Grinch giving onions to speeding drivers, Autonomous wheelchair at airport, Ottawa seed exchange

Thursday, December 15, 2022

On the show…

 

Survive 88.5

What Christmas song was the first song ever played in space? Frosty / santa clause is coming to town or Jingle bells?
Jingle Bells / 1965

Name a team in the World Cup final?
FRANCE/ARGENTINA

This day in 1939 was the premiere of which legendary movie… Snow White, Wizard of Oz or Gone with The Wind?
Gone with the Wind

On Ottawa’s snowiest day ever did we get more or less than 40cm?
Less 39.6 feb 1954

Spell pineapple
PINEAPPLE

Which bird is known to have eyes larger than its brain… owl, ostrich or albatross?
Ostrich

Which country has the most public holidays? Canada , Sweden or Cambodia?
Cambodia / 28 public holidays per year

What is 49 + 73?
122

What is the fastest-growing plant in the world… dandelion, bamboo or kale?
Bamboo

When is the next leap year?
2024

 

Headlines

Elks fans who buy this special ticket are guaranteed a seat until the team breaks its home loss streak

Nearly half of young adults in the US are living at home with their parents, and all that saved rent is fueling a luxury boom

Police officer dressed as Grinch gives onions to speeding drivers

 

TECHBiTES

Sun unleashes at least EIGHT solar flares towards Earth after a crackling sunspot emerges on the solar surface

Winnipeg airport receives autonomous wheelchairs, a first in North America

 

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library

Fire in North Carolina home started by hot jacket just out of dryer

Chase through LA ends in chaotic search for armed robbery suspect