The Global Palate
This Trinidadian street food consists of two flat fried breads (bara) filled with curried chickpeas (channa).
What are Doubles?
This Canadian is the only person to win multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games
Who is Clara Hughes? (Cycling & Speed Skating)
What is Ontario's official provincial bird?
What is the Common Loon?
Located in Chatham-Kent, this Southwestern Ontario community was the site of the Dawn Settlement and served as the end of the Underground Railroad.
What is Dresden?
This "Festival of Colors" is a Hindu spring festival where people celebrate the end of winter by throwing vibrant powdered pigments at one another.
What is Holi?
This country is credited as the birthplace of the dessert tiramisu.
What is Italy?
Curling became an official Olympic sport in this year, with Canada winning gold.
What is 1998?
Which small bird is known for storing up to 100,000 seeds in thousands of hiding spots each fall?
What is the Black-capped Chickadee?
This village near Rondeau is a former fishing hub known for its marina, beach, and the Bayside Brewing Company.
What is Erieau?
Often called the "Spring Festival," this celebration determines its date based on the moon and features the giving of "red envelopes" (hongbao) for good luck.
What is Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year)?
In Venezuela and Colombia, these cornmeal cakes are often filled with cheese, meats, or other savoury ingredients.
What are arepas?
What were the names of the polar bear mascots (a duo) for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics?
Who are Hidy and Howdy?
Which member of the crow family is known for caching food and can remember thousands of hiding locations?
What is the Blue Jay?
In 2021, London received its international music designation through this global network, recognizing creative cities.
What is the UNESCO Creative Cities Network?
This celebration takes place just before Lent and appears in very different cultural forms across the Caribbean, South America, and the southern United States, often featuring parades, music, and elaborate costumes.
What is Carnival?
Though often called "Wasabi" in North America, most paste served in restaurants is actually a mix of food coloring and this unrelated root.
What is Horseradish?
Canada’s “Own the Podium” program helped the team win a record 14 gold medals at these Winter Olympic Games.
What are the 2010 Winter Olympics?
What bird became Canada's official national bird in 2016?
What is the Gray Jay? (AKA: Canada Jay or Whiskey Jack)
This Southwestern Ontario city sits at the southernmost point of mainland Canada.
What is Point Pelee? (Leamington)
Which sports league has played a game on Christmas Day almost every year since its inception in 1946?
Native to Southwest Asia, this spice is the most expensive in the world by weight.
What is saffron?
Canada’s first Olympic gold medal won by a woman came at the 1948 Winter Games in this judged sport.
What is figure skating? (Barbara Ann Scott)
This is the only bird species capable of flying backwards.
What is the Hummingbird?
This iconic Western building opened in 1924 and is now over 100 years old.
What is University College? (or the Physics Building)
This seasonal observance marks the return of the sun after winter darkness and is traditionally recognized through ceremonies, storytelling, and renewal among many Indigenous Nations in North America.
What is the Winter Solstice?