Canada
Games
Animals
Homophone - same sound but different word and meaning
Mixed Bag
100
This is the mascot of the Toronto Maple Leafs. What is his name?
Carlton the Bear (named after Carlton Street)
100
Mario made his first appearance in this 1981 Nintendo game with a giant monkey, but his name was not Mario, it was Jump Man. What game was this?
100
Yes or No... do sharks have bones?
No, they do not. Sharks skeletons are not made of bone, but something called cartilage. This is the same stuff found in your ears and nose (it is like bone, but more flexible and can move more).
100
Mmmm... I was hungry so I _____ , and I was number ______ in line.
Ate (something) and eight (the number)
100
If I am eating a granny smith variety, what type of something am I eating?
An apple (there are over 7, 500 different types of apples in the world)
200
Canada has 10 Provinces (including Ontario!) and how many Territories?
Three! They are the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
200
What food was the character Pac Man modeled after?
Pac Man creator Toru Iwatani was eating pizza when he came up with the idea for this beloved character.
200
What is the national animal of Canada?
The majestic beaver
200
You keep someone in this, and you can do this to something if you don't want it anymore.
A cell (like a prison cell) and sell (to sell something)
200
Oh no, my friend has something called arachnophobia! That means that they are afraid of a certain thing! I had better not show them my pet...
Spider
300
What animal is on the Canadian nickel (the 5 cent coin)?
A beaver
300
This game is over 5,000 years old and is the number 2 best selling board game of all time (it was created in China). It is played on a board with squares. What is it?
Checkers
300
This little animal is small, but mighty! It can actually lift 50 times it's body weight, which is the same as Mr. M picking up a male adult hippopotamus. What animal is it?
An ant
300
If you are going to make bread you will need plenty of this! If you are outside in the spring you might also see some of these!
Flour (the baking ingredient) and flowers (the beautiful types of plants)
300
This was the first toy ever advertised on television, way back in 1952. He was originally not made out of plastic, you stuck the pieces onto a real _____. He has also appeared in all of the Toy Story movies and is available in a female version as well.
Mr. Potato Head
400
What major Canadian city has the highest population (the most people that live there)?
Toronto. Over 2.7 million people live in Toronto!
400
In 2021 this game passed Animal Crossing New Horizons as the best selling Nintendo Switch game ever. What is it? (bonus points if you can tell me what game is #3 on the list)
Mario Kart 8 (#3 is Super Smash Bros.)
400
For many years scientists thought that the common swift was the fastest flying animal on Earth. After a series of experiments it was found that this bird is actually faster. What bird is this?
The peregrine falcon. The peregrine achieves its highest speed during its characteristic hunting stoop. While stooping, the peregrine falcon soars to a great height, then dives steeply at speeds of over 200 mph (320 km/h).
400
Man, I am really hungry; I could eat some ______ . Today it is snowing, and very ______ .
Chilli (like the food that you eat) and chilly (how you feel when it is cold)
400
This was the first animated character to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, back in 1978.
Mickey Mouse
500
We all know that you can make maple syrup out of sap from a maple tree, but you can also make syrup out of sap from this type of tree. What is it?
(hint: it is also excellent for making really light and fast canoes)
Birch syrup. It is seldom used for pancake or waffle syrup, more often it is used as an ingredient paired with pork or salmon dishes in sauces, glazes, and dressings, and as a flavoring in ice cream, beer, wine, and soft drinks.
500
A man by the name of Colonel Mustard has just been attacked in the library. He was hit with a candlestick! What board game am I playing?
Clue
500
An interesting fact about lions that you might not know: if you look at a lions nose it will tell you this about the lion.
How old it is. Lions have pink noses when they are born, but over time slowly gain black spots until the nose is completely black.
500
The man looked up the product by its ______ number. He had lots of energy in the morning because of the _____ that he ate.
Serial (as in a serial number, a number you use to identify a product) and cereal (something that is part of a balanced breakfast)
500
This item is Walmart's top selling product (and has been for years)
(hint: they are yellow).
The top-selling product at Walmart is, surprisingly, bananas! In a recent interview it was said that Walmart sells "billions of bananas" (via Bloomberg). Bananas have been Walmart's top seller for years.
