From Sea to Sea
Science of Everyday Things
🧦 What’s That Thing Called?
đź§  Useless (But Fascinating) Facts
🔍 Real or Made Up?
100

What two oceans border Canada?

What are the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?

100

What common kitchen ingredient causes bread to rise by releasing carbon dioxide?

What is baking soda (or baking powder)?

100

What do you call the hole in the end of a needle?

What is the eye?

100

What is the only mammal that can’t jump?

What is an elephant?

100

Blubberbutter" – A word for a homemade seal fat and berry spread eaten in Arctic Canada.
Real or made up?

❌ Made up! (But it sounds delicious, doesn’t it?)

200

Which province touches both Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean?

What is Manitoba?

200

What part of your body expands when you breathe in?

What are your lungs?

200

What’s the name of the tiny pocket inside the larger front pocket on jeans?

What is a watch pocket or coin pocket?

200

What animal’s fingerprints are so similar to humans that they can confuse crime scene investigators?  

What is a koala?

200

In Switzerland, it’s illegal to flush your toilet after 10 p.m. in some apartment buildings.
Real or made up?

âś… Real! Noise rules are serious business

300

What is the easternmost point of mainland Canada?

What is Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador?

300

What’s the term for water turning into gas at room temperature?

What is evaporation?

300

What is the name of the small groove or bump on a wine bottle’s bottom?

What is a punt?

300

How many hearts does an octopus have?

What is three?

300

There is a town in Newfoundland called “Come By Chance.”
Real or made up?

✅ Real! It's a small town on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula.

400

Which province is landlocked but contains the headwaters of both the Columbia and Nelson rivers?

What is British Columbia?

400

Why does a metal spoon in a hot drink heat up quickly?

What is because metal is a good conductor of heat?

400

What’s the name for the wire thingy that keeps a champagne cork in place?

What is a muselet?

400

Which fruit contains tiny traces of latex naturally?

What is a banana?

400

“Snirt” is the official term for dirty snow that’s been blown around by the wind.
Real or made up?

✅ Real! It's snow + dirt = snirt — mostly used on the Prairies!

500

Rank these provinces west to east: Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Alberta.

What is Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Nova Scotia?

500

What does SPF stand for on sunscreen bottles?

What is Sun Protection Factor?

500

What do you call the loop on the back of a shirt used to hang it on a hook?

What is a locker loop?

500

What’s the only number in English that has the same number of letters as its value?

What is four?

500

The word “macaroni” used to mean something super stylish or fashionable.
Real or made up?

✅ Real! In the 1700s, “macaroni” was slang for someone with flashy taste — that’s what “Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni” is all about!