Linguistics
This is the french word for thank you.
Merci.
This young Canadian raised awareness and money for cancer research by running across the country with an artificial leg.
Terry Fox.
Known for changing colors to blend in, this animal uses camouflage to hide from predators.
A chameleon.
This movie features talking toys that come to life when humans aren’t around.
Toy Story.
The process by which green plants make food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
Photosynthesis.
A sequence of letters that are read the same forward and backwards. Ex: Level
A palindrome.
These are the 2 official languages of Canada.
English and French.
This group of cold-blooded animals usually begins life in water as larvae and often moves onto land as adults. Ex: frogs, toads, and salamanders belong to it.
Amphibians.
Known for his sarcastic, and witty jokes in movies, Ryan Reynolds plays a superhero in a red suit, and black mask.
Deadpool.
Which of these games includes the phrase “Do not pass go, do not collect $200”?
Monopoly.
This is a type of word using the first letter of other words. Ex: NASA, LOL
An acronym.
This flower is the symbol of remembrance for soldiers who died in war.
The poppy.
Arachnophobia describes a fear of a certain creature.
Spiders.
This house in Harry Potter values intelligence, and learning. It also has an eagle as its symbol.
Ravenclaw.
The chemical symbol for water.
H2O
Two words that mean the same thing, or have similar meanings. Ex: Happy, joyful
A synonym.
This famous waterfall is on the border of Ontario and New York State.
Niagara Falls.
This mammal can slow its heart rate dramatically and survive months without eating during hibernation.
A black bear.
Shrek compares himself to this vegetable when explaining that ogres, like him, have many layers
An onion.
This famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci is known for the mysterious smile of a woman.
The Mona Lisa.
In this classic board game, players use letter tiles to build words on a grid and earn points for high-scoring letters like Q and Z.
Scrabble.
This city is the capital of Canada and is located in the province of Ontario.
Ottawa.
This marine mammal is Canada’s largest seal species, weighing over 3,000 kilograms and living in the Arctic.
A walrus.
In the movie Ice Age, Scrat’s obsession with this object often causes chaos, including splitting continents.
An acorn.
The Aurora Borealis is caused by charged particles from this star colliding with Earth’s atmosphere. There’s also another name for this display in the sky.
The Northern Lights.