Canadian Inventions | Phram Team | Who? | Fictional Characters In Song | Medical |
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What is Chatham, Ontario?
Invented by Sam Panopoulos, the Hawaiian pizza comes from this unlikely city
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Who is Agatha Christie?
This English novelist worked as a pharmacy technician during the second world war, where acquired a knowledge of poisons that she put to good use in her post-war crime novels
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What is CSI: Crime Scene Investigation?
This police procedural TV series starts each episode with the words "Who are you? Who, who, who, who?"
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Who is Shaft?
He's a complicated man, But no one understands him but his woman
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c.) Femur
This is largest bone in the human body
a.) Radius b.) Humerus c.) Femur d.) Vertebrae |
What is BlackBerry / Research in Motion?
This Canadian company released products with names like Pearl, Curve, Storm, and the Aurora
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What is a placebo?
This commonly administered treatment comes from the Latin for 'I shall please' and has been shown to be most effective for conditions like pain management, stress-related insomnia, and cancer treatment side effects like fatigue and nausea.
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What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
This group's primary role is to direct international health within the United Nations' system and to lead partners in global health responses.
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Who is Major Tom?
After taking the his protein pills and putting his helmet on, this character is "stepping through the door And I'm floating in a most peculiar way" (Not Chris Hadfield)
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a.) Gallbladder
This is removed during a cholecystectomy
a.) The gallbladder b.) The spleen c.) Part of the colon d.) The vestigial tail |
What is the telephone?
"Mr. Watson — Come here — I want to see you", were the first words spoken after the creation of this device
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What is pregnant mare's urine?
Premarin, an estrogen medication, has its name derived from this three word source
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What is A Winkle in Time?
This classic children's novel by Madeleine L'Engle features characters named Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which
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Who is Billie Jean?
She is not my lover She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
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b.) Speech production
Damage to "Broca's area" in the brain can cause problems with
a.) Language comprehension b.) Speech production c.) Balance and coordination d.) Long-term memory |
What is Marquis wheat?
This quickly-maturing wheat cultivar was developed by Charles Saunders in 1904 by crossing Red Fife and Hard Red Calcutta strains?
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What is 7-Up?
Of Coke, 7-Up, Pepsi and Dr. Pepper, this one was not invented by a pharmacist
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What is the TARDIS / A Police Box?
On the series Doctor Who, the titular time-traveling alien uses this as their primary means of conveyance
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Who is Eleanor Rigby?
She picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
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What is the birth of Jesus Christ?
This is arguably the most celebrated case of parthenogenesis, celebrated by nearly a third of the world's population
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What is the Wonderbra?
This uplifting product, developed in Canada by the Canadian Lady Corset Company, was created in part because of a wartime shortage of elastic materials
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What are Aspirin and Diamorphine (Heroin)?
The treaty of Versailles released these two well known drugs from their patents prematurely
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What is The Guess Who?
This Canadian musical group found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with many hit singles, including "No Time", "American Woman", "Laughing", "These Eyes", "Undun" and "Share the Land"
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Who is Jolene?
"Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green Your smile is like a breath of spring Your voice is soft like summer rain And I cannot compete with you" this person |
Who is Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer?
This Christmas animal may be affected by Erythematotelangiectatic rosacea, which normally does not improve navigation skills
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