Food
Inventions from Canada
Trivia
First in the Word
General Knowledge
100
Clingstone and freestone are the two main classifications for this fruit, once called a Persian apple.
What is a peach?
100
Invented by Norman Breakey in 1940 in Toronto, making home painting fast and accessible.
Paint Roller
100
The word “library” comes from the Latin “liber,” which means this
Book
100
Which country has the world's oldest airline?
The Netherlands
In 1919 KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, began, making it the oldest scheduled airline in the world with a continuous history. The first flight, on 17 May 1920, was from from Amsterdam to London.
100
Slang for a convertible car with a soft cover.
What is a ragtop?
200
What color were carrots before Dutch growers bred them to be orange in the 17th century?
Purple
200
Invented in 1981 by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith, while trying to keep students active indoors during winter.
Basketball
200
This ship famously sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.
What is the Titanic?
200
Which country introduced the first car registration plates?
France
In 1893 the world's first car registration plates were introduced in France.
200
Hosteler is an archaic synonym for this person.
What is an innkeeper?
300
What country did french fries actually originate from?
Belgium, late 1780 and 1790
300
In the 1950s, an electrical engineer John Hopps invented a revolutionizing cardiac care and heart surgery.
Artificial Pacemaker
300
The Sahara Desert is located on this continent.
What is Africa?
300
Was the windshield wiper invented by a woman? Yes or No
YES.
Mary Anderson was granted a patent for a window cleaning device in November 1903. Her invention was intended to improve the vision of drivers during bad weather. The windsheld wiper was a standard piece of equipment on all American cars by 1916.
300
Bourbon whiskey must be made with at least 51% of this grain.
What is Corn?
During fermentation, corn produces natural sugars that give bourbon its distinct sweet taste.
400
Real vanilla flavoring comes from certain climbing species of this tropical plant.
What is an orchid?
400
Invented and commercialized by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1935, transforming winter travel and recreation.
Snowmobile
400
This city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.
What is Athens?
400
Who was the original Barbie doll named after?
Barbara Handler
In 1959, Ruth Handler invented the Barbie doll and named her after her daughter. Ruth named the Ken doll after her son.
400
Which has more water: a watermelon or a cucumber?
Watermelon is 92% water, yet cucumbers are actually higher in water at 95%.
500
Tasty and durable, this type of milk from Gail Borden's company benefited Union troops.
What is condensed milk?
500
Invented by Peter L. Robertson, featuring a square socket that prevents the screwdriver from slipping.
Robertson Screw in 1908
500
This country invented the sport of cricket.
What is England? 
500
Was the first video home security system invented by a woman?
Yes or No
Marie Brown
In December 1969, Marie Brown secured the patent for the first video home security system. The inventor, Marie Brown, used television surveillance.
500
What is the only continent that does not have a volcano?
Australia