Canada Day Trivia

[castlecake2.0]

Originally posted by GenerationX
I remember seeing rocks outside of a government building in Charlottetown, P.E.I. (one for each province) that commemorated the signing of the articles of federation(?) there, and thus Canada's independence. The rocks I saw were not stacked, as in RickEff's picture, but were in the yard. Are the rocks I saw the same ones in your picture?

As for question 14, would the CNBC anchor be female?

And Happy Canada Day! :wave:

Nope, good try, but the CBC anchor is not female (well on the weekends she is, but...) what makes Peter Mansbridge unique as a news anchor?

Ill give u a huge hint for #7

 

[castlecake2.0]

Ok, I guess no one knows the answers for the questions that are left, so I will answer them.

#7) Basically timbits are the centre of donuts

#11) SUM41 is from Ajax (ya, go Ajax!)

#13) a chesterfield is a couch or sofa

#14) The reason the CBC National News anchor is 'unique' is he is BALD!!! Have you ever seen a bald newscaster?

Happy Canada Day
Ty


:king:

 

[Maria]

Originally posted by castlecake2.0
#7) Basically timbits are the centre of donuts

I just saw the pic and was going to say that´s what they looked like! :brick: :lol:

Interesting facts! Thanks a lot and Happy Canada Day to you! :king:

 

[RickEff]

Originally posted by RickEff
Here's one more...I'll call it "15."

Can someone tell me what the following image is a picture of, and what its significance or history is?

And - Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians! It's after midnight here...

Rick

:hammer:

Forgot to answer this. This is known as an Inuksuk. The best description I've found follows:


Inuksuit are among the most important objects created by the Inuit who were the first people to inhabit portions of Alaska, Arctic Canada, and Greenland. The term Inuksuk (the singular of Inuksuit) means 'to act in the capacity of a human.' It is an extension of Inuk, meaning 'a human being.
These stone figures were placed on the temporal and spiritual landscapes. Among many practical functions, they were employed as hunting and navigation aids, coordination points, indicators, and message centers. The Inuit also constructed a stone figure called an Inunnguaq which means 'in the likeness of a human.' In addition to their earthly functions, certain Inuksuk-like figures had spiritual connotaions, and were objects of veneration, often marking the threshold of the spiritual landscape of the Inummariit -- the Inuit who knew how to survive on the land living in their traditional way.

So compelling was the desire of the Inummariit to create Inuksuit that they appear not only on the earthly landscape but in legends and stories, in figures that emerge from the movements of fingers playing string games; and in a winter-sky constellation.

Many Inuit who lived most of their lives on the land retain a strong attachment to Inuksuit believed to have been built by their ancestors. Some of these 'old' Inuksuit are mentioned in Aya-yait, the traveling songs passed from one generation to the next to help travelers remember a series of directions for long trips. Often these old Inuksuit are venerated regardless of their function. Even today, the appearance of familiar Inuksuit on the landscape is a welcome sight when one is a long way from home.
Whether they symbolized their maker, acted in his capacity, or were the object of veneration, Inuksuit functioned as helpers and messages created by an infinite arrangement of stones. They were an intergral part of the hunters' language and endure as indelible signatures upon the Arctic landscape.