Movies
What classic 1939 film is known for the quote, “There’s no place like home”?
Answer: The Wizard of Oz
What is the term for cooking something in a small amount of oil over medium-high heat?
Answer: Sautéing
Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system?
Answer: Australia
Lyric: Number 47 said to number three
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
When was the snowmobile, invented by Quebec’s Joseph-Armand Bombardier, first sold commercially?
1959
Who sang "Que Sera, Sera" in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 film "The Man Who Knew Too Much"?
Answer: Doris Day
What kind of dough is used to make croissants?
Answer: Laminated dough (layered with butter)
In which country can you walk along the historic Inca Trail to reach Machu Picchu?
Answer: Peru
Lyric: When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart, "What lies ahead?
Que Sera, Sera By Doris Day
What year was insulin discovered by Canadians Frederick Banting and Charles Best at the University of Toronto?
1921
Which musical film ends with the characters putting on a show in a Vermont inn to save a struggling business?
Answer: White Christmas
In baking, what is the role of eggs besides flavor and nutrition?
Answer: Binding ingredients together and adding structure
What country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Answer: Japan
Lyric: And when I hurt
Hurtin' runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when holdin' you?
Sweet Caroline By Neil Diamond
When did Canada officially switch to the metric system (kilometres, Celsius, etc.)?
1975
Which 1975 thriller, set in a beach town, features the line, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”?
Answer: Jaws
In classic French cuisine, what is a “roux” and what is it used for?
Answer: A mixture of fat and flour cooked together, used as a thickening agent
What country is home to more volcanoes than any other?
Answer: Indonesia
Lyric: Burn my house, Steal my car
Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar
Do anything that you wanna do
Blue Suede Shoes By: Carl Perkins
In what year was poutine officially recognized as a Canadian cultural dish?
2007
Which 1977 film directed by George Lucas became a worldwide phenomenon
Answer: Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope)
What cooking technique involves submerging food in water heated to just below boiling (around 180°F or 82°C) for delicate cooking
Answer: Poaching
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Answer: Canada
Lyric: Each time we have a quarrel
It almost breaks my heart
'Cause I'm so afraid
That we will have to part
A Teenager In Love By: Dion Dimucci
What year did the last residential delivery of milk by horse and wagon end in Toronto?
1971