Entomology
The group of insects known to be the loudest on the planet, recorded to be nearly as loud as a chainsaw
What are cicadas?
The district municipality containing the town of Agassiz.
What is Kent?
The common name for insects of the genus Drosophila & A method of catching fish by mimicking their invertebrate prey
What is Fruit Fly Fishing?
This type of novelty calendar, often associated with the holidays, involves opening a sweet surprise daily.
What is an advent calendar?
The speed at which one disgruntled AAFC employee drove their fleet vehicle, leading to a company-wide email on maintaining the speed limit.
What is 181 km/h?
This chemical compound often associated with insects’ overwintering processes is also found in food as a sweetener and beverage thickener.
What is glycerol/glycerine?
Lewis Nunn Agassiz, the person after whom the town of Agassiz was named, was a research scientist whose family originated from this multilingual European country.
What is Switzerland?
A venomous arachnid known for a red hourglass on its ventral abdomen & a popular, traditionally red and blue super hero.
What is black widow spider man?
The country where eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Day has been a widely accepted tradition for nearly fifty years
What is Japan?
A hit amongst children and engineering enthusiasts alike, this toy company is known for its red logo with bold white lettering
What is LEGO?
The common name for this beetle of the genus Megasoma, known for being the heaviest insect on the planet.
Just North of Agassiz, this tourist town often has its name shortened to a single word of its full title.
What is Harrison Hot Springs?
A confined space where temperature and humidity is controlled for scientific experimentation & the second instalment in the “Harry Potter” novel series
What is a growth chamber of secrets?
The two colours most often associated with a mint candy cane
What are red and white?
This Microsoft program was originally titled “Presenter”
What is PowerPoint?
This genus of aphid is simple for taxonomists to identify due to “the second segment of the hind tarsus being less than 1.5 times longer than the maximum diameter of the swollen part of their siphunculi”
What is Illinoia spp.?
this cuddly little guy enjoys sneaking into the ARDC through the lunch room doors and if you aren’t careful, will proceed to pee on the floor
Who is Archie the orange tabby?
A popular Batman movie starring Christian Bale & another term for “nightmares”
What is The Dark Knight Terrors?
In the song “jingle bells”, this is the number of horses said to be pulling the sleigh
What is one?
Not to be confused with a young eagle, this object can help prevent shoelace fraying
What is an aglet?
In true flies, these vestigial organs are analogous to wasps’ hind wings, and help with balance
What are halteres?
The type of fruit tree that was originally planted in Agassiz due to the location’s suitably warm conditions, eventually leading to the inception of the town itself.
What is an orange tree?
Our place of employment & a device capable of spinning liquid samples at very rapid speeds.
What is Agassiz research and development centrifuge?
This American award-winning actor is credited for playing six distinct roles in the animated classic “The Polar Express”
Who is Tom Hanks?
A member of the monotremes, this peculiar mammal is most closely related to echidnas.
What is a platypus?