Famous Firsts
He made the first phone call on March 10, 1876.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell? He said to his assistant in the next room, “Mr. Watson, come here.”
What is Red? Since it is morning you are looking east, and the red sky indicates that there is high pressure there.
This is Canada's largest species of bear.
What is the polar bear. The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is Canada's largest bear. It is also the largest land carnivore in the world.
Dino Paul Crocetti
Who is Dean Martin?
This movie musical features the song "Do-Re-Me"
What is the Sound of Music?
The first skyscraper was built in this city.
What is Chicago? In 1884, the Home Insurance Building was erected. It stood 10 stories tall and was later expanded to 12 stories before being demolished in 1931.
Snowflakes always have this many points/sides.
What is 6? Yes, virtually all snowflakes have 6 points or sides. This happens because water molecules naturally bond together in a hexagonal (six-sided) lattice when they freeze, creating a structure that dictates the shape of the ice crystal.
This city is considered the warmest city in Canada.
What is Victoria British Columbia? It holds the esteemed title of Canada's warmest city, with an average daily temperature of 6.5 degrees.
Elizabeth Stamatina Fey
Who is Tina Fey?
This is the smallest planet in our Solar System.
What is Mercury?
The first woman in space was from this country.
What is the U.S.S.R./Russia? The cosmonaut (as Russian-trained astronauts are called) was Valentina Tereshkova, and she blasted off on June 16, 1963. She spent three days in space and orbited Earth 48 times.
On 11 March 2011, this country experienced a 9.1 category earthquake/tsunami.
What is Japan? Triggered by a massive magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake, it sent walls of water up to 39 meters high racing inland at speeds reaching at 800/km.
This Canadian astronaut served as the commander of the International Space Station in 2013.
Who is Chris Hadfield? Chris Austin Hadfield is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force colonel, test pilot, and CSA astronaut. As the first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space, he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space Station.
Nathaniel Adams Coles
Who is Nat King Cole?
The author who wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Who is George Orwell? Thematically, it centers on totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours.
This major transplant surgery was first performed by Christiaan Barnard in Cape Town South Africa on December 3, 1967.
What is a heart transplant? The patient survived for only 18 days, but this surgery laid the groundwork for future successful transplants.
This weather instrument measures air pressure.
What is a Barometer? Barometers are essential for weather forecasting, as falling air pressure typically signals an approaching storm, while rising pressure indicates fair weather.
Malpeque Bay is located in this province.
What is PEI? It is located in Prince County and Queens County. The municipality derives its name from Malpeque Bay, the second largest bay in the province which forms the municipality's western boundary.
Anthony Dominick Benedetto
Who is Tony Bennett?
A French painter and founder of Impressionism.
Who is Oscar-Claude Monet? He is considered the founder of Impressionism who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it.
One of the two people who were reportedly the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Who are Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? They reached the summit on May 29, 1953.
The 3 main types of clouds.
What are Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus?
This is Canada's most eastern point of land.
A) Cape Spear
B) Point Pele
C) Sauble Island
Canada's most eastern point of land is Cape Spear, located on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, near St. John's.
Diane Hall
Who is Diane Keaton?
Mary Queen of Scots suffered from seasickness. Her doctor concocted a sugary orange spread to nurse her back to health. What was this called?
What is Marmalade? It is said that the term for this spread comes from both her name and her illness.