“BIG”ger Than Life
The biggest living land mammal on Earth.
What is an African elephant? The blue whale is even larger than the elephant.
When nighttime temperatures drop below freezing, do this to your faucets.
What is dripping the water? The operative word is drip; you do not need a steady stream of water.
This board game invented by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott was released in 1981.
What is Trivial Pursuit? 2–6 players or teams answer trivia questions across six categories—Geography, Entertainment, History, Art & Literature, Science & Nature, and Sports & Leisure—to collect colored wedges, aiming to be the first to fill their token and win.
Payment to support an ex-spouse.
What is alimony? Unlike child support, which is typically granted, alimony is not always granted, even if the ex-spouse makes little or no money.
In a multi-dog or multi-cat household, this Greek letter indicates the leader of the pack.
What is alpha? The term is also applied to a dominant, confident, or aggressive person.
The biggest (heaviest and longest) wall in the world.
What is the Great Wall of China? What’s even more mind-boggling than its length, at 13,000-plus miles, is its age. Some phases of the Wall were built as early as the seventh century BC.
If you don’t clean your dryer vent, you risk this.
What is fire? In addition to cleaning your lint filter after each use, professionals recommend annual dryer maintenance, which includes cleaning the dryer vent.
This Ontario city is home to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
What is Hamilton or Burlington? (Either answer is acceptable). As Canada's largest botanical garden and a National Historic Site, it covers nearly 1,100 hectares of land, including cultivated gardens, nature sanctuaries, and trails
The money you pay for insurance.
What is a premium? It’s derived from a Latin word meaning “reward” or “prize.” When you cash in on homeowners’ or auto insurance, it can feel like a prize rather than paying out of pocket.
We learned in high school geometry that this letter represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
What is pi? That ratio is constant: 3.14159, or more commonly, 3.14.
The bigger between a solar system and a galaxy.
What is a galaxy? Our solar system consists of the sun and the planets, moons, and smaller bodies that surround it. Our galaxy is the Milky Way, which consists of 200 to 400 billion stars. Billions of galaxies comprise the universe.
Electrical panels used these before they had circuit breakers.
What are fuses? Fuses had to be replaced; you only have to flip the circuit breaker.
The city of Prince Rupert is located on the shores of this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean? Prince Rupert is a city in British Columbia.
Payment to release kidnap victims.
What is ransom? During the 1970s, ransoms peaked in the millions of dollars. The highest ransom on record is $134 million, paid for the release of a Hong Kong businessman’s son.
These essential fatty acids are found in polyunsaturated fats and are commonly found in the 6 and 3 forms of this letter.
What are omegas? Omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids are known as essential fatty acids because the body cannot produce them. Sources include organic eggs, pastured beef, wild-caught salmon, walnuts, and dark, leafy greens.
Men who have two wives.
What are bigamists? Bigamy is not legal in Canada; it is a criminal offence under the Criminal Code. Being married to more than one person at the same time is prohibited.
This is the three-letter word for a Grecian jar, often shaped like a vase.
What is an urn? Urns date to antiquity, and you can buy copies of ancient urns.
This province is home to the Springhill Miner's Museum.
What is Nova Scotia? This museum offers an immersive look into the history of coal mining in Nova Scotia, specifically commemorating the resilience of miners and the tragedies of the 1891, 1956, and 1958 disasters.
A formal gift, often for research or education.
What is a grant? Pharmaceutical companies partially fund drug research and development through grants. University professors fund some of their salaries through research grants, while students can finance part of their tuition through educational grants.
This is the term for the final test before the release of a product or software program, and also a type of brainwave.
What is beta? Beta tests allow users to find bugs that developers have overlooked. Beta brainwaves are associated with a conscious, thinking state.
The country where the biggest pyramid by volume is found.
What is Mexico? The Great Pyramid of Cholula in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, is the biggest by volume. The Great Pyramid of Giza, in Egypt, is the third-largest pyramid.
This bathtub is named for its appendages.
What is a clawfoot? This Victorian-era tub design dates to 1700 Dutch furniture design. The tub became popular in the 1850s and is still in use today, more for its design features rather than for its functionality. Today’s bathtubs often include showers and/or whirlpool jets.
This children's TV show filmed over 4000 episodes before it's demise in 1996.
What is Mr. Dressup? It starred Ernie Coombs as the gentle and creative host.
Excessive interest charges.
What is usury? There is a legal limit in Canada on how much interest credit cards can charge. As of January 1, 2025, the Criminal Code of Canada caps the maximum allowable interest rate at 35% Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
If it doesn’t matter at all, it doesn’t matter one of these.
What is an iota? One iota represents an infinitesimal amount. It’s analogous to saying, “I could not care less.”