Holiday IQ
FA 2020
Joyeux Noël
Public Service
Gifts I Want
100

Jewish families celebrate by Hanukkah lighting _____ during Hanukkah

The menorah

100

This invasive insect made it to North America

Asian giant hornet

100

Quel Canadien est né le 25 décembre?

Justin Trudeau 

100

This is known as a TBSub?

A Treasury Board Submission

100

These candies are made by the Storck company 

Toffifee

200

Which city is officially known as "The Christmas Capital of Canada

Winnipeg earned this title because its frequent and abundant snowfalls each December virtually guarantee a white Christmas, providing ideal weather for skating, sleigh rides and roasting chestnuts over an open fire.

200

This superstar athlete left us too soon.

Kobe Bryant

200

Ce qui est traditionnellement servi lors du réveillon?

tourtière

200

Who the current head of the public service?

Ian Shugart Clerk of the Privy Council

200

This game platform is better than its more popular competitor

Xbox
300

When is Kwanzaa celebrated?

Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1

300

These two quit the UK Royal Family 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

300

En 1905, quelle entreprise a parrainé le premier défilé du Père Noël à Toronto ?

Eaton's - In 1906, Santa arrived in a coach pulled by four white horses. The last Eaton's store closed its doors on Feb. 26, 2002.

300

This department covers Employment Insurance, and other government programming 

ESDC

300

You can't make this bread without a starter

Sourdough

400

Which is considered to be the first Christmas carol based on an Aboriginal language?

"The Huron Carol," or "Jesous Ahatonhia," ("Jesus, He Is Born") was written in the native language of the Huron/Wendat people by missionary Jean de Brébeuf in 1643. The English version "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime" was written by Jesse Edgar Middleton in 1926.

400

This country faced one of its most devastating wildfire seasons in recent memory

Australia

400

Quel célèbre explorateur français a célébré le premier Noël au Canada ?

Au cours de l'hiver 1604-1605, Samuel de Champlain fonde à Port Royal une série de fêtes tournantes appelées "Ordre de Bon Temps". Les familles Mi'kmaq locales étaient également invitées.

400

If someone asked you to produce a BN for an important meeting what do they want

Briefing Note

400

First issued in 1922 this magazine is an important American magazine on international relations and U.S. foreign policy 

Foreign Affairs

500

Know as Svatý Václav in his native Czech, he is now a well known subject of a traditional christmas carol

Good King Wenceslas (Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia)

500

This virus caused the first global pandemic since the Spanish flu

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

500

Lesquels des points suivants n'autorisent pas les achats au détail le lendemain de Noël, 26 décembre ?

Most retailers in these Atlantic provinces defer sales to the day after Boxing Day.

500

This MC drops bombs, but what does it mean for Public Servants 

Memorandum to Cabinet

500

You can use these to listen to music 

Headphones