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This expression means a person takes after one of their parents.
What is a chip off the old block?
This typically refers to a child having the same personality traits or work ethic as a parent, rather than necessarily sharing the same physical build or appearance.
The only one of the three Prairie Provinces that borders Hudson Bay.
What is Manitoba?
Manitoba’s northern coast along Hudson Bay is home to Churchill, known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World.”
This elongated luxury car is used by wedding parties, in funeral processions, and to transport business executives in style.
What is a limousine?
Initially, they were used to transport freight. The name comes from the Limousin region in France.
The popular saying “a month of Sundays” is flawed because you can have a maximum of only this number of Sundays in a month.
What is five?
Months have only four or five of each day, depending on what day of the week the first of the month falls.
On December 15, 1964, Canada voted to officially adopt a new national flag featuring this famous symbol.
What is the Maple Leaf?
Canada’s new flag was first raised on Parliament Hill on February 15, 1965, a date now celebrated annually as National Flag of Canada Day.
You do this when you complete an item on your to-do list.
What is cross it off (or tick it off)?
It’s helpful to prioritize tasks before creating a to-do list, and it’s beneficial to maintain both a long-term and a short-term task list.
Pro sports teams in Saskatchewan include the Saskatoon Blades and the Regina Pats in this sport.
What is hockey?
The Regina Pats are one of the oldest major junior hockey teams in the world, founded in 1917.
In the film Murder on the Orient Express, the famous train journey begins in this city.
What is Istanbul?
The original luxury train route went from Istanbul to Paris and took five days.
This bell rings inside the giant grandfather-style clock that is one of the dominating features of the London skyline.
What is Big Ben?
The clock’s proper name is the Great Clock of the Elizabeth Tower.
Born in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, taking this name.
Who is Pope Francis?
He lived in a two-room apartment rather than the lavish papal suite. No pope had done this in more than a century.
Ready-made clothes are also called this.
What is off the rack?
The term “off-the-rack” (also called “ready-to-wear”) became common as mass clothing production grew in the 19th and 20th centuries.
This handsome Canadian actor captured many hearts as Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music.
Who is Christopher Plummer?
Christopher Plummer was born in Toronto and had a career spanning more than seven decades. He won an Academy Award for his role in Beginners, becoming the oldest acting Oscar winner at age 82.
One tourist adventure in Venice is to ride one of these traditional boats through the canals.
What is gondola?
It is a narrow, flat-bottomed boat designed for navigating Venice’s shallow canals.
This type of calendar is used by businesses or governments when their year does not begin on January 1.
What is a fiscal calendar/fiscal year?
A fiscal year is a 12-month accounting period used for budgeting and financial reporting. In Canada, the federal government’s fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31 of the following year.
In 1995, this Canadian broadcaster announced that its international radio service, Radio Canada International, would be ending due to budget cuts.
What is CBC?
Radio Canada International had broadcast Canadian news and culture around the world since 1945. It later continued in a reduced online format rather than ending completely.
You take this to exit a highway or freeway.
What is an off-ramp/exit ramp?
In Canada, off-ramps are also commonly called exit ramps. Many Canadian highways use numbered exits, especially on major routes.
This phenomenal celestial light display creates colourful waves of green, purple, and red in the night sky.
What is the Aurora borealis OR Northern Lights?
The Northern Lights are caused by charged particles from the Sun interacting with Earth’s atmosphere. Canada’s northern regions are among the best places in the world to see this natural display.
This type of aircraft is named for the way it uses rotating blades above the cabin to lift off and fly.
What is a helicopter?
The modern helicopter was developed in the 20th century, with important contributions from inventors including Igor Sikorsky.
This country is famous for having the most time zones in the world because of its overseas territories.
What is France?
France has the most time zones of any country due to territories spread across the Caribbean, Pacific, Indian Ocean, and South America.
On December 12, 2001, Joe Sakic was named captain of Team Canada’s 2002 Olympic squad in this sport.
What is hockey?
He led Canada to a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. It was Canada’s first Olympic men’s hockey gold medal since 1952.
To take the blush off this flower is to find something ordinary or disappointing about something that was once exciting.
What is a rose?
The alternate expression “to take the bloom off the rose” means to remove the freshness, or excitement of something.
Canada’s nickname has these two words before “North.”
What is the “Great White”?
“The Great White North” is a popular nickname for Canada, referring to the country’s vast northern territory, cold climate, and snowy landscapes.
Cruise control was designed by an engineer who had this disability.
What is blindness?
Ralph Teeter invented cruise control in 1945. He got the idea when he noticed that his driver’s speed varied depending on whether he was talking.
This ultra-precise device is so accurate that it can measure tiny changes in Earth’s rotation, including differences of just milliseconds.
What is an atomic clock?
Atomic clocks keep time by measuring the vibrations of atoms, making them the most accurate timekeeping devices ever developed.
On December 29, 1967, the Star Trek episode “The Trouble with Tribbles” aired, starring this Canadian actor as Captain James T. Kirk.
Who is William Shatner?
William Shatner was born in Montreal and became internationally famous as Captain Kirk in Star Trek.