WHO AM I?
RIDDLES
JOKES
CANADIAN CLASSICS
CLASSIC TV
100

Clue 1: I broke sound barriers, but never left the ground.
Clue 2: Kids raced me down snowy hills for decades.
Clue 3: I’m a Canadian invention with a curved wooden front.

Answer: What is a toboggan?

100

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?

Answer: What is a map?

100

Why did the scarecrow win an award?

Answer: Because he was outstanding in his field.

100

What classic Canadian dessert is made of coconut, chocolate, and a custard layer?

Answer: What is a Nanaimo bar?

100

Which 1950s sitcom starred Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz?

Answer: What is I Love Lucy?

200

Clue 1: I was born in Winnipeg.
Clue 2: I’m known for the song “Both Sides Now.”
Clue 3: I am one of Canada’s most famous folk singers.

Answer: Who is Joni Mitchell?

200

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I repeat whatever you say.
Answer: What am I?

Answer: What is an echo?

200

Why don’t skeletons fight each other?

Answer: They don’t have the guts.

200

Which Canadian children’s show featured a friendly forest spirit named “The Friendly Giant”?

Answer: What is The Friendly Giant?

200

Which show featured the characters Archie and Edith Bunker?

Answer: What is All in the Family?

300

Clue 1: I hosted a science show for decades.
Clue 2: My lab coat and wild hairstyle were iconic.
Clue 3: Kids called me “Professor” on CBC.

Answer: Who is Professor Rocket (from The Rocketship 7/Professor Science era)?

300

I can run but I never walk.
I have a bed but I never sleep.
I have a mouth but never speak.
What am I?


➡️ Answer: A river

300

Why did the bicycle fall over?

Answer: Because it was two-tired.

300

Which Canadian painting group is known for landscapes of the Canadian wilderness?

Answer: Who are The Group of Seven?

300

Which TV series starred James Garner as a charming private detective?

Answer: What is The Rockford Files?

400

Clue 1: I was a Canadian scientist born in 1901.
Clue 2: I co-discovered insulin with Frederick Banting.
Clue 3: My name appears on the Nobel Prize awarded in 1923.
Who am I?


➡️ Answer: Charles Best

400

I can be cracked, made, told, and played.
But I am not a game.
What am I?


➡️ Answer: A joke

400

Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants?

Answer: In case he got a hole-in-one.

400

What Canadian novel features the character Matthew Cuthbert?

Answer: What is Anne of Green Gables?

400

Which sci-fi series from the 1960s introduced the characters Captain Kirk and Spock?

Answer: What is Star Trek?

500

Clue 1: I was born in Ontario.
Clue 2: I inspired a national marathon of hope.
Clue 3: I ran across Canada on one leg.

Answer: Who is Terry Fox?

500

The more you cut me, the bigger I grow.
But if you keep me whole, I stay small.
What am I?


➡️ Answer: A hole

500

Why don’t eggs tell jokes to each other?

Answer: Because they might crack up.

500

Which Canadian composer wrote the patriotic song “The Log Driver’s Waltz”, popularized by the National Film Board?

➡️ Wade Hemsworth  

500

Which long-running family western series followed the Cartwright family on the Ponderosa Ranch?

Answer: What is Bonanza?