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Common Ground

What do the following people, places or things have in common?

1. Toothpaste, ice cream, and cough syrup?

  1. they are the top three selling grocery items in Canada
  2. they all contain Irish Moss, a seawees found on P.E.I. beaches
  3. they’re the titles of Bryan Adam’s last three albums

2. Marc Garneau, Julie Payette, and Chris Hadfield?

  1. they are all members of the comedy troupe "Air Farce"
  2. they are all Canadian astronauts
  3. they are all Canadian peace-keepers

3. Basketball, snowmobiles, and zippers?

  1. they were all invented by Canadians
  2. they have all been briefly banned in Nova Scotia
  3. the game of Snow-Basketball played while driving snowmobiles is sponsored by the Canadian Zipper Company

4. Larry Walker, Ryan Dempster, and Matt Stairs?

  1. these three Ontario friends invented the game Trivial Pursuit
  2. they are all former premiers of Alberta
  3. they’re all Canadians playing Major League Baseball

5. Angela Cutrone, Mark McKoy and Larry Cain?

  1. they’ve all won Olympic gold medals for Canada
  2. they’re all Canadian children’s authors
  3. all of them are multi-millionaires living in Canada

6. The Canadian quarter, dime, and fifty-cent piece?

  1. they are made of 100% nickel
  2. they were coins introduced into Canada by Irish immigrants in 1856
  3. they are due to be phased out of circulation in 2010

7. The video games NBA Street, SSX Tricky, and NHL 2002?

  1. they were all developed by EA (Electronic Arts) Canada
  2. they were Canada’s top-selling video games in 2001
  3. Wayne Gretzky is a secret character in all of the games

8. Lake Manitoba, Okanagan Lake, and Lake Winnipeg?

  1. they are all located in Manitoba
  2. powerboats aren’t allowed, only canoes and sailboats
  3. they all claim to be home to sea monsters

9. The Trans-Canada Highway, Confederation Bridge, and the Rideau Canal?

  1. they all hold world records
  2. they were all completed in 1978
  3. they have all been named World Heritage Sites



Answers:
1) b
2) b: Garneu had NASA flights in 1984, 1996, 2000; Hadfield in 1995 and 2001; Payette in 1999.
3) a: James Naismith invented basketball in 1891, Joseph-Armand Bombardier snowmobiles in 1922, and Zip Gideon Sundbak the zipper in 1913.
4) c: Walker plays for the Colorado Rockies, Dempster for the Florida Marlins, and Stairs for the Chicago Cubs.
5) a: Cutrone won in the 3000M Relay in 1992, McKoy in the 110M Hurdles in 1992; Cain in the 1500M Canoe in 1984.
6) a: all three are made of nickel, while the nickel is made of 25% nickel and 75% copper.
7) a: all are made by EA Canada.
8) c: Lake Manitoba is home to Manipogo, Okanagan Lake to Ogopogo, and Lake Winnipeg to Winnipogo.
9) a: Trans-Canada is world’s longest national highway; Confederation is worl’s longest bridge stretching over ice-covered water; Rideau is world’s longest skating rink.


All text copyright © 2001 by Jesse Ross & Ruth Porter, from O Canada Puzzles for Kids
 

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