“Trans”-actions
Official record of your school grades or a written record of spoken words, such as from court proceedings.
What is a transcript? One of the threats we often heard from our teachers was, “This will go on your permanent record.” Of course, most of it didn’t, but the threat worked.
The Barbie doll was released in this decade.
What are the 1950s? The doll was released in 1959 and was the first mass-produced doll. Her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Marilyn Bell became a national heroine in 1954 after she swam across this lake.
What is Lake Ontario?
He is Mayberry’s beloved sheriff
Who is Andy Taylor? Barney Fife is his right-hand man. But who really runs the show in Mayberry? Aunt Bee
This lighter-coloured chocolate is often found in candy bars.
What is milk chocolate? It contains more milk solids and milk fats than dark chocolate, and it’s sweeter than dark chocolate.
A coast-to-coast flight
What is transcontinental? Also known as a transcon, the eastbound night flight is an all-nighter or red-eye flight.
Eight squared equals this.
What is 64? A squared number is multiplied by itself. Eight times eight equals 64 and is written 8 X 8 = 64 or 8² = 64. The square root of 64 is eight, the number multiplied by itself.
This percentage of Canada is actually inhabited by people.
A) 70%
B) 30%
C) 10%
What is C) 10%? Only 10% of Canada’s land is actually inhabited by people
On Hawaii Five-O, Steve McGarrett tells this person, “Book ’em."
Who is Danno? Danno’s full name in the series is Danny Williams.
This chocolate company opened a theme park in Pennsylvania
What is Hershey? Hershey Park (now known as Hersheypark) opened in 1906 so that Hershey employees and their families would have a place to relax, boat, and picnic. Today, it’s a full-fledged theme park open to the public.
To change
What is transform? For example, when ice melts, it transforms into water. Another example is a caterpillar that transforms into a butterfly.
Ben Franklin used a kite and a key to experiment with this.
What is electricity? Franklin attached a wire to the top of a silk kite and connected a key to a hemp string, which was attached to a silk string and hung from the kite. Standing in a shed door, he held the silk string. Thankfully, the kite escaped a lightning strike. When he noticed the hemp string standing upright, he moved his hand near the key and felt a spark.
With Canada being number #1, this is the country that has the second most ice rinks in the world.
What is the USA?
If you love mystery novels, you probably grew up reading books about this female amateur sleuth.
Who is Nancy Drew? Young boys had their own amateur sleuth series: The Hardy Boys.
This ingredient is missing from white chocolate.
What are cocoa solids? The cocoa solids are responsible for chocolate’s brown colour. Cocoa butter is the primary ingredient that gives white chocolate its flavour.
A violation or infringement of law, duty, principle, or command
What is transgression? A soldier who goes AWOL commits a serious transgression.
The standard dinner fork and salad fork have this number of tines.
What is four? The salad fork is shorter than the dinner fork and is placed outside the dinner fork.
It was this region of Canada that Simon Fraser explored.
A) Western Canada
B) The Arctic
C) The Prairies
A) What is Western Canada?
Jim is the private detective protagonist in this 1970s series, and his father Rocky and friend Angel add color and implied off-color to the show.
What is The Rockford Files? Jim Rockford is an ex-convict who always seems to find himself in trouble through no fault of his own. His problems come with the territory of being a private detective. Often, he and his morally questionable friend Angel help each other when they find themselves in a jam
This essential small or built in appliance was initially marketed as the Radarange and has a history entwined with a chocolate bar.
What is a microwave? A Raytheon engineer who worked around radar equipment noticed that his chocolate bar had melted in his pocket. He went on to invent the microwave by discovering that radar emitted microwaves that could heat food. The first microwaves were around six feet tall, weighed 750 pounds, and were marketed to restaurants and labs.
A person who consistently moves from place to place
What is transient? A modern example is the digital nomad, or remote worker, who can relocate frequently due to the nature of their work.
“Sea cow” and “teddy bear of the sea” are nicknames for this marine animal.
What is a manatee? “Sea cow” is the nickname for the animals in the order Sirenia, which includes manatees, dugongs, and the now-extinct Steller’s sea cows. Manatees are the largest marine herbivores and typically weigh between 800 and 1,200 pounds
The deadliest maritime disaster in Canadian history was the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in 1914. It was in this river that it sank.
What is the St. Lawrence River?
He is Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective creation.
Who is Hercule Poirot? Poirot is highly sought-after in retirement and can solve most any case, including the case of the Murder on the Orient Express
This chocolate cake is named for a man with the same last name as a European country
What is German chocolate cake? German chocolate cake was named after Samuel German, an American baker who created a special type of dark baking chocolate in 1852. German chocolate cake is layered and topped with coconut pecan frosting.