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What do you call a fake noodle?
What is an Impasta?
Originally marketed as a sedative and anti-nausea drug for pregnant women, this medication caused a global birth defect tragedy in the late 1950s–60s.
What is Thalidomide
This handheld digital pet, released in 1996, made kids everywhere obsessively feed, clean, and play with a tiny virtual creature.
What is Tamagotchi
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What is Lion King
Invented in Canada in the 1970s, this bright red, tangy-sweet potato chip flavor is so uniquely Canadian that Americans are often shocked it doesn’t exist south of the border
What are Ketchup chips?
What do you call a snowman in the summer?
What is a puddle?
This antacid, shaped like colorful tablets, was marketed in the 1960s as a “wonder drug” for heartburn
What is Tums
Before iPads and tablets, kids played on this Nintendo handheld with a green-and-black screen.
What is a Gameboy?
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What is the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?
These colourful candy-coated chocolates are a Canadian favourite — not to be confused with the chalky American version that shares their name
What are Smarties?
What kind of music do mummies listen to?
What is wrap music?
Morphine and codeine are both derived from this flowering plant.
What is opium poppy
Before everyone had PowerPoint, this clunky classroom hero projected your terrible handwriting on a giant screen for all to see — and yes, the transparency sheets always stuck together
What is an Overhead Projector?
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What is Alice in Wonderland
This nostalgic candy, shaped like a small cone with a white tip, used to be a Halloween staple but has since become rare in stores.
What is Candy Corn
Why did the bike fall over?
What is because it was two-tired?
Theobromine, found in chocolate, is toxic to this common household pet.
Before streaming, this iconic tape format allowed you to record TV shows or watch movies at home
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What is Back to the Future
You’ll find these candy-coated chocolate treats at Halloween — they’re flatter than M&Ms and come in bright pastel colours.
What are Glosette Raisins or Peanuts?
What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary?
What is a thesaurus
Morphine is named after this Greek god of dreams
Who is Morpheus
This communication tool of the early 2000s let you instant-message friends, with winks, nudges, and annoying status alerts.
What is MSN messenger
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What is interstellar
This iconic Canadian pastry, shaped like its namesake animal, is deep-fried, topped with sugar or chocolate, and often enjoyed at fairs and winter festivals across the country.
What are Beavertails