Words & Language
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word is called this.
What is an antonym?
This fruit is traditionally used to make guacamole.
What is an avocado?
Alexander Graham Bell is famously associated with this invention.
What is the telephone?
This is the largest animal currently living on Earth.
What is the blue whale?
This province is home to the city of Halifax.
What is Nova Scotia?
This punctuation mark is used to show possession or omitted letters.
What is an apostrophe?
Risotto is most commonly made from this type of grain.
What is rice?
Johannes Gutenberg helped revolutionize communication with this invention.
What is the printing press?
A group of lions is known by this name.
What is a pride?
This city is the capital of Saskatchewan.
What is Regina?
The word “benevolent” most nearly means this.
What is kind or generous?
This French cooking term means to cook food slowly in fat at a low temperature.
What is confit?
This household appliance became common in the 20th century and uses electromagnetic radiation to heat food quickly.
What is a microwave oven?
This bird is famous for its ability to mimic human speech and other sounds.
What is a parrot?
This body of water separates Vancouver Island from mainland British Columbia.
What is the Strait of Georgia?
A word formed from the first letters of a series of words, such as NATO, is called this.
What is an acronym?
Paella originated in this European country.
What is Spain?
Communicating system of dots and dashes.
What is Morse code?
This mammal is the only one capable of true sustained flight.
What is a bat?
This Canadian territory has Yellowknife as its capital.
What are the Northwest Territories?
This term describes a word that sounds like what it represents, such as “buzz” or “hiss.”
What is onomatopoeia?
This Italian cheese is traditionally made from sheep’s milk and is often grated over pasta.
What is Pecorino Romano?
This inventor patented an early practical alternating-current induction motor and became famous for his work with electricity.
Who is Nikola Tesla?
The process by which a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly is called this.
What is metamorphosis?
This 1867 law created the Dominion of Canada.
What is the British North America Act?