Radio Shows
Q: This crime-fighting lawyer of the airwaves was “the man they called…”
A: Who is The Shadow?
Q: This popular candy was invented in 1894 as a breath mint but became a chocolate-covered favorite later.
A: What is M&M’s?
Q: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind.
A: What is an echo?
Q: This 19th-century invention by Alexander Graham Bell changed the way people communicate over long distances.
A: What is the telephone?
He co-founded the Group of Seven, famous for painting Canadian landscapes.
A: Who is Tom Thomson?
Q: This radio comedy series featured the Clampett family striking oil in California.
A: What is The Beverly Hillbillies?
Q: This fruit’s seeds are actually on the outside of its red, juicy flesh.
A: What is a strawberry?
Q: The more you take from me, the bigger I get.
A: What is a hole?
Q: Invented in 1876, this device allowed people to record and play back sound.
A: What is the phonograph?
Q: She was the first woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons.
A: Who is Agnes Macphail?
Q: Orson Welles famously broadcast a version of this sci-fi story in 1938 that caused panic.
A: What is The War of the Worlds?
Q: Maple syrup is graded by its color; this grade is the lightest and considered the mildest.
A: What is Golden / Extra Light?
Q: I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish.
A: What is a map?
Q: This 1903 invention by the Wright brothers allowed humans to leave the ground under their own power.
A: What is the airplane?
Q: This Canadian singer-songwriter had hits with If You Could Read My Mind and Sundown.
A: Who is Gordon Lightfoot?
Q: This detective series starred a character who solved cases with his brain rather than his fists and was “on the air” in the 1940s.
A: Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Q: In medieval Europe, this spice was more valuable than gold and was often used to display wealth.
A: What is saffron?
Q: I’m always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, will soon turn red.
A: What is fire?
Q: The first widely used type of this device was created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990.
A: What is the World Wide Web / Internet?
Q: He invented the electric wheelchair and the first practical snowmobile.
A: Who is Joseph-Armand Bombardier?
Q: Known for his catchphrase, “Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!” this comedic radio character was voiced by Edgar Bergen’s puppet.
A: Who is Charlie McCarthy?
Q: This type of pasta means “little worms” in Italian.
A: What is vermicelli?
Q: What comes down but never goes up?
A: Rain.
Q: This inventor is credited with creating the first practical electric light bulb.
A: Who is Thomas Edison?
Q: Known for his hockey skills, he played for the Montreal Canadiens and won the Hart Trophy seven times.
A: Who is Maurice “Rocket” Richard?