Proverbs
Nothing ventured, ________
Nothing gained
A chip off __________
The old block
What is the name of the body of water on which residents of Ottawa are skating during winter?
Rideau Canal
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" is a song released in 1958 by which duo?
The Everly Brothers
A rolling stone ____________
Gathers no moss
A poor workman ___________
Blames his tools
Which Canadian brewing company introduced twist-off caps in 1984?
a) Molson's
b) Northern Breweries
c) Carling O'Keefe
d) Labatt's
Labatt's
What vegetable is also called a 'courgette'?
Zucchini
Teresa Brewer burst onto the charts as a nineteen year old in 1950 with a number one hit - "Music! Music! Music!". What's the vehicle for listening to music that Teresa mentions in the opening stanza of the song?
A) Radio
B) Concerts
C) Her Hi-Fi
D) The Nickelodeon
D) The Nickelodeon
An ounce of prevention _____________
Is worth a pound of cure
A miss is __________
As good as a mile
What city in Alberta is famous for its annual Stampede?
Calgary
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury.
This amazing singer-songwriter of the 60s died of a drug overdose just at the prime of her career
a) Carole King
b) Grace Slick
c) Aretha Franklin
d) Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Don't kill the goose _____________
That lays the golden egg
Behind every great man ___________
There's a great woman
What is the name of the strait between the province of Newfoundland and the Labrador region?
A) Strait of Cabot
B) Strait of Jacques Cartier
C) Strait of Belle-Isle
D) Strait of Juan de Fuca
Strait of Belle-Isle
The disease scurvy is caused by a lack of what vitamin?
Vitamin C
Aretha Franklin recorded 'Respect' in 1967. Who originally sang this song?
Otis Redding
It is better to be smarter than you appear _________________________________________
Than to be smarter than you are
Better to light a candle ______________
Than to curse the darkness
Who was the first teenager to be named MVP (most valuable player) of the NHL in 1980?
Wayne Gretzy
Wayne Gretzky won the Hart Trophy for MVP for the first time in 1980, when he played for the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky won the trophy seven more times in a row.
What object debuted in 1949, is sometimes called a "45"?
An LP single vinyl record
"Sometimes I live in the country, sometimes I live in town. Sometimes I have a great notion, to jump in the river and drown."
What song are these lyrics from, a #1 in 1950?
Goodnight Irene