Thank you all for taking part. I hope you enjoyed. The answer of course to the Picture Puzzle was
Canada!
More about the pictures (including photo credits) and some interesting Canadian Trivia
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump was used by Canadian First Nations People to kill buffalo by driving them off the 10 metre cliff, hence the name.
- Poutine (pronounced Poo-TEEN) is a French Canadian dish consisting of French fries, cheese curd and gravy. Don’t knock it till you try it.
- Hôtel de Glace is the first ice hotel in North America, which is built every January and disappears in the spring it’s located on the outskirts of Quebec.
- The Baseball Glove was invented in Canada in 1883.
- “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was filmed in Japan, but the entire soundtrack was recorded in a studio in Toronto, Ontario.
- Yonge Street is the longest street in the world at 1178 miles long!!!
- Wasaga Beach, in Ontario, is the longest freshwater beach in the world.
- This could be disputed but the Zipper was invented in Canada.
- Canada’s only desert, it’s only 15 miles long but is home to the Endangered Western Rattlesnake. They’ll catch the snakes and put them in a ‘snake hotel’ so you can have a closer look. No thanks!
- Lacrosse shares the title as Canada’s National Sport alongside Ice Hockey of course.
on first glance that picture looked quite rude! My mind is obviously in the gutter this evening.
Ahh, I should have guessed! I've caught the Picture Puzzle bug now…I want to do MORE!
Thanks so much for guesting on my blog, and allowing me to guest on yours :D