TV Shows & Movies
This 1970s sitcom featured a family living in a New York apartment, with Archie Bunker as the outspoken father. (Hint: "Those were the days!")
What is All in the Family?
This famous clock tower in London is often mistaken for its bell, Big Ben. (Hint: It stands beside the Houses of Parliament.)
What is the Elizabeth Tower?
This is the hottest planet in our solar system. (Hint: It’s not Mercury!)
What is Venus?
This term is used for the brothers and sisters in a family. (Hint: It includes both boys and girls.)
What are siblings?
This golden, sticky substance is made by bees. (Hint: It’s often added to tea or toast.)
What is honey?
This 1982 sci-fi movie featured a friendly alien who just wanted to "phone home." (Hint: Directed by Steven Spielberg.)
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
This ancient pyramid is the only remaining wonder of the original Seven Wonders of the World. (Hint: It’s located in Egypt.)
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
This force keeps us from floating off the Earth. (Hint: It was discovered by Isaac Newton.)
What is gravity?
This holiday, celebrated in February in Canada, is dedicated to spending time with loved ones. (Hint: It’s a statutory holiday in some provinces.)
What is Family Day?
This traditional French-Canadian meat pie is a holiday favorite. (Hint: It’s often served at Christmas.)
This Canadian children’s TV show starred a friendly man with a Tickle Trunk. (Hint: His puppet friends were Casey and Finnegan.)
What is Mr. Dressup
This famous stone statue in Rio de Janeiro has outstretched arms. (Hint: It overlooks the city from a mountain.)
What is Christ the Redeemer?
This part of the human body has 206 bones. (Hint: It includes the skull, ribs, and spine.)
What is the skeleton?
This board game, featuring a winding road and a tiny plastic car, lets players "go to college" and "start a family." (Hint: It’s named after what we all experience.)
What is The Game of Life?
This spicy green paste is often served with sushi. (Hint: It looks like guacamole but is much stronger!)*
What is wasabi?
This 1960s TV show followed a group of castaways trying to survive on an island. (Hint: "The Skipper, too!")
What is Gilligan’s Island?
This lost city of the Inca Empire, high in the Andes Mountains, is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. (Hint: It’s in Peru.)
What is Machu Picchu?
This Canadian scientist discovered insulin in 1921, helping people with diabetes. (Hint: His name is on a Canadian medical award.)
Who is Frederick Banting?
This TV family included Mike, Carol, and their six children, along with a housekeeper named Alice. (Hint: They had a famous split-screen opening.)
What is The Brady Bunch?
This Canadian treat is a rectangular bar made with layers of chocolate, custard, and coconut crumb base. (Hint: It’s named after a city in British Columbia.)
What is a Nanaimo bar?
This 1953 film featured Marilyn Monroe singing "Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend." (Hint: It’s about two women looking for rich husbands.)
What is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
This iconic white marble mausoleum in Agra was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife. (Hint: It’s one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.)
What is the Taj Mahal?
This is the term for animals that can live both in water and on land. (Hint: Frogs are an example.)
What is amphibians?
This famous movie features a magical nanny who flies with an umbrella and sings "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." (Hint: She helps take care of the Banks children.)
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This popular French-Canadian dish is a thick, yellow pea soup often made with ham. (Hint: It was a favorite of voyageurs.)
What is split pea soup?