Geography
A barrier that restricts the flow of water in a river or creek, whether built by people or created by animals
What is dam? Beavers are notorious for creating dams; it’s their life’s work. Hoover Dam was built in the early 20th century to harness the water from the Colorado River to provide hydroelectric power.
This 1976 sports drama launched a popular franchise featuring a boxer played by Sylvester Stallone.
What is Rocky? There are six Rocky movies, which were made between 1976 and 2006.
This type of pizza was created by Sam Panapoulos in Chatham, Ontario, in 1962.
What is Hawaiian pizza? He had a hunch that the sweet pineapple and savoury ham would go well together.
Main computer input device for text
What is keyboard? Other computer input devices include the microphone for those who want to speak into the computer, and the mouse, which positions the cursor or selects text or images. A pen or stylus can be used with cell phones and notebooks that support them.
The United States and Canada celebrate this on the third Sunday in June.
What is Father’s Day? The holiday originated in the United States, and the first Father’s Day ever to be celebrated was June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington.
Spooky term that describes a deserted village or town with remains of infrastructure and buildings
What is ghost town? Examples include Death Valley in California; Pripyat, Ukraine, the city affected by the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant meltdown; and Hashima Island, Japan, which once was densely populated by workers who worked in the mines for Mitsubishi but was abandoned in 1974.
This 1977 romantic film stars Woody Allen and Diane Keaton.
What is Annie Hall? The storyline is emblematic of Allen films, which often feature internal conflict, as Alvy Singer (Allen) obsesses over his broken relationship with Annie Hall (Keaton). The two couldn’t be more different. He’s a neurotic, Jewish stand-up comic, and she’s a Midwestern WASP and wannabe nightclub singer.
The border between Canada and the U.S. holds this distinction throughout the world.
What is the World’s longest—and longest demilitarized—border (at almost 9,000 kilometres)?
The largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter? Its mass is 318 times the mass of Earth.
This day, usually June 20 or 21, marks the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere.
What is the summer solstice? It is the longest day of the year.
An image of a place, city, state, or the world, drawn to scale
What is a map? A globe is one type of map of the world. A bound collection of maps is called an atlas.
Louise Fletcher plays this character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the nemesis of Jack Nicholson’s character.
Who is Nurse Ratched? Her name has become synonymous today with authoritarian nurses.
Until the late 18th century, this fish was used as currency in Newfoundland and Labrador.
What is Cod? Fishermen traded it for food, clothing and supplies.
The name of the treaty that ended World War I
What is the Treaty of Versailles? It was signed at the Paris Peace Conference, which took place at the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. Germany paid a heavy price for the war, ceding territory to neighboring countries and agreeing to international supervision of other lands, paying reparations to the Allies, and more.
On the tragic date of June 5, 1968, Sirhan Sirhan shot this public figure.
Who is Robert Kennedy? The senator was giving a speech at the Ambassador Hotel in California.
Term meaning “of or relating to the sea or ocean”; also relating to navigation by watercraft.
What is marine? One example is marine biologists, who study the ocean and everything that lives in it.
Cary Grant (as Peter Joshua) and Audrey Hepburn (as Regina Lampert) headline this classic 1963 rom-com set in France, in which, unbeknownst to Regina, her husband has been thrown off a train to his death.
What is Charade? Shortly after the opening scene, Regina returns from vacation and finds her apartment empty. The rest of the film is full of twists and turns, including three men pursuing Regina with different motives and a shocking twist ending.
The oldest surviving basketball court in the world resides in this province.
What is New Brunswick? The court, in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, was first used in 1893, and there are plans to turn it into a museum.
Process plants use to convert sunlight to energy
What is photosynthesis? We often equate this process with producing green leaves; however, other colours are also derived through photosynthesis. Algae use photosynthesis to generate their own food.
Just as sweet by any other name, June’s birth flower is called this.
What is the rose? It symbolizes love. Louisa May Alcott wrote, “Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.”
A chain or collection of islands, such as the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador
What is archipelago? Other examples include the Greek Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, the Florida Keys, and the Hawaiian Islands.
In Good Morning, Vietnam, he plays the lead, a morning radio DJ on a military base.
Who is Robin Williams? He plays irreverent DJ Adrian Cronauer, who has never encountered a rule he could follow.
Maritime speech patterns bear a strong resemblance to those common in this part of Europe.
What is Scandinavia? It’s a rare pattern known as “ingressive pulmonic speech.”
The chemical symbol for gold on the periodic table
What is Au? Its atomic number is 79. The symbol for silver is Ag, and its atomic number is 47.
The tune “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” comes from this Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical.
What is Carousel? The musical opened on Broadway in 1945 and was made into a movie in 1956.