Toronto Sports
On January 22, 2006, this Lakers superstar scored 81 points against the Raptors, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain's 100.
Kobe Bryant
This is the official name of the organization that operates Toronto's subway, streetcars, and buses.
Toronto Transit Commission (or TTC)
This worker placement game involves building a 15-card tableau, or "city," using critters and constructions represented by different forest animals.
Everdell
Despite the official mascot being a Warrior, this aggressive, feathered animal has become the unofficial, much-feared symbol of the University of Waterloo campus, often seen patrolling Ring Road.
Goose
This term refers to the foamy top layer on a freshly poured glass of beer.
Head
In his 2016 NHL debut, this Maple Leafs first overall pick made history by becoming the first player in the modern era to score four goals in his first career game.
Auston Matthews
This Canadian pastry, which is a flat piece of deep-fried dough stretched into an oval shape, is traditionally served hot with cinnamon sugar.
BeaverTail
In the game Splendor, players are immediately forced to discard any excess chips until they hold a maximum of this many, regardless of color.
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Located on King St directly in front of Wilfrid Laurier University, this beloved shawarma joint features delicious slow-cooked meat cut from a vertical rotisserie.
Mozy's
More than half of all the vineyard acreage in Napa Valley is devoted to this dark, thick-skinned red grape variety.
Cabernet Sauvignon
This player hit the walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays
Joe Carter
The floral emblem of British Columbia is this striking white flower, which is not just a flower, but a flowering tree.
Pacific Dogwood
In the popular wine-making board game Viticulture, the wooden pieces that players place on the action spaces to run their vineyard are called these, named for vineyard staff.
Workers (or Meeples)
Known for its distinctive (and often sticky) dance floor, this club is located just steps from the busy King Street and Erb Street intersection in Uptown Waterloo.
Phil's Grandson (Phil's)
This Japanese distillery bottles fan favorites like Coffey Grain, Yoichi, and From the Barrel
Nikka
The Toronto Rapters won their first NBA championship during the 2019 post season as this eastern conference seed
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This PM is the only Canadian Prime Minister to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1957) for his diplomatic work on the Suez Crisis.
Lester B. Pearson
In Wingspan tournaments, the two bird cards most frequently banned or restricted due to their brown power allowing players to repeatedly trade an egg for two pieces of any food are named for this genus of bird.
Ravens
In 2013, this company officially rebranded itself to Blackberry, adopting the name of its iconic mobile device.
Research In Motion (RIM)
This smoky, vegetative material, harvested from bogs, is used to dry the malted barley, giving some Scotch a distinct medicinal or iodine note.
This is the number of years it's been since the Maple Leafs last won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Canadiens in the final game of the last series of the Original Six era.
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This granite peak in Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut, Canada, features the world's greatest purely vertical cliff face, dropping $1,250$ meters at an average overhang of $15$ degrees.
Mount Thor
In the game, a player can pay 2 Solari at this space to recruit one of these valuable assistants, which grants them an extra Agent turn during the Reveal phase.
Mentat
This very popular and famous market in Waterloo Region, operating year-round, is where visitors can purchase baked goods and produce directly from Old Order Mennonite vendors.
St. Jacobs Farmers' Market
This special winemaking technique, involving whole, uncrushed bunches of grapes, gives Beaujolais its signature bubblegum, banana, and cinnamon flavors.
Carbonic Maceration