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Born January 19, 1946 this famous singer has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists ever
Who is Dolly Parton
Famous for teaching viewers how to paint "happy little trees" on PBS, this soothing artist hosted The Joy of Painting for over a decade.
Who is Bob Ross
The practice of growing and cultivating plants, flowers, or crops as a hobby, method of food production, or form of outdoor recreation.
What is Gardening
Held annually before Thanksgiving since 1840, this massive local agricultural event features a famous school competition day known as "Young Canada Day".
What is the Norfolk County Fair
Made primarily from water, malted barley, hops, and yeast, this carbonated beverage is the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drink in human history
Passed in May 1946, this historic piece of legislation created a distinct legal status for citizens of the country, who had previously been legally classified as British subjects.
What is the Canadian Citizenship Act
Born Robert Allen Zimmerman, this iconic folk singer-songwriter won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetic lyricism.
Who is Bob Dylan
In 17th-century Holland, a speculative bubble centered on the bulbs of this flower burst dramatically, causing widespread financial ruin.
What is the tulip
Founded in 1795, this Southwestern Ontario town was named in honor of Upper Canada's first Lieutenant-Governor, who granted land here to build a mill.
What is John Graves Simcoe
Introduced by The Coca-Cola Company in 1982, this zero-calorie soft drink quickly became the top-selling sugar-free soda in the world.
What is Diet Coke
Issued for the first time in October 1946 to help finance the post-war transition, these government debt instruments became a staple Canadian investment for decades.
What are Canada Savings Bonds
Long before hosting The Price Is Right, this TV icon earned a black belt in Karate under Chuck Norris and voiced himself on Futurama.
Who is Bob Barker
This essential piece of modern agricultural machinery gets its name because it "combines" three distinct harvesting operations: reaping, threshing, and winnowing.
What is a combine
During this conflict in 1814, invading American troops plundered and burned down Aaron Culver's original mill and hamlet before the town was rebuilt.
What is the war of 1812
First introduced in 1971 by Rival Manufacturing, this trademarked brand name became the universal term for electric slow cookers
What is a Crock Pot
Held in London in January 1946, this international body met for its very first General Assembly session.
What is the United Nations
Along with Carl Bernstein, this investigative journalist uncovered the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, later co-authoring the bestselling book All the President's Men.
Who is Bob Woodward
Derived from the Latin for "leaf-fall," this horticultural term describes trees and shrubs that naturally shed all their leaves at the end of the growing season.
What is deciduous
Born in Simcoe in 1927, this Hockey Hall of Famer won four Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and four more with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Who is Red Kelly
Bound sets of printed or written pages—or digital files on an e-reader—that are cataloged by libraries using systems like Dewey Decimal.
What are Books
Dedicated in February 1946 at the University of Pennsylvania, ENIAC became famous as the world's first large-scale version of this electronic device.
What is a digital computer
As Disney's CEO from 2005 to 2020 (and returning in 2022), he spearheaded major acquisitions including Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox.
Who is Bob Igor
Represented by three numbers on fertilizer packaging like 10-10-10, these primary macronutrients are essential for plant growth and stand for Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and this element.
What is Potassium
Every December, thousands of visitors flock to downtown Simcoe's parks along the Lynn River to view this winter festival's millions of festive light displays.
What is the Simcoe Christmas Panorama
Founded in Calgary in 1977, this Canadian workwear and casual apparel retailer dropped the last two words of its original name in 2012 to broaden its brand appeal.
What is Marks Work Wearhouse