This person graced the cover of Vanity Fair magazine this year and was quoted as saying, "It's not about me. It's about all of us, accepting one another. We're all different."
Who is Caitlyn Jenner?
100
This Jays player was considered to be a "superhero" to many.
Who is Kevin Pillar?
100
He proved he "was ready" in October of 2015.
Who is Justin Trudeau?
100
This may have started out as a way to disrupt the taxi business, but now it’s setting its sights on becoming a more integral part of our life — doing everything from delivering meals to providing health care.
What is Uber?
100
Dentist Walter Palmer was forced underground for weeks after online outrage over his killing of this beloved beast in Zimbabwe.
Who was Cecil the lion?
200
This Toronto-born R&B artist capped off the year with seven Grammy nominations, and had a "face-numbing" single released in June.
Who is The Weeknd?
200
This athlete was named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the year.
Who is Serena Williams?
200
This hair-challenged republican candidate said, "I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words."
Who is Donald Trump?
200
At the World Summit on Climate Change in Paris, almost every country agreed to limit a rise in global temperatures. They agreed that the world should not get any warmer than this many degrees Celsius above what it was in the mid-1700s.
What is 2?
200
This tennis great defeated Canadian Milos Raonic at the Brisbane International final to register his 1,000th career match win in January. He is only the third player to reach that plateau.
Who is Roger Federer?
300
These squeaky, surprisingly filthy Despicable Me sidekicks launched their own cartoon empire when their standalone movie made over a billion dollars worldwide by August.
Who are the Minions?
300
He became head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Who is Mike Babcock?
300
He has pleaded not guilty to fraud-related charges linked to expenses he claimed as a senator.
Who is Mike Duffy?
300
Described as an important discovery for the effort to send humans to live on Mars, NASA scientists discovered this on the surface of the red planet.
What is water flows?
300
This British singer took home three of the top four Grammy awards in 2015, including song and record of the year for “Stay With Me".
Who is Sam Smith?
400
Jon Stewart stepped down from The Daily Show after 16 years, and was replaced by this South African comedian.
Who is Trevor Noah?
400
Just shy of her 18th birthday, she became the third-youngest champ in LPGA tour history, cruising to an eight-stroke victory in the Cambia Portland Classic.
Who is Brooke Henderson?
400
This party saw its seat total more than cut in half down to 44 seats, and was completely wiped out of Toronto and Atlantic Canada in the federal election.
What is the NDP?
400
The company Amazon received a patent for these that deliver packages.
What are drones?
400
The world’s oldest person, who was from this country, died a few weeks after celebrating her 117th birthday. American Gertrude Weaver, 116, assumed the title.
What is Japan?
500
After four years off the radar, the power of Adele was once again unleashed upon the populace in 2015, as her new album, titled this, was released.
What is 25?
500
He beat out runner-up Mike Trout to win the AL MVP award.
Who is Josh Donaldson?
500
This religious face-covering garment worn by some devout Muslim women — became a hot-button election issue thanks to the Federal Court, but also because of politicking by the Conservative government.
What is the niqab?
500
Oxford Dictionary named this as its word of the year; it also happens to be the world's most popular emoji.
What is "face with tears of joy"?
500
CBC news named this person as Canada's latest style icon.