was Otis Redding?
The first four words of the 1794 poem written by William Blake that preceded “In the forests of the night. What immortal hand or eye, could frame thy fearful symmetry?”
What was "Tyger tyger burning bright"?
Miners in the Klondike, California and Australia all had to do this if they discovered gold
What is staking a claim?
American aviator last seen when they and their navigator left New Guinea on July 2, 1937 headed for Howland Island in the South Pacific
Who was Amelia Erhart?
The rank in the U.S. Navy above a Warrant Officer, also the team name for the U.S. Naval Academy
What is midshipman (or Midshipmen)?
First name of a popular mid-20th century singer who also hosted a famous golf tournament
Who was "Bing" (Crosby)?
This over the counter topical medication with camphor and menthol is used to alleviate minor muscle and joint pain
What is Tiger Balm?
For many years, a woman claimed to be this daughter of Tsar Nicholas and Tsaress Alexandra, thought to have been executed with the rest of their family in 1918 following the Russian Revolution
Who was Anastasia?