British Columbia
Shuswap is considered the __________ capital of Canada.
houseboating
*Shuswap lake is known as the largest houseboating area in the world, where numerous visitors enjoy leisurely cruises in a brilliant setting of gently sloping mountains and clean water.
What is the loudest animal on Earth?
Sperm whale
Which Disney film features the famous dialogue, “Mirror, mirror”
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
To better fit in with the city's natural Southwestern colors, what fast-food chain uses turquoise in place of its traditional "golden arches" yellow in Sedona, Arizona?
McDonald's
What is the base ingredient of gummy bears?
gelatin
Fruit is a well known export from the Okanagan Valley. What new export has become important in the 21st century?
Wine
Okanagan Wines won several awards in wine competitions in Europe in the late 2000's. Oliver, a small town in the South Okanagan is known as the Wine capital of Canada.
What animal has the largest brain relative to body size?
Dolphin
What does "Hakuna Matata" mean?
No worries.
"Hakuna Matata" is a phrase in the Swahili language, which is spoken in East Africa ( countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo).
While building magnetrons at MIT in the 1940s, Percy Spencer noticed a melting chocolate bar in his pocket. Deeper investigation and exploration led to the invention of what household device? Spencer received no royalties for this invention, first marketed as the Radarange.
microwave
What condiment was used for its medicinal qualities in the 1800s?
ketchup
Cruise ships going from Vancouver to Alaska sail north along this body of water.
Inside Passage
The Inside Passages lies between Vancouver Island and the mainland.
What is a group of crows called?
A murder
Who was the first cartoon character to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
Mickey Mouse.
Mickey Mouse was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 13, 1978. The star was placed to honor Mickey's 50th anniversary.
New Holland, Case IH, and Kubota are among that brands that make what large-wheeled motor vehicles, often used on farms to haul equipment and trailers?
Tractors
What's the most stolen grocery item?
What is another name for the IronWorker's Memorial Bridge?
Second Narrows
*This bridge carries Highway One from Vancouver over to the North Shore. Several workers were killed when the bridge collapsed during construction, hence its official name.
What animal has the longest tongue?
Giraffe
Who was the first Disney princess?
What brand of chocolate bar, made of nougat, topped with caramel, and covered with milk chocolate, shares its name with the galaxy which contains our Solar System?
Milky Way
Which chocolate bar is the global bestseller?
Snickers
The 22-hectare (55-acre) site that houses the spectacular Butchart Gardens was formerly a quarry of what?
Limestone
The limestone quarry, from which the gardens were created as the brainchild of Jennie Butchart, supplied the Canadian Pacific Railway with some of the raw materials when it was decided to replace their aging wooden bridges with something more durable. Jennie and her husband Robert gradually created the gardens, even sacrificing the tennis courts to the project. After their deaths the gardens fell into disrepair, but their grandson, Ian Ross, took up the challenge and repaired and developed them. It is after Ian that the fountain was named. The garden is still in the hands of the Butchart family.
What animal had the most powerful bite in the world?
Nile crocodile
What color hair does Ariel have in ‘The Little Mermaid’?
Red
What credit card company adopted a gladiator or centurion into their logo in 1958? Although the image has taken less prominence in the brand over time, it still appears on the company's traveler's cheques, charge cards and credit cards.
American Express
What is the only fruit with seeds on the outside?
Strawberries