Canada at the Olympics
These three Canadian cities have hosted the Olympic Games.
What are Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver?
Marc Brown published 27 titles about this famous aardvark from 1976 to 2011.
Who is Arthur?
This city, in a suitably named country, is the world's northernmost capital.
What is Reykjavik?
AKA Neptune, he is the Greek god of the sea.
Who is Poseidon?
This is the process of cooking by submersion of food in hot fat.
What is deep frying?
By winning seven while competing in 2016, 2020, and 2024, this track and field athlete earned the record for most medals won by a Canadian man.
Who is Andre De Grasse?
He wrote, among others, The Paper Bag Princess, Mortimer, and Thomas' Snowsuit.
Who is Robert Munsch?
Logically, Quito, located in this country, is the capital which is located closest to the equator.
What is Ecuador?
Perseus was assigned the task of killing this gorgon.
Who is Medusa?
This high temperature cooking technique involves the application of intense heat from above.
What is broiling?
He ran for the 100m sprint gold medal in 1996.
Who is Donovan Bailey?
His first five books included The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and Horton Hatches the Egg.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
This is one of three official capital cities of South Africa.
What is (one of) Bloemfontein, Cape Town, or Pretoria?
He, along with Queen Persephone, ruled the Underworld.
Who is Hades?
This is the process of moistening the surface of meat as it cooks.
What is basting?
By winning seven while competing in 2016 and 2020, this swimmer earned the record for most medals won by a Canadian woman.
Who is Penny Oleksiak?
The owner of the monkey, Curious George, was known for wearing a hat of this colour.
What is yellow?
This New Zealand city is the world's southernmost capital.
What is Wellington?
He famously completed twelve labours to atone for the sin of killing his family while overcome by a rage induced by a goddess.
Who is Heracles?
This is the process of soaking meat in heavily salted water before cooking.
What is brining?
She is the only Canadian to win medals at both the Summer (2) and Winter (4) Olympic Games.
Who is Clara Hughes?
Most of the setting of this 1904 play (and 1911 novel) is an island called Neverland.
What is Peter Pan?
La Paz, located on this continent, is the capital city located at the highest elevation.
What is South America (Bolivia)?
Jason led this group of warriors in his quest for The Golden Fleece.
Who are The Argonauts?
This term, which in Italian means to the tooth, refers to cooking pasta just until there is slight resistance to a bite.
What is al dente?