Famous Canadians
In Manitoba, Civic Day is named after this Winnipeg-born athlete and cancer research activist.
Terry Fox
Post lunch.
Afternoon
Initially built as a defensive structure against Eurasian nomads, this wonder is over 20,000 km long.
The Great Wall of China
"Let them eat cake" is often incorrectly attributed to this historical figure.
Marie Antoinette
RGA
Reinsurance Group of America
Driven by the deafness of their spouse and mother, this inventor's research on hearing and speech culminated in their patent for the first practical telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell
Heaven, hell, reincarnation.
Afterlife
Featured as one of Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994, this was the tallest freestanding structure in the world from 1976 to 2007.
The CN Tower
Often served in American Chinese restaurants, this prophetic dessert was not invented in China.
Fortune cookie
BNY
Bank of New York
This scientist remains the youngest Nobel laureate for Physiology/Medicine for their discovery and extraction of Insulin.
Frederick Banting
Fallout.
Aftermath
Home to over 9000 species, this is the largest structure made by living organisms.
The Great Barrier Reef
This part of a pepper contains the highest concentration of capsaicin, making it the spiciest.
Pith/Placenta
UBS
Union Bank of Switzerland
While strongly associated with the Group of Seven, this artist worked in seclusion for the first four decades of their artistic career.
Emily Carr
Third stage of labour.
Afterbirth
This emperor who commissioned this mausoleum in 1632 did so to house the tomb of his favourite wife.
The Taj Mahal
In 2006, the Korea Consumer Protection Board issued a warning about this appliance, stating that its operation can cause asphyxiation if left on for too long.
Electric fans/air conditioners
PIMCO
This McGill graduate is best known for designing Marina Bay Sands, Jewel Changi Airport, and Habitat 67.
Moshe Safdie
Smaller seismic wave.
Aftershock
Said to have been built in what is now Iraq, conclusive evidence of the existence of this ancient wonder has yet to be found.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
While often credited to Christopher Columbus, this group of explorers were the first Europeans to visit the Americas.
Vikings
SCOR
Société Commerciale de Réassurance