Oh, Canada!
Bowlin Basics
"Did you know I was choir president?"
Baby, there's a Pool Shark in the water
Volare!
100

Canada is the world's leading ______ exporter, shipping approximately 155 million pounds of products worth over $715 million CAD in 2024 to more than 70 countries.

What is maple syrup?

100

Arlo's favorite season, ____, is characterized by dropping temperatures, shortening days, and deciduous trees shedding their leaves.

What is Autumn/Fall?

100

In a co-ed choir there are traditionally four sections: _____ _____ _____ & _____.

What are sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses?

100

The ____ is the solid white, unnumbered ball in pool, used to strike the numbered "object balls". 

What is the cue ball?

100

"Ciao, bella!"

What is "Hello, beautiful!"

200

Canada has two national languages: _____ and _____.

What are English and French?

200

Arlo's favorite color, ____, is also a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family.

What is lavender?

200

Arlo's favorite classical era to sing from, _______, was a "rebirth" of European culture known for massive advancements in art, science, and intellect, marked by a shift toward humanism, secularism, and classical learning.

What is the Renaissance?

200

A ____ in pool is the opening shot of a game where the white unnumbered ball is struck with high power to scatter the "rack" of object balls. 

What is a break?

200

"Che sara, sara" 

What is "What will be will be"

300

The official national animal of Canada is the ______, recognized for its historic role in the fur trade and its symbolism of hard work and resourcefulness.

What is a beaver?

300

Arlo has the same height, ____, as Adele, Serena Williams, and Jackie Chan.

What is 5'9"?

300

_____ is a singing technique where a vocalist extends their chest voice (lower, thicker vocal register) above the typical vocal break into higher notes, creating a loud, powerful, and intense sound often used in theater and pop. 

What is belting?

300

In pool, "_____" means placing the balls into a triangular or diamond-shaped frame to set them up for the first shot at the start of a game. 

What is "racking up"?

300

"Buon giorno principessa!"

What is "Good morning princess!"

400

Canada is the world's second-largest country by area but has a population comparable to this U.S. state, resulting in extremely low population density. 

What is California?

400

Arlo played this crucial position in soccer growing up.

What is a goalie?

400

A _____ is a rhythmic pattern in music where three equally spaced notes are played within the same amount of time normally taken by two notes of the same value.

What is a triplet?

400

The goal in _____ is to legally pocket the ____ to win a game, following the rule that the lowest-numbered ball on the table must be struck first.

What is 9-ball?

400

"Mi piace!"

What is "I like it!"

500

______ is the capital city of Canada, located in the province of Ontario on the border with Quebec.

What is Ottowa?

500

Arlo kicked a boy in the nuts in the fifth grade after he threw their friend's ____ into the woods.

What is a watch?

500

_____ is a music education system that assigns syllables—Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti—to musical scale degrees.

What is Solfège?

500

In billiards, the ____ is the area of the table located behind the head string, specifically between the head rail and the second diamond.

What is the kitchen?

500

"Andiamo!"

What is "let's go!"