Statistics for Canadian Inventions and Discoveries

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Fries, gravy, and cheese curds	Poutine	100%
Popular ball sport invented by James Naismith	Basketball	95%
Board game played by answering various general-knowledge questions	Trivial Pursuit	95%
Snow vehicle invented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier	Snowmobile	85%
A technique used to navigate, communicate with, or detect objects on or under the surface of the water	Sonar	85%
Hand-held, two-way radio transceiver invented by D. Hings and A. Gross	Walkie-Talkie	85%
John McLaughlin founded the Canada Dry company, and developed the modern version of this beverage	Ginger Ale	75%
Worn by Wayne Gretzky and Jason Voorhees	Hockey mask	70%
Tool used to paint large, flat surfaces	Paint roller	65%
A dessert bar made of wafer, coconut, custard, and chocolate. It's name is derived from a city in British Columbia	Nanaimo	40%
A small pastry with a sugar, butter, syrup, and egg filling. There is debate as to weather or not raisins belong in this dessert	Butter Tart	35%
Vodka cocktail served with celery, lime, and a salt-rimmed glass	Caesar	35%
A tart flavoured apple, also the national apple of Canada	McIntosh Red	35%
Square-slotted screw developed by P.L. Robertson in 1908	Robertson	35%
In 1921 Frederick Banting successfully isolated and extracted ______, and later won a Nobel prize for his findings.	Insulin	30%