Up in the Air
During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and exhale this gas.
What is oxygen? Plants make their food from the carbon dioxide they take in during photosynthesis, and they release oxygen as a byproduct.
The daughter of a performer, she recorded “You Light Up My Life.”
Who is Debby Boone? It was the most successful single of the entire decade in terms of chart performance. Her father is Pat Boone.
Toronto's Festival of Festivals was renamed this in 1994.
What is Toronto's International Film Festival? This is also known as TIFF.
Clocks go this way at the end of daylight saving time in November, granting a precious extra hour of sleep.
What is back? In the United States and Canada, we turn our clocks back an hour when we change from daylight saving time to standard time on November 2.
Mary Martin played Maria in this 1959 Broadway musical; Julie Andrews plays the role in the 1965 film.
What is The Sound of Music? Set in Austria just before World War II, Maria leaves the convent to assume the role of governess before falling in love with the children’s father.
This four-letter word means “polluted air that hovers in the lower atmosphere over a community.”
What is smog? The word combines parts of smoke and fog. Car exhaust and industrial waste contribute to smog.
This singer-songwriter, who was James Taylor’s wife from 1972 to 1983, wrote and recorded “You’re So Vain.”
Who is Carly Simon? She has revealed that at least one verse of the hit song was written about Warren Beatty.
This is Canada's largest homegrown fast food burger chain.
What is Harvey's?
This national holiday honouring the Canadian Armed Forces is held in November.
What is Remembrance Day? It is observed every November 11. The day honours all CAF members who have served honourably, living or deceased.
A high-spirited, “unsinkable” young woman is the protagonist in this 1960 musical.
What is The Unsinkable Molly Brown? The show follows the story of a young mountain girl who leaves home in search of a wealthy husband.
This gaseous substance sends a birthday balloon into the sky.
What is helium? Helium is lighter than air and used in balloons. When inhaled, helium changes the sound of your voice and makes you sound like Donald Duck.
Her rendition of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is featured in the 1971 film Play Misty for Me.
Who is Roberta Flack? Director Clint Eastwood heard Flack’s version of the song on the radio and contacted her for permission to use it in his debut film.
There are this many provinces that share no land border with the USA.
What are 3? The three being, PEI, Nova Scotia, and NFLD. New Brunswick shares a land border with the USA
November is the only month this classic British playwright never mentioned in his plays or sonnets.
Who is William Shakespeare? No one knows if it was an oversight or intentional.
This 1960 musical is named for the first three notes on the musical scale, or solfege.
What is Do Re Mi? The complete solfege scale is do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, and do. The musical follows the ups and downs of Harry as he tries to make it big in the jukebox business.
These are the two most abundant elements in air.
What are nitrogen and oxygen? By volume, the dominant gas is nitrogen, at 78 percent. Oxygen supplies only 21 percent of the air we breathe.
This family group performs “How Deep Is Your Love?”
Who are the Bee Gees? Barry Gibb is the only surviving Gibb brother.
This folk singer's Christmas albums include "Now the Bells Ring" and "Once Upon a Christmas"
Who is Rita MacNeil?
November is derived from the Latin novem, which is this number.
What is nine? November is now the 11th month of the year, but it wasn’t always. Under the original Roman calendar, there was no January or February, which made November the ninth month.
This 1975 jazz musical, based on reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins’ 1926 play, is named for the city in which it is set.
What is Chicago? The show explores Watkins’ fact-based reports on crimes and criminals during the city’s jazz era.
Created in 1999 which Canadian Act was modified in 2006 to include efforts to regulate air pollution?
What is the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999? This is also known as CEPA.
This youngest Gibb brother recorded “I Just Want to Be Your Everything.”
Who is Andy? Although he was too young to be a part of the Bee Gees, he did perform with them once.
This Ontario city is nicknamed "Chemical Valley"
What is Sarnia?
November is known as this type of meteorological month.
What is transitional? It’s a transition between fall and winter. In many areas of Canada, October brings many warm days. With November’s arrival, you can count on cold snaps. December is traditionally cold in most of the country.
The 1963 Broadway musical Here’s Love was based on this film about Santa Claus, released in 1947.
What is Miracle on 34th Street? In the beloved story, Kris Kringle, a New York City department-store Santa Claus, goes on trial to prove he is Santa.