4-LETTER WORDS
Pronounced one way it's a fish, the other a deep male voice
bass
It's the study of weather, not meteors
meteorology
Leaf of this tree is Canada’s national symbol
In poker, it beats 3 of a kind, but not a flush
straight
XIV minus IX equals this
5
Its height gives it the greatest range of vision of any terrestrial animal
giraffe
BOTANY: By counting them you can discover a tree's age
rings
It makes a football sail, or a student not fail
pass
At room temperature, this metal is a liquid
mercury
Eastern province that’s been threatening to withdraw
quebec
From caverns to castles, this game lets you craft, explore, and endure block by block
minecraft
Number system: 0010011
binary
Animal symbol for the '88 Olympics & Frosted Flakes
tiger
ASTRONOMY: 1 of 2 seasons of the year we're in when the sun is "north of the Equator"
summer
Hamlet's thing to catch the conscience of the king
play
Electricity that "doesn't go anywhere"
static electricity
Canada’s Pacific gem, where the mountains meet the sea and the 2010 Winter Olympics were held
vancouver
Players embark on quests, roll dice to survive, and let their imagination do the heavy lifting
dungeons and dragons
The reciprocal of 1/25
25
Its social circles are led by females, and its most noticeable features are extensions of its nose and ivory
GEOGRAPHY: The continent Israel is on
asia
A rare answer whose spelling verifies the rules of the category
four
What you call an animal with no backbone, if you don't want to call it spineless
an invertebrate
Canada’s official summer sport is fast on grass, while its winter counterpart is fast on ice
lacrosse and ice hockey
Propel 300 lb. opponent out of circle or have him touch ground with other than his feet
sumo wrestling
Branch named from the Latin word for pebble comes in "differential" & "integral"
calculus
Its name comes from the Spanish el lagarto, meaning "lizard"
alligator
BIOLOGY: Building blocks of proteins
amino acids
A little off the top & sides or tinsel on a tree or decorative edging
trim
C8H10N4O2; Coke and Pepsi found things go better without it
caffeine
A British colony until it became Canada’s 10th newest province in 1949
newfoundland
Solve word puzzles, spin for cash, and watch out for bankrupt spaces on this iconic game show
wheel of fortune
Sliding its beads along rods, one can calculate quickly using place value in this ancient tool
abacus
3-letter Australian bird of crossword puzzle fame, it's 2nd tallest in the world
emu
SPELLING: (Spelling of the name of the brackets surrounding this answer)
P-A-R-E-N-T-H-E-S-I-S