Some sick facts
Some argue that the discovery of this fungal medecine altered the course of the Second World War.
What is penicillin?
In 1916, this Parliament Hill building was destroyed in a fire.
What is Centre Block?
This wartime catastrophe was the largest man-made explosion prior to the atomic age.
What is the Halifax Explosion?
This triple leafed flag was the preference of the Canadian Prime Minister during the "Great Flag Debate"
What is the Pearson Pennant?
In many parts of Canada, Pride Month is celebrated in August, commemorating this.
This CBC original stars the Cuthberts and their adopted daughter.
What is "Anne with an E"?
English physician Edward Jenner created the first vaccine for this disease, using small doses of cowpox.
What is smallpox?
In 1958, the passage of the National Capital Act formed this crown corporation, which manages lands in the NCR.
What is the National Capital Commission?
In October 1942, a German U-boat sunk a passenger ferry departing from Port-Aux-Basques, which was named for this wild animal.
What is a caribou?
This iconic photograph by Joe Rosenthal shows American soldiers raising their flag on this Pacific island.
What is Iwo Jima?
During the 1960s, the RCMP and CAF made use of this test, aiming to eliminate all homosexuals from the civil service.
What is the 'fruit machine'?
This show follows Erin, Orla, Clare and more amidst Northern Ireland's turbulent Troubles.
What is "Derry Girls"?
This ailment might be called, "the crippler" or "infantile paralysis," due to it's historical prevalence among children.
What is polio?
The name 'Ottawa' was chosen in 1855, is derived from 'adawe,' an Anishnaabe verb meaning this.
What is 'to trade'?
After her 1946 arrest for sitting in an 'all-whites' movie theatre, the Canadian government argued the issue at hand was tax evasion, not civil rights.
Who is Viola Desmond?
This yellow and red flag is now sometimes referred to as the "Heritage and Freedom Flag" for this country and its diaspora.
What is Vietnam / South Vietnam?
Davie Village is a gay village found in this city, between Stanley Park and False Creek.
What is Vancouver?
Mrs. Randall does the time warp in this historical fantasy-drama set in old Alba.
What is 'Outlander'?
English physician John Snow traced a 1854 outbreak of Cholera in London to this potable source.
What is a water pump?
Beginning in 1835, the Shiners' War between an Irish gang called 'the shiners' and French Canadian immigrants raged, driven in part by a feud over control of this local industry.
What is forestry / timber / lumber?
This turncoat got an unfriendly reception when he moved to Saint John in 1787, when he was burnt in effigy in front of his own home.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This verdant banner was the national flag during the reign of this North African "Guide of the Revolution"
Who is Muammar Gaddafi?
In Operation Soap, four of these were raided in Toronto, leading to what was then the largest mass arrest in Canadian history.
What is a bathhouse?
From the creator of Downton Abbey, this 1880s drama follows the Russells of New York, among others.
What is 'the Gilded Age'?
In a process called Pyrotherapy, patients were once injected with this pest-borne disease as a treatment for syphillis.
What is malaria?
Named for Bytown's first bishop, this local school was occupied by angry Francophone parents after the attempted arrest of the French-speaking instructors.
What is École Guigues?
Step right up! to this travelling entertainment event, which was hosted concurrently with the 1864 Charlottetown Conference.
What is a circus?
The white-red-white flag, designed in the 1910s, is now often seen during protests against Lukashenko, in this country.
What is Belarus?
Initially introduced as Bill C-195 by this Justice Minister in 1967, the legislation would pass in the next parliamentary session, decriminalizing homosexuality.
Who is Pierre Trudeau?
This long-running drama taking place in London's East End follows nurses and nuns.
What is 'Call the Midwife'?