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This coming Monday is the Family Day holiday in 5 provinces.  Alberta was the first to enact this holiday scheduled for the 3rd Monday each February.

What is the first mention you can find in the press of a Family Day holiday in Alberta?

1. Give a citation for the mention you found (headline, publication name, date)
2. During what speech was this proposal given?
3. Who was the Premier at the time?

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In case you haven’t got the Hallmark fever yet, just a gentle reminder that Valentine’s Day is this coming Monday.  Will you be giving cards, flowers and chocolate to anyone?

Find a statistic expressing, in dollars, how much is spent in either Canada or the U.S. on Valentine’s Day-related purchases.

1. How much, and what country?
2. Provide a citation for your answer (headline, publication name, date).
3. (bonus) What are you giving for Valentine’s Day this year?  What do you hope to get?

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Both Canada and the US have been hit with several huge snowstorms this winter and last.  The media has jumped on the meteorological bandwagon and come up with increasingly outrageous nicknames for these predicted storms – such as “snowpocalypse,” “snowmaggedon,” and “SnowtoriousB.I.G.”

Search FPinfomart for a snowstorm nickname (other than those mentioned above), from the past 2 years.

1. What was the snowstorm nickname you found?
2. What city or region was it predicted to hit?
3. Give a citation for your answer (headline,  publication name, date).
4. Bonus:  How many centimeters (or inches if from the US) of snow actually fell during this event?

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The Oscar nominees were announced this week, and “The King’s Speech” was the clear leader with 12 nominations, including its lead actor, Colin Firth.  Mr. Firth has found critical acclaim in the past.  Locate a review of one of his previous films (NOT “The King’s Speech”).

1. What film was reviewed in the article you found?
2. What was the reviewer’s opinion of Mr. Firth’s performance?
3. What was the reviewer’s opinion of the film as a whole?
4. Give a citation for your answer (headline, publication name, and date).
5. (bonus) – if you’ve seen this film, do you concur with the reviewer?

Last week was so busy we didn’t have a chance to post the weekly scavenger hunt in its usual Friday slot!  But don’t despair – here is a special Monday edition.

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We’re all familiar with the Boomtown Rats’ famous song, “I Don’t Like Mondays,” and the classic “Manic Monday” by the Bangles.   Search the FPinfomart Archives for a mention of another song with “Monday” or “Mondays” in its title. 

Love it or hate it, Monday is never far away...

1. What is the title of the song you found?
2. Who is the artist?
3. Give a citation for your answer (Headline, Publication name, date)
4. (bonus) Post a link to the song from YouTube (or other publicly-accessible online source).

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As lovely and festive as they may be, it will soon be time to start thinking about packing away the holiday decorations until December.  Some municipalities (hint: especially in the U.S.) have implemented ordinances specifying the maximum amount of time decorations can remain on display.

1. Name one municipality or city which has such time-based rules surrounding putting up and/or taking down holiday decorations.
2. Give the details of these rules.
3. Give a citation for your answer (Headline, publication name, date).

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The holidays are upon us!  One person’s idea of a great gift may be another’s idea of the strangest present ever.

1. What’s the weirdest Christmas (or other holiday) gift you can find reported in the news?
2. Provide a citation for your answer – headline, date, publication.
3. What’s the strangest gift YOU’VE ever received?  (No citation required!)

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A writer recently spent a week living at a major European airport, and wrote a book about his experience during that time.

1. What is the writer’s name?
2. At which airport did he live and write for this project?
3. What is the title of his book?
4. Give a citation for your answer (headline, publication, date).

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A Canadian biotechnology company has recently made an interesting development for apples.

1. What have they developed in apples?
2. What is the name of the enzyme which affects this process?
3. What is the name of the company, and what province are they from?
4. For which varieties of apples have they developed this innovation?
5. With what label have they branded their fruit?
6. Give a citation for your answer – headline, date, and publication.

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Here in Toronto we’ve had a lovely fall so far, but winter is finally showing signs of approaching.  This week it’s been cold, windy, and we’ve seen evidence of a few flurries.  It’s been even colder and snowier in other parts of the country.  We don’t always think of November as a snowy month, but it does happen!

Search for information on record snowfalls for November in YOUR city.

1. What is the record snowfall for November in YOUR city?  (You may give total snowfall for the month of November, or for a single snow
   

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   event during that month, depending on what information you can locate).

2. In what year (or on what date) did this record occur?
3. Give some statistics on the typical snowfall for November in YOUR city.
4. Give a citation for your answer (headline, date, and name of publication).