Saucy Sauces
It is cooked, pureed apples combined with cinnamon and sugar?
What is applesauce? It’s a staple of kids’ diets. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was frequently on the school lunch menu.
On Sunday mornings, we used to listen to his American Top 40 on the radio.
Who is Casey Kasem? Kasem hosted the show from 1970–1988. On the inaugural show, the No. 1 hit was “Mama Told Me Not to Come” by Three Dog Night.
The article of clothing known as a "bunnyhug" in Saskatchewan is typically known by what other name throughout the rest of Canada and the U.S.?
Hoodie
Fairbanks, Alaska; Svalbard, Norway; and Yukon, Canada are three destinations recommended by Travel + Leisure Magazine for travelers hoping to see what phenomenon?
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
Featuring more than 900 varieties of plants and designated a National Historic Site of Canada, Butchart Gardens is a horticultural marvel located on Vancouver Island in what province?
British Columbia
Served with pasta, its main ingredient is basil.
What is pesto? Other ingredients are garlic, Parmesan cheese, and pine nuts. You can substitute walnuts without compromising flavor.
You knew Robert Weston Smith, the wild-haired DJ who became a national sensation in the 1960s, by this name.
Who is Wolfman Jack? He received national press from the major outlets, and they all asked, “Who is Wolfman Jack, and where did he come from?” Naturally, everyone wanted to listen to him, and he remained in the spotlight for the rest of the decade.
The poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth describes these flowers that bloom in March.
What are daffodils? The first stanza reads: “I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
Known for polar bears that live there in the fall, what town on Hudson Bay in Manitoba is named after one of the UK's most famous Prime Ministers?
Churchill
The Nisga'a are a group of Indigenous people of Canada that reside in which of the nation's provinces? Traditionally. the Nisga'a had a cuisine driven by harvesting "beach food" year-round, including razor clams, mussels, oysters, limpets, scallops, abalone, fish, and seaweed.
British Columbia
This red sauce is served with tortilla chips.
What is salsa? Basic ingredients include chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño. Add cumin and salt to taste.
It has been rumored that this Beatle died and was replaced with an imposter.
Who is Paul McCartney? He allegedly died in a car accident in 1966. Songs on the White Album are said to have hidden messages about Paul being dead when played backward.
Which Canadian territory has a name meaning "our land" in the language that is spoken by the mother tongue of more than 60% of its residents?
Nunavut
What directionally named carrier has the second-largest fleet of any airline in Canada, behind only Air Canada itself in size?
WestJet
King Henry VII described the…um…recently discovered area…by John Cabot in a letter written in the late 1500s using a fairly uninventive term. Today that’s the N-name of what island that joins Labrador in the name of a Canadian province?
Newfoundland
This mayo-based sauce includes minced dill pickles, mustard, lemon juice, and spices and often accompanies fried fish.
What is tartar sauce? The name comes from the French tartare, but its roots might date to the Roman era.
The first recorded rock ’n’ roll song was “Rocket 88,” recorded in 1951 by this artist.
Who is Jackie Brenston? He used a distorted guitar.
National Indigenous Peoples Day has been celebrated as a national holiday in Canada on June 21 since a 1996 proclamation by the nation's Governor General. In part, this date was chosen because it is the date of what annual celestial event?
Summer Solstice
What singer released "D'eux," "Falling Into You," and "Let's Talk About Love" between 1995 and 1997? Together, those albums sold over 73 million units, which is about twice the entire population of Canada.
Celine Dion
Rising above the Saskatchewan prairie, in what city is the largest provincial legislative building in Canada?
Regina
This French white sauce made with milk, butter, and flour is one of the five mother sauces.
What is béchamel? Black pepper and nutmeg are optional ingredients. The key to a perfect béchamel is constant whisking until it reaches a thick, creamy consistency.
Concurrent with the rise of rock ’n’ roll, soul music came to the scene as Black artists flocked to this label.
What is Motown? Berry Gordy established the predecessor to the label and then merged it into Motown in 1960.
The French word for “mixed blood”, what “M” word was the term for Native Canadians who are a mix of Aboriginal and European (largely French) ancestry?
Metis
A century of war between the Haudenosaunee and the French ended in 1701 with the "Great Peace of" what city, way before it had the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve Formula 1 track?
Montréal
What is the largest lake in Manitoba, which is also one of the largest inland bodies of fresh water in the world?
Lake Winnipeg